WSP01515

• File Number: 8111.600
• Description: ARCA Annual Reports
• Basin: Arkansas
• Date: 12/9/1980
• Author: ARCA
• Title: Thirty-Second Annual Report Arkansas River Compact Administration for the Year 1980
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Annual Report

Resolution Concerning an Operating Plan for John Martin Reservoir.
The Resolution as approved is attached as Appendix C-l.
Participating Members:
Chairman, Mr. Cooley
For Colorado: Mr, McDonald, Mr, Reyher,
Mr, Idler, Mr, Jesse,
For Kansas: Mr. Gibson, Mr. Bentrup, Mr. Stoeckly.

June 16, 1980
A special telephonic meeting was held on June 16, 1980 in ac-
cordance with Article V.f of the Arkansas River Compact for the
purJXlse of discussing the effect of storage in Trinidad Reservoir on the
flows of the Arkansas River. A special meeting was arranged to fur-
ther discuss and resolve the issue.
Participating members;
Chairman. Mr, Cooley
For Colorado: Mr, McDonald, Mr, Reyher,
Mr. Idler, Mr, Jesse,
For Kansas: Mr. Gibson, Mr. Bentrup, Mr. Stoeckly.

June 30, 1980
A special meeting was held in Lamar, Colorado on June 3D, 1980 to
discuss the budget. the Model Reservoir storage right at Trinidad,
Colorado, the operating principles of Trinidad Dam and Reservoir
Project, and the diversion of transmountain water in Colorado. A
resolution concerning an investigation of Trmidad Reservoir operations
was passed, and is attached as Appendix C.:3.

September 25,1980
A special meeting was held in Lamar, Colorado on September 25,
19HU to discuss fmdings of fact regarding Trinidad Reservoir (whether
the \I,:aters of the Arkansas River had been materially depleted in
usable quantity or availability for use to the water users in Colorado
and KansasJ. It was resolved (see Appendix C'4l that the Kansas and
Colorado State Engineers confer to make further inquiries into this
question. The findings of fact are as follows:

FINDINGS OF FACT
RELATIVE TO TRINIDAD RESERVOIR

WHEREAS, at a special meeting of the Arkansas River Compact
Administration <hereinafter referred to as the "Administration") in
Lamar, Colorado, on June 30, 1980, the Administration passed a
resolution 1I1structing the staff of the. Kan!ias Division of Water
Resources and the staff of the Colorado Water Conservation Board to
investigate the slorage of 18,290 acre-feet of water under the Model
Reservoir water right in Trinidad Reservoir during Compact year 1979
and the storage of an additional 20,OUO acre-feet of water in Tr1l1idad
Reservoir under the Model Reservoir right during Compact year 1980
without physically removing the water stored under the Model right
during !9i9 from behind Trinidad Dam and to promptly report their
determinations to the Administration (said resolution is marked
Exhibit A, and a copy is attached hereto and made a part hereof);
NOW. THEREFORE, in accordance ",ilh Ihis resolution, the staffs
or the Kansas Division of Water Resources and the Colorado Water

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