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

Purgatoire River. a tributary of the Arkansas River, entering the
main stem of the Arkansas River above JOM Martin Reservoir.
7. That the District Court of Colorado, Las Animas County, decree in
Ciyil Action No. 19793, dated April 15, 1965 (said decree is marked
Exhibit E, and a copy is attached hereto and made a part hereof),
states:
"5. That the Petitioners' storage of water in the Trinidad Reservoir
under the Model Reseryoir Right shall be regulated in such a
manner that the quantity of water occurring in the Las Animas or
Purgatoire River at a gauging station on said River below Von
Bremmer Arroya shall remain and be the same, as determined by
the State Engineer, during any period of ten consecutive years
reckoned in continuing progressive series beginning with January 1,
1954 as it would have been had the Model Reseryoir Right not been
transferred to the Trinidad Reservoir ....

6. That the storage of water in Trinidad Reservoir under the
transferred Model Reseryoir Right shall at all times be conducted in
accordance with, subject to, and goyemed by:
(a) The Constitution, laws and policies of the United States of
America;
(c) The Arkansas River Compact;
(d) This Decree;
(e) The conditions of operation of the Trinidad Dam and
Reservoir Project prescribed by House Document 325, 84th
Congress, Second Session, January 30, 1956, as implemented by
Article IV of the 'Operating Principles - Trinidad Dam and
Reservoir Project' which is appended to Volume 1 of the United
States Bureau of Reclamation Irrigation report on said project
(Revised September, 1964>, subjeclto such future modifications,
deletions or additions consistent with said House Document as
may be authorized by this Courl...." (Emphasis supplied)
8, That the minutes of the special meeting of the Administration held
on June 6,1967, in Lamar, Colorado, state that Mr,. Felix Sparks:
"Moyed that the document of March 20, 1967, submitted to Goyemor
Docking and signed by H.P. Dugan and countersigned by Dr.
Donnelly be approved by the Arkansas Riyer Compact
Administration. Mr. Green seconded the motion and after some
discussion the motion was carried by yote of the states,".... (Said
document is marked Exhibit F, and a copy is attached hereto and
made a part hereof.)
9, That the document attached hereto as Exhibit F contained "Five
Conditions - State of Kansas" which read in part as follows:
"3. Assurances that there will be no signiricant increase in water
use which would result in a depletion of water yield to other
Colorado and Kansas water users.
4. That 5 years after beginning operation of the Trinidad Reservoir
{or irrigation purposes, the operating principles be reviewed to
determine the effect, if any, the operation has had on other Colorado
and Kansas water users and the principles amended as necessary.
Each 10 years thereafter, reyiews should be provided with amend-
ments as needed," (Emphasis supplied)
10. That based on the records of Mr. Robert Jesse, Diyision Engineer
for Water Diyision No. 2 of the State of Colorado, it has been
determined :

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