WSP00261

• File Number: 8143.700
• Description: John Martin Reservoir - Annual Operating Plans and Reports
• State: CO
• Basin: Arkansas
• Water Division: 2
• Date: 12/1/1997
• Title: Annual Report of the Operations Secretary - Concerning the Operation of John Martin Reservoir - 1997 -- Part 1 of 2
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Annual Report

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-SUMMARY-

OPERA nON OF JOHN MARTIN RESERVOIR

November I, 1996 to October 31, 1997

Winter storage in John Martin Reservoir began at 0001 hr, November 1, 1996, At that time the
reservoir contained 230,535,00 acre-feet distributed as follows, 221,814.42 acre-feet in
agreement accounts and 8,720.58 acre-feet in the permanent recreation pool. Winter storage
ended at 2400 hr, March 31, 1997. During this period 93,089.06 acre-feet was stored. Of this
amount, 58,230.63 acre-feet was stored in the conservation pool and 34,858.43 acre-feet was
stored under the winter storage program in "Article III" accounts, This water was allocated to
various accounts as specified in the Operating Plan adopted by the Compact Administration on
April 14, 1980,

Transfer of conservation storage water to accounts began at 0001 hr, April I, 1997, at a rate of
1,250 cfs. The conservation storage was emptied at 1043 hr, April 30. During the time that
transfer was being accomplished, 9,152.66 acre-feet was stored under summer conditions,
From June 7-July 26 a period of storage accumulated 113,173,17 acre-feet. On July 29-August
2 another 4,157.90 acre-feet was stored, From August 6-September 14 another storage period
yielded 67,767.64 acre-feet. From October 14-31 a total of 16,550.24 acre-feet was stored,
Total summer conservation storage was 210,801.61 acre-feet. This water was all transferred to
accounts except for 4,433.19 acre-feet, which was carried over to the 1998 season as provided
for in the 1980 Operating Plan,

A new storage account was established in March by resolution between Colorado and Kansas
entitled as the "Offset Account in John Martin Reservoir for Colorado Pumping" (or Offset
Account). Details of the operation of this account may be found in Tables XI and XII and also
on page 4 in the Daily Accounting Records for each month, beginning in March. The reader is
also referred to the report of the Colorado State Engineer concerning accounting of the
operations of the Offset Account in John Martin Reservoir for Colorado Pumping - 1997,
submitted to the Operations Committee under separate cover,

No separate agreement concerning a method of determining transit losses or credited deliveries
associated with the releases of Kansas account water or for the transfer of 35% of all "Article
III" deliveries to the Transit Loss Account, the Kansas Account, and to the Colorado Water
District 67 ditch accounts was achieved for the 1997 Compact Year by the Colorado and
Kansas officials.

Seven runs to the State of Kansas were made during the year, See Table XI for details,

The transfer of water into the Transit Loss Account was conducted according to the provisions
of "Article III D" this year. Transfers were first used to fill the Transit Loss Account to the
amount of 1,700 acre-feet. Thereafter all such water in excess of this amount was transferred
to Colorado and Kansas accounts, at a ratio of 24/35 to Colorado and 11/35 to Kansas.
1,644.02 acre-feet was carried forward in the Transit Loss Account to the 1998 Compact year,