WSP01860

• File Number: 8143.800
• Description: John Martin Reservoir
• State: CO
• Basin: Arkansas
• Date: 1/1/2002
• Author: SEO
• Title: Report of the State Engineer Concerning Accounting of the Operations of an Offset Account in John Martin Reservoir for Colorado Pumping 2002
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Publication

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During the period referred to above. there were two releases of water from the Offset
Account requested by the Kansas Chief Engineer. The first release is summarized as follows:

Summary of Release (April 1 0, 2002 - April 19, 2002)
(From April 22, 2002 letter in Section 3)

Release from Kansas Storage Charge subaccount = 492.09 acre-feet

Release from Kansas Consumable Water subaccount =
109,93+382,14+357,06 = 849,13 acre-feet

Release from Colorado Downstream Consumable Water subaccount =
198,35+396,70+396,70+286,77+14,56+15,99+12,92+5.42+5.43+3,92 = 1336,76 acre-feet

Release from Return Flow/Return Flow Transit Loss subaccounts =
306,62+391,27+103,68 = 801,57 acre-feet

Total quantity released = 3479,55 acre-feet

Credit for Colorado Consumptive Use Water

0,7753 x 1336.76 (Consumptive Use Water) = 1036 acre-feet credit

The second release is summarized as follows:

Summary of Release (Julv 1. 2002 - Julv 4, 2002)
(From July 24, 2002 letter in Section 3)

Release from Kansas Storage Charge subaccount = 0 acre-feet

Release from Kansas Consumable Water subaccount = 0 acre-feet

Release from Colorado Downstream Consumable Water subaccount =
367,10+793.40+793.40+55.12 = 2009,02 acre-feet

Total quantity released = 2009.02 acre-feet

Credit for Colorado Consumptive Use Water

0.9141 x 2009 (Consumptive Use Water) = 1836 acre-feet credit

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 Amended Resolution and copies of the
letters reporting each release of water from the Offset Account.

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 Amended Resolution.

At 2400 hours, October 31,2002 the Offset Account contained 8318.37 acre-feet.

The Colorado State Engineer and the Kansas Chief Engineer have coordinated Offset
Account operations successfully through their respective delegates throughout the year.
Colorado continues to solicit suggestions and desires to fully discuss any measures that might