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<br />OFFICIAL MEETINGS
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<br />The daily busin~s of managing
<br />critical water supplies for cities. towns,
<br />and agricultural areas used to be con-
<br />fined to shan reaches of rivers and
<br />limited geographic locations. This
<br />changed dramatically in the 1960's
<br />and 1970's, when the concept at wafer
<br />management spread across state lines
<br />to entire ri~r basins encompassing
<br />many states, It became imperati~ that
<br />representatives from water organiza-
<br />tions, such as the District, maintain
<br />close working relationships, so water
<br />supplies could be used to benefit
<br />future generations,
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<br />Representatj~s from the District have
<br />become very active with National,
<br />Regional, and State organizations
<br />including Colorado \'Vater Congress,
<br />the 50 State \Nater Resources Congress
<br />and the National Water Resources
<br />Association with offices in Washington,
<br />D.C.; the Fi-..e State Arkansas River
<br />Basin Interstate Committee, and the
<br />S~n State Colorado Ri\i\"r Water
<br />Users Association. Delegates from the
<br />District attend regular meetings of
<br />tho..e and other water organizations,
<br />and upon their return, pfe'>enl a
<br />detailed report on speeches and
<br />1e<."1ures given and policies developed.
<br />Reports from the meetings are repro-
<br />duced by the District and made
<br />available to intereslt'd parties through.
<br />out the Distrid and the state_
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<br />Members of Ihe Board and staff who
<br />repre<,ented Ihe Distrid on Boards of
<br />water organizations include: Mr.
<br />Raymond D. Nixon, John E. Ja\'ernid;
<br />and Manager Charles l. Thomson, on
<br />the five state Arkansas River Basin
<br />Interstate Committee. Mr. Nixon and
<br />Mr. Thomson were elected to the
<br />Board of the Arkan~as Basin Associa-
<br />tion, and Mr. Thomson was elected
<br />Vice President, Ralph Adkins was
<br />re.elecled to the Board of the
<br />Colorado Water Congress.
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<br />AI: the Annual Meeting of the
<br />COlorddo River \.....ater Users Associd-
<br />lion, December 5, 6 dnd 7, 1990 in
<br />lds Vegas, ;-"'t>Vada. Mr. Thomson
<br />completed his third term as PreSident.
<br />He was r(4'lecred 10 an unprecedented
<br />third term .It the 1989 Annual Meeting
<br />after the Board of Trust~ and
<br />membership amended the By-la.....s to
<br />prCl'.'lde for such .I third term. During
<br />the 1990 AnnUdl Mt'eting Mr. Thomson
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<br />was pleasdntly surprised when the
<br />Honorable Mdnuer lujan. Secretary of
<br />Interior. dnd the Honorable Dennis
<br />Underwood, Commissioner of Recld.
<br />malian, pre<,ented the highly respeded
<br />"Citizen Award" to him at the Annual
<br />luncheon. Secretary Lujan said the
<br />a.....ard was gi~n in recognition of his
<br />many ~ars of work .....ith the Distrid
<br />dnd a number of water organizations
<br />in the nation.
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<br />WATER AllOCATION
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<br />The members of the Board of Directors
<br />of the District have adopted a very
<br />spe<:ific sel of Allocation Principles
<br />and Policies which gO\lern the alloca-
<br />tion of Fryingpan-Arkansas Project
<br />water. Each year the Bureau of Recla.
<br />mation advises Ihe Board as to the
<br />amount of Project waler available from
<br />the Collection System. Thdt amount is
<br />based exclusi\fC'ly on the snow pack
<br />dnd the percentage under the Colorddo
<br />River Compact. The Distrid writes to
<br />each of the eligible entilies in the
<br />District inviting their applicdtion for
<br />Project water, and OIl the May meeting
<br />of the Board spe<:ific allocations are
<br />made. In the evenl additiondl water is
<br />availdble, a second allocation is made
<br />in July, and the entities then draw out
<br />their Woller as they need it. "Vater
<br />purchased for agriculturdl purposes
<br />Cdn be retained until May 1 of the
<br />following year, and waters purchased
<br />for domestic purposes can be cdrried
<br />OI.'er from year to ~ar.
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<br />The ~drs 1983, 1984, 1985 dnd 1986,
<br />pra.<<:! to be the exceptions to the 35
<br />Yedr Study which was used for the
<br />design of the ProJect. The snow pack
<br />in the Called ion 5yslem in 1983
<br />broke .Ill previous records, wilh 295
<br />inches of ~now. This was almost
<br />equdled in the ~dr 1984, and 1985
<br />was not far behind with 193 inches.
<br />1986 had 149 inches, most of which
<br />fell between Janudry dod April. The
<br />year 1987 was more like years prior to
<br />1983, with 77"10 of normal snow pack,
<br />and 17% below 1986.
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<br />In 1988, Nc:M"mber and December
<br />were extremely dry, and then 40.5
<br />inches of snow fell in January, which
<br />was the largest single month WIth a
<br />total of 148.5 inches. well below the
<br />20 yedr average of 194.5 inches. but
<br />12 inches higher than the previous
<br />year. 180 inches fell in the 1988-89
<br /><,eason. In 1989-1990. no inches fell
<br />Of 86% of normal.
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<br />The Bureau of Reclamation b.1ses the
<br />dmount of water which Coin be
<br />imponed on the .....aler conlent of the
<br />snow pack, as reldfed to the Colorado
<br />Ri~r Compact and Colorado Slate
<br />\.v.lter laws. The 20 yedrS average of
<br />Woller content is 24.68 inches. Content
<br />in 1983 was 32 inches, 30 inches in
<br />1984, 29 inches in 1985, 20 inches in
<br />1986, 16 inches in 1987, 12 inches in
<br />1988, 18 inches in 1989, dnd 22
<br />inches in 1990.
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<br />h..rmon, w,rh surrounding ~'ronm,."r II is ~Imml imposslbI.. 10 find rho fnrJt;dl p.Jrf of rn.. Pro/l'Cf
<br />/rom W ~'( dnd hill'/1 h_ beo>n known 10 "'>ilk wl/h,n Wrdl 01,( iind ~ '"' Ir
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