Southeastern Colorado Water Conservancy District Minutes June 16 2005

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SECWCD June 16, 2005 3 RECORD OF PROCEEDING Continuing to meet with Kansas experts concerning resolution of numerous issues, primarily related to model input/configuration issues, so that a final ruling in Kansas v. Colorado might be entered by the end of 2005. Continuing to evaluate appropriate response to the U.S.G.S. report, Variability of Differences between Two Approaches for Determining Ground -Water Discharge and Pumpage, Including Effects of Time Trends, Lower Arkansas River Basin, Southeastern Colorado, 1998 -2002. Have request input from well owners by June 17, 2005. Additional transfers to the Offset Account including 1,004 acre -feet acquired by the Lower Arkansas Valley Water Conservancy District on behalf of well owners, were to have been made June 15, 2005. The next Augmentation Coordination meeting is scheduled for June 28 at the District office. U.S. BUREAU OF RECLAMATION REPORT: Mr. Vaughan reported as of June 14, there was 132,534 acre -feet of water stored in Pueblo Reservoir, 76,444 acre -feet of Project water, 17,234 acre -feet of stored If & When space, 38,755 acre -feet of Winter water. Mr. Vaughan said there is currently 180,505 acre -feet of Project space in Pueblo Reservoir, and 33,509 acre -feet of Project space available in the Turquoise and Twin Lakes Reservoirs. Mr. Vaughan said to date Reclamation has collected 27,115 acre -feet of water from the west slope. By this date last year, 23,776 acre -feet had been collected. Boustead Tunnel peaked June 15 with approximately 600 cfs. Brian Person said he assisted other Reclamation staff in the operation of the diversion structures, setting the rates of releases. Mr. Person reported crews will begin building roads on the south embankment of Pueblo Dam in order to allow access to drillers collecting core samples from the embankment and foundation areas as part of Reclamation's Safety of Dams Program. The core samples will be analyzed and enable Reclamation's engineers to evaluate information about potential hazards, like floods or earthquakes, in relation to the original dam designs and contemporary construction standards. Data collected during exploration enables Reclamation to access how the dam would perform in those extreme situations. This is a part of the ongoing Safety of Dams Program that Reclamation has all over the West. Mr. Person said Pueblo Dam is safe and always has been. Mr. Person said the ten -year review of the Trinidad Project is approaching, where the Arkansas River Compact issues will be reviewed. There is a kick -off scoping meeting set for July 26.