Combined Operations Secretary and Offset Accounting Report ‎(Summary and Tables)‎ Compact Year 2008

• Description: CWCB Construction Fund and Severance Tax Trust Fund FY 1998 Annual Report John Martin Reservoir
• State: CO
• Date: 12/1/2008
• Author: Witte, Steven
• Title: CWCB Construction Fund and Severance Tax Trust Fund FY 1998 Annual Report
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Annual Report

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During the period referred to above, there was one release of water from the Offset Account
requested by the Kansas Chief Engineer. The release was conducted as a combined release with
Kansas Section II account water released from July 5, 2008 through July 23, 2008 and is
summarized as follows:
Summary of Release (June 27, 2008 — July 5, 2008: July 18, 2008 — July 23, 2008)
(From Calculations Per Offset Agreement)
Release from Kansas Storage Charge subaccount = 595.54 acre -feet
Release from Kansas Consumable Water subaccount = 0.00 acre -feet
Release from Colorado Upstream /Downstream Consumable Water subaccounts = 13,473.82 acre -feet
Release from Return Flow /Return Flow Transit Loss subaccounts = 485.42 acre -feet
Total quantity released = 14,554.78 acre -feet
Credit for Colorado Consumptive Use Water
0.8622 x 13,473.82 (Consumptive Use Water) = 11,617 acre -feet credit
Credit determined using the Muskingum routing method pursuant to the Agreement
Concerning the Offset Account in John Martin Reservoir for Colorado Pumping, Determination of
Credits for Delivery of Water Released for Colorado Pumping, and Related Matters, September 29,
2005.
Section 3 of this report provides copies of the letters reporting each delivery of water to the
Offset Account as required by paragraph 3 of the Amended Resolution and copies of the letters
reporting each release of water from the Offset Account.
Section 4 of this report provides copies of the monthly letters reporting Colorado pumping
and Offset Account operations that were prepared and submitted in accordance with paragraph 12
of the Amended Resolution.
At 2400 hours, October 31, 2008 the Offset Account contained 5,751.70 acre -feet.
The Colorado State Engineer and the Kansas Chief Engineer have coordinated Offset
Account operations successfully through their respective delegates throughout the year.
An agreement was reached between Kansas and Colorado entitled "AGREEMENT NOT TO
TERMINATE THE OFFSET ACCOUNT RESOLUTION FOR A SPECIFIED PERIOD AND
RELATED MATTERS" dated October 31, 2007. This agreement is attached for reference.
Steven J. Witte for
Colorado State Engineer
December 1, 2008