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I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Adiustments to John Martin Reservoir inflows for affect ofuostream stora!!:e durin!!: times of soill #53 When storage was allowed to occur in post-Compact reservoirs, as described in connection with Issue #52 above, the effect of such storage was to reduce the inflow to John Martin Reservoir and the total volume of water that otherwise would have physically spilled from the reservoir, In order to account for the reduced inflow to conservation storage as a result of post-Compact development, an adjustment was made based on the amount and timing of additional inflow to John Martin Reservoir that would have occurred but for the upstream diversions, A release (transfer) equal to this adjustment was then made from the actively spilling account to conservation storage, Thus, accruals to conservation storage occurred at the rate of adjusted inflow until the spill ended to insure that the content of accounts was not affected by the upstream post- Compact storage. This process is illustrated by the figure in Appendix II. It appears unlikely that this practice can be approved by the Operations Committee as a matter of policy until the legal issue (#52) is resolved. Therefore, it is recommended that the matter be tabled pending resolution of that issue or until all other issues are resolved, Section II soill volume limitation durin!!: summer storal!e events #54 If! understand Kansas' concern correctly, it is that there does not appear to be clear authority in the 1980 Operating Plan to justifY the practice of limiting the total volume of water spilled from Section II accounts to the amount contained in those accounts at the inception of spill of water from such accounts. (It should be noted that the simultaneous spill out of accounts and release into accounts pursuant to Section II B (3) as shown in Appendix 12, could result in the possibility that spill of either the transit loss account or of conservation storage would otherwise be precluded unless some stopping mechanism is established.) It is my understanding that no objection to the practice exists, only that there is a need clarifY the intent of the Administration in this regard. I have justified this practice in reliance upon the following sentence from Section II G of the 1980 Operating Plan: "The amount of spill from the accounts should be amongst them according to the amounts in them at the beginning of the spill." However, admittedly, this same sentence is also relied upon for justification of the practice of proportioning the rate of spill between the Kansas Section II account and the Section II accounts of the Colorado ditches. Given this duality of purpose, the perceived ambiguity, and the apparent lack of controversy over this issue, it may be possible to agree upon a separate clarifYing statement as an amendment to the 1980 Operating Plan to conftml the practice, It is therefore recommended that the Operations Secretary and the Assistant Operations Secretary be directed to collaborate to detennine if a mutually acceptable resolution can be proposed to dispose of this issue to be presented for consideration by the Operations Committee. - 17 -