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<br />For Colorado <br />Rod Kuharicli, Denver <br />James G. Rogers, Lamar <br />Thomas R. Pointon, Las Animas <br /> <br />ARKANSAS RIVER COMPACT ADMINISTRATION <br />112 West Elm Street, Lamar, Colorado 81052 <br />719-336-2732 <br />Chairman and Federal Representative <br />Robin Jennison <br />Healy, Kansas <br /> <br />For Kansas <br />David L. Pope, Topeka <br />David A. Brenn, Garden City <br />Randy Hayzlett, Lakin <br /> <br />December 1, 2003 <br /> <br />Mr. James Rogers, Chairman <br />Mr, David Brenn, Member <br />Mr. Robin Jennison, Ex-officio Member <br />Operations Committee <br />Arkansas River Compact Administration <br /> <br />Re: CY 2003 Summary/ Assistant Operations Secretary <br /> <br />Gentlemen, <br /> <br />This letter report is to provide you with a review ofthe status of operational concerns for CY <br />2003 from the perspective ofthe Assistant Operations Secretary (AOS). This particular report will <br />focus on two areas: river conditions and operational & accounting concerns. <br /> <br />River Conditions <br /> <br />Drought impacted the basin again in CY2003. Kansas had a limited water supply in the Kansas <br />SectionII Account and a dry river system below John Martin Reservoir (JMR). On July 15th, when <br />irrigation demand was coming on strong, there were 4,894 AF1 in the Kansas Section II Account <br />according to the Operations Secretary's accounting using the John Martin (Reservoir) Accounting <br />System computer software2 (JMAS) and river conditions were similar to, ifnot worse than, those <br />present in CY 2002. As a result, the Kansas irrigation ditches decided not to call for any water from <br />JMR at that time. This decision was based in part on the losses suffered by deliveries of Kansas <br />Section II Account water in CY 2002. Our office continued to monitor the river for more favorable <br />conditions; however, river conditions did not improve. <br /> <br />There was also Offset Account water available to Kansas on July 15th, 11,771 AF according to <br />the Operations Secretary's accounting using JMAS2. Offset Account water is delivered on top of <br />antecedent flow at the stateline and pays for its own transit loss. Kansas decided not to call for this <br />water unless river conditions improved. The Kansas decision not to call for Offset Account water <br />" was based in part on the losses suffered by Offset Account water deliveries in CY 2002. In addition <br /> <br />] This value is in dispute. <br /> <br />2 Kansas has concerns with the account balances as shown in the Colorado JMAS and <br />reference to any JMAS account balance in this document does not represent concurrence with that <br />particular account balance. <br />