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<br />AOS Report - CY 2003 <br /> <br />3 <br /> <br />December 1, 2003 <br /> <br />letter from Mr. Salter to Mr. Witte dated August 26, 2003, providing more detail on this subject is <br />attached. <br /> <br />Pass-through Accounting (Issue 41): The Operations Secretary asked that the Assistant Operations <br />Secretary provide pass-through accounting for CY 2003 so he could include it in the Operations <br />Secretary report. This accounting was provided to the Operations Secretary based on information <br />from JMAS and the Corps of Engineers. Kansas has been concerned that water that should be <br />passed through the reservoir is not being passed through in a timely manner. The use of a "admin <br />(status) account" is not permitted by the 1980 Operating Plan. The rate of release to the river <br />downstream should equal the rate of inflow to the reservoir. <br /> <br />Communication between State staffs: Before the October meeting, the Operations Committee asked <br />that operational events be identified throughout the year and an appropriate level of communication <br />for each event be assigned. In response to their request, the attached tables entitled Event Dates <br />within Compact Year and Events within Compact Year were jointly developed and distributed to the <br />Operations Committee on November 13th. The intent of the Operations Committee is to initiate a <br />communication process that will identify and resolve problems. For example, there should be <br />communication between the States before, during, and after delivery of Kansas Section II Account <br />water: The staffs should discuss river conditions and related issues before the release is made from <br />JMR; During the release, the staffs should stay in contact to determine how the release is <br />progressing; After the release, the staffs shou~d review the results ofthe release at the stateline. It <br />was determined that a mid-summer meeting of the Operations Committee would be helpful. <br /> <br />Kansas Section II Account deliveries (Issues 30. 31 and 32): The staffs will work jointly to develop <br />a method or procedure that can be used to identify and quantify any Kansas Section II Account <br />delivery deficits. The staffs have jointly set a deadline of achieving this goal by April 1 ,2004. Once <br />this has been achieved the next two issues to be addressed are: (1) identification of the account to <br />which deficit make up water should be delivered, and (2) how the Transit Loss Account should be <br />operated. <br /> <br />Summary <br /> <br />As is apparent from the foregoing discussion, essentially all of the significant issues dividing <br />the States remain to be resolved. We will continue to work diligently to resolve these issues. I <br />appreciate the Operations Committee's interest in working to resolve the issues of dispute and to <br />facilitate communication. <br /> <br /> <br />Mark E. Rude, <br />Assistant Operations Secretary <br /> <br />C:\WPDOCS\EXAMPlE.L TR\ARCA.\AOS_Repa1s\2OO3_AOS_reporU_lds.wpd <br />pmIed: December 2. 2003 <br />