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I .-:-, I " tV w I --l ~ I I I I I I I I I I During the period referred to above, there have been two releases of water from the Offset Account directed by the Kansas Chief Engineer. These are summarized in the following table. Oeseri tlon of Release Kansas Stors e Char e Water Colorado Consum live use Water Colorado Consum live use Water TOTALS Quantitv Released (ae-Ill 473.49 673.32 1565.93 2712.74 Release End Date Continued into next release June 24, 1997 Se tember 2, 1997 Credit at Stateline (ae-Il) NA 572.9 1362.3 1935.2 Section 3 of this report provides copies of the letters reporting each delivery of water to the Offset Account as required by paragraph 3 of the Resolution and reporting each release of water from the Offset Account in conformance with paragraph 4 of the Stipulation Re Offset Account in John Martin Reservoir dated March 17, 1997 ("Stipulation"). Section 4 of this report provides copies of the monthly letters reporting Colorado pumping and Offset Account operations, that were prepared and submitted in accordance with paragraph 12 of the Resolution. Return Flow Considerations. In August, 1997, 4000 acre-feet of water from LAWMA's XY Article I) account was transferred to the Offset Account. At that time, the allocation of the return flow component (1800 acre-feet) into its In State and State Line components had not been made. Before these allocations could be made, a release of 1565.93 acre-feet was made in late August through early September, 1997. Because the allocation of return flows had not been made before this release, the water used for this release was accounted as coming from the other water in the Offset Account, leaving the water transferred from Article II storage in the Offset Account until a proper accounting can be made for its return flow components. It is recommended that the allocation of the return flow water from this delivery from Article II storage should be based upon when the consumptive use part of the delivery is released to replace depletions to usable State line flow or is transferred to the Kansas Consumable Water subaccount. At that time, the necessary releases of return flow water will be calculated and made with the appropriate timing and quantities for both In State and Stateline purposes. Crediting Considerations. Because the Kansas Chief Engineer requested two releases of water from the Offset Account this year, the consumable water determined to be delivered to the Stateline pursuant to paragraph 2 of the Stipulation has been credited to the entities which delivered the water to the Offset Account and will be applied against depletions to usable Stateline flow in accordance with the Stipulation. These credits are summarized in the preceding table and in the two letters in Section 3 which summarize the Offset Account releases performed this year. Between the initiation of the Offset Account in April and September 30, 1997, all depletions to usable Stateline flow estimated in accordance with paragraph 5.B. of the Resolution have been