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ARCA Annual Meeting 18 <br /> December 14, 1993 <br /> • <br /> 1 the process of testing wells to correlate power consumption with water pumped on an individual <br /> 2 well basis. This includes the testing of 750 wells in one association. Wells in the association <br /> 3 will be retested every four years on a rotating basis. A second association is testing half of its <br /> 4 wells this year and will do the second half next year. These two associations will take care of <br /> 5 two-thirds of the wells impacted by Kansas'proposal. <br /> 6 Mr. Simpson noted that Colorado is looking at alternatives for dealing with the <br /> 7 remaining third of the wells not covered by the two associations. He expects a decision within a <br /> 8 month. He also noted a $20,000 research project being done in the Platte River basin on <br /> 9 alternatives for quantifying water use. The research, which should be applicable to the Arkansas <br /> 10 Basin should be done within a year. <br /> 11 Kansas shared with the committee the management plan of the Southwest Kansas <br /> 12 Groundwater Management District which will require the installation of meters on all wells <br /> 13 within the District over the next four years. In addition, wells outside of the District within the <br /> 14 Arkansas River alluvium are required to be metered by order of the Chief Engineer. These <br /> 15 requirements are in the initial phases. <br /> 16 Finally Kansas shared an order by the New Mexico State Engineer's Office <br /> 17 requiring the installation of meters on wells along the Pecos River due to interstate water <br /> 18 concerns as a further example of metering being used for purposes outlined in Kansas'proposal. <br /> 19 Kansas asks that copies of these three orders be appended to the transcript of the <br /> 20 Annual Meeting. <br /> 21 Mark Rude, Water Commissioner from Garden City, Kansas, commented that <br /> 22 there had not been much resistance to mandatory metering in Kansas and users felt that they <br /> W23 were a good management tool. Byron Bland, from Mr. Rude's office, noted that there was a <br /> 24 company which manufactures meters designed from use in situations where particulates, such as <br />