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<br />8. WATER SUPPLY and RESERVOIR OPERATION <br />John Martin Reservoir (" JMR") is operated pursuant to the "Resolution <br />Concerning an Operating Plan for John Martin Reservoir" ("Operating <br />Plan" or "Operation Plan") adopted by the Compact Administration on <br />April 24, 1980. Minor revisions to the Operating Plan were made on <br />May 10, 1984 and December 11, 1984. but the plan has remained <br />unchanged since 1984. Accordingly, a system of water storage <br />accounts exists at JMR into which reservoir inflows are distributed for <br />physical release at a later date. While these accounts have often been <br />referred to as "Article II" and "Article III" accounts, the correct <br />designation, based on the organization of the Operating Plan <br />Resolution, is "Section II" and "Section III" accounts, This report uses <br />the term "Section" or "agreement" whenever referring to the various <br />accounts established pursuant to the Operating Plan. More specifically, <br />the Operating Plan created the following account system at JMR: <br /> <br />. Accounts established by Section II <br />to Kansas account <br />. Colorado Irrigation District 67 ditch accounts (Fort Bent Canal. <br />, Keesee Canal. Amitv Canal, Lamar Canal, Hyde Canal, Manvel <br />Ditch, X-Y/Graham Ditch, Buffalo Canal, Sisson-Stubbs Ditch) <br />.. Kansas transit loss account <br /> <br />. Accounts established by Section III <br />. Amity Great Plains Reservoir account <br />. Fort Lyon Canal account <br />. Las Animas Consolidated Ditch account <br /> <br />In addition to these accounts, water is also accounted for at JMR as <br />conservation storage and in the permanent and the flood control pools. <br /> <br />An overview of general reservoir operations during Compact Year 1992 <br />is summarized in Table 1. This table reflects actual reservoir operations <br />showing the volumes of water physically stored, released, and <br />evaporated at JMR between November 1, 1991 and October 31, 1992. <br />During the year 74,896.79 acre-feet of water was stored in JMR, <br />13,327 acre-feet evaporated, and 56,671.50 acre-feet was released to <br />downstream users. This operation resulted in an increase in contents <br />for the year of almost 4,900 acre-feet. The remainder of this section <br />provides a detailed description of reservoir operations. <br /> <br />11 <br /> <br />...~c. lilt <br />