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SECWCD ,'fd~' " , ~:('T' r.- ,.... , ~.' . .. ... . . ,- ... ~.. . - : (' - 0__' :\s the Board or Directors mO\'ed through the process of finding a new genera! manager, the job of keeping the District on t;ack fel~ on the preside:lt of the Board, Alan Hamel. and the District staff. Additionally, the Board members stepped u;) their participation and helped wherever they could. The team concept worked very well and a very c2.pable :1e\\ general manager \\as hi,ed i:l ;-...ovember. Jim BroderiCK took over the reins of overseeing the Dist'ict in Januar\ or 2003. The District sa\s tna!lk \QU to Steve ior all of his hard \vork and leadership, and \ve \'vish him the best as he moves romard in his ne\\ position. Project Water Allocations DL:e to the eirect o~ trle dro:Jgnt the Frv-Ark Project did not yield as much water as it has in the past. The District and Reclarnatio!l \\atc~ed S:lOW pac~ conc!itio!ls throughout the winter and spring of 2002-2003, but all of that interest didn't change\.'otner ;\.ature's plans. The snow pack resulted in approximately 8,660 acre-feet of Project \\ate, imports. \\hich \\ere about 30.000 acre-feet less than originally estimated. The District added about 2,200 acre-reet of Enterprise-O\\ ned Project v.ater to pro\ ice onlv 10.864 acre-feet for the 2002-2003 Project water allocation. The ri,st \ear that the municipai entities requested their full fifty-one percent (51 'Yo) or the Project water a!:ocatior. \'oas in ~002. n~e 2002 allocation oi 10.864 acre-feet \yas drastically less than the 76,700 acre-feet of Project \\ater allocated i'l 2001. and paled in comparison to the 156,000 acre-feet allocated in 2000. Winter Water Storage Program The 2002-2003 Winter \ Vater Storage P'ograrn could not be ciassified as a success when compared to previous vears. The total prograr stored 7 4,775 aee-fee~. \\.~th 31.871 acre-feet being stored in Pueblo Reservoir. Storage capacih' in Pueblo Reser\oir \\as not an issue Tor this year's \Vinter \Nate~ Storage Program. The main issues were not onh. the lac~ or stream fiov\: due ~o 2. 10\\ snO\vrail from three consecutive seasons, but the mild winter encouraged non-par~icipating ditches senior to t:'e Winter \-Vater Storage Program to irrigate. The 2002-2003 \Vinter water \ie!d \\,1S 2.pproxi:natelv 60.000 acre-feet less than the prior ;:>rogra'll and about 80,000 acre-feet less than the a\e:age s~orage for the pre\ ious five vears. As the drought continues. everv drop of \Vinter water will be needed Tor 2003. Water Bank Pilot Program Ready to Roll In 2001. House Bill 1334 \\as signed l'ltO ~a\\ creating the Arkansas River Water Bank Pilot Program. During 2002, the \ \'ater Ba.n!..: started to ta~e for'll as the State Engineer worked through the rule making process. The State Engineer's office held 2. series or meetings throughout the region to gain input and listen to concerns regarding the \ \'ater Bank. Drah rules were then published and public comment vvas requested. After much discussion, the rules \\ere t1en finalized and published in Julv 2002. In .-\UgL;st a \\'ater Bar.~ oe\e!opf'1ent team was formed consisting of members from the Division 2 Engineer's ofrice 2:ld District stair. O\er the next iOL:r months they dewloped the system and web site that will guide operation of the \\ater Sank. The \\eb site \vas p<esented to the Board at the j\;ovember Board meeting and apprO\al \\as gi\en to ha\e the District stafi operate the Water Bank for one year. The Water Bank officially opened Januar\ 21. 2003. The \Neb site for the Wate' Bank is W\\w.coloradov...aterbank.org . 9 .