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2002 Transit Loss <br />Second Kansas Run <br />March 4, 2003 <br />The first Section II release began on Wednesday, May 1, 2002 @ 4:30 pm (CST) with a <br />instantaneous release rate of 250 cfs. When determining the release from the Transit Loss account, <br />the Division II staff ran the calculation that showed a 250 cfs release would yield 211 cfs at the <br />stateline, suggesting a transit loss of 15.6 %. A closer look at the river conditions, with Lamar having <br />20 cfs and Granada 20 cfs, suggested a 100 cfs release was more appropriate. The stateline flow <br />peaked at 172 cfs (average daily) during the period of May 1St to May 9t''. A concurrent release of 100 <br />cfs was initiated from the Transit Loss account. On May 2nd, it was determined that the gate <br />adjustment fell short of the additional 350 cfs release requested. Kevin Salter and Monique Moray <br />agreed that the Kansas Section If account would be charged for a 190 cfs release over this period. <br />On May 2nd, the accounting of the release was 250 cfs from the Kansas Section II account, and 75 <br />cfs from the Transit Loss account. On May 3rd, the Section II release was cut to 200 cfs and the <br />release from the Transit Loss was terminated. The 200 cfs Section II release was continued through <br />the weekend and was terminated with the morning gate change on Monday morning, May 6d'. <br />From Table 1, this Section II release is detailed. The Section II delivery deficit for this run was <br />437 acre feet, or a 22.3% loss on the 1,962 AF released from the Kansas Section II account. The <br />total amount released from the Kansas Section II and the Transit Loss accounts between May 1" and <br />May 6' was 2254 acre feet. <br />Third Kansas Run <br />The second Section II release began on Monday, June 17, 2002 @ noon (CST) with a <br />instantaneous release rate of 400 cfs. A concurrent release of 250 cfs was initiated from the Transit <br />Loss account. It is my understanding that the Transit Loss account was reduced to 150 cfs on June <br />19t' at the request of the Corp of Engineers, since a 250 cfs release from this account would have <br />emptied at 9:00 pm. The Corps did not want to make a gate change during the evening hours. On <br />June 20`'', the Transit Loss account was emptied. The 400 cfs Section II release was continued until <br />the Kansas Section II account was emptied on July 1St @ 12:50 pm (MST). <br />During this run, the stateline flow peaked at 270 cfs (average daily) during the period of June <br />171'' to July 1St. Ultimately, only 67.5% of this Section II release was measured at the stateline. <br />From Table 2, this Section II release is detailed. The Section II delivery deficit for this run was <br />4,166 acre feet, or a loss of 37.4% on 11,137 AT released from the Kansas Section II account. The <br />total amount released from the Kansas Section II and the Transit Loss accounts during this run was <br />12,365 acre feet. <br />