PROJC01741 ‎(3)‎

• Contract/PO #: C153768
• Contractor Name: Lower Arkansas Water Management Association
• Contract Type: Loan
• Water District: 67
• County: Bent
• County: Prowers
• Bill Number: SB 96-124
• Loan Projects - Doc Type: Feasibility Study

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Kansas Transit Loss Account. The 1980 Operating Plan for John Martin Reservoir instituted
a transit loss account to assist in delivering Kansas account water to the Stateline. Water for
the account is obtained from the 35 percent storage charge applied against "Other Water'
stored in the "Article III" Accounts. The transit loss water is released at times when Kansas
calls for releases of its account water. In part, the transit loss water replaces depletions caused
by well pumping, and LAWMA has included this water in its replacement plans.

Lamar Canal. The City of Lamar acquired 50 shares of Lamar Canal and Irrigation Company
stock which had been used at the Higbee State Wildlife Area, aka "Cruikshank Farm", for
irrigation of 23.9 acres. These shares are available to LAWMA through an arrangement with
the City.

Colorado Beef. In 1995, LAWMA and Colorado Beef executed an agreement as a means of
replacing the new depletions caused by the Colorado Beef feedlot. Colorado Beef committed
interests in the Lamar Canal and Irrigation Company and dry-up at the West Farm as an
irrigation season replacement source. LAWMA committed to replace Colorado Beefs winter
depletions from Article II Storage Account water. The arrangement will net LAWMA about 360
acre-feet annually.

Stubbs Water Riahts. In 1989, LAWMA acquired the water rights for the Stubbs portion of the
Sisson-Stubbs Ditch and two wells that were used in connection with the Stubbs water right.
This acquisition included the Stubbs portion of the Sisson-Stubbs Article II Account in John
Martin Reservoir.

Manvel Ditch. In 1993, LAWMA acquired 300 shares and in 1996 acquired the remaining
4,380 shares of stock in the Manvel Canal and Irrigation Company. LAWMA now owns the
Manvel Ditch's entire direct flow right and the Article II Storage Account in John Martin
Reservoir.

x-v Canal. In 1996,LAWMA purchased water rights and other assets of the X-V Ranch.
Specifically, the water rights consist of a) 67 of the 69 cfs decreed to the X-V Irrigating Ditch, b)
the entire interest in the X-Y/Graham Article II Storage Account in John Martin Reservoir, and c)
the water rights decreed to 15 wells in Case No. W-21 04. The other assets included about
4,500 acres of land, of which about 3,026 acres were irrigated at the time of the purchase.
LAWMA subsequently sold the land, a portion of which was acquired by the Division of Wildlife
(DOW). The DOW may continue to irrigate a portion of the land with wells limited to a
combined pumpage of 1,475 acre-feet annually.

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