Special Report of the Operations Secretary

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Categorization of JMR Accmintinsr TccrnPc Issue r z 3 Operations Committee or other Number Issue L P T KS Staff position CO Staff Position KS Staff Continent CO Staff Comment general Comment(s) 5D Commencement of The language places the Contrary to express Rely on the physicall , Kansas' ignores Unresolved a spill event event on the physical language of 1980 operations of the project Coi}rs o %.,Engineers operation of the projects Operating Plan, water control structure to exclusye;authority to control structure and not does not "spill govern the loss'of determine flood control on the elevation of the physically over the account water. No releases when JMR awater surface or some project's spillway" changeto the language surface elevation rises other trigger. during flood operations. is re.qurred, unless into flood pool space. Colorado's timing of Flood releases are clan ing Language is spill accounting is not normally made through desired suggested in the the outlet works. governing language. 51 Spilling accounts The accounting Accounting based on Clse the:nornal Use inflow based Unresolved practices should not JMR inflows is used at . accounting methods accounting at all times change during a spill all other times and;has' during spills that occurs event. Accounts are been demonstrated to at all other times. This adjusted as dictated by produce identical results also eliminates the issue the physical operation of as putflow based of how to handle o the dam. A flood pool accounting. evaporation during a a account in the flood spill event. Tracking the control space is xot .!" extent that water invades authorized bythc 19.90`::, the flood control storage Operating Plan and space prior to release by creates eyaporation the Army Corps of charge conflicts. Engineers is useful. 2002issues table09.doe Joint work product — 24 October 2003 Draft Issues Table — For discussion purposes only