WSP02857

• File Number: 8143.700
• Description: John Martin Reservoir - Annual Operating Plans and Reports
• State: CO
• Basin: Arkansas
• Water Division: 2
• Date: 11/1/1992
• Title: Annual Report of the Operations Secretary Concerning the Operation of John Martin Reservoir - 1992 - Part 1 of 2
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Annual Report

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- SUMMARY -

ANNUAL REPORT OF THE OPERATIONS SECRETARY

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ARKANSAS RIVER COMPACT ADMINISTRATION
November 1, 1991 to October 31, 1992

Steven J. Witte

Winter storage began in John Martin Reservoir at 0001 hour,
November 1, 1991. At that time the conservation pool was empty
and the reservoir accounts contained 8,386.58 a. f. distributed as
follows: 5,618.83 a.f. in Agreement Accounts and 2,767.75 a. f.
in the Permanent Recreation Pool. Adjustment of Agreement
Accounts transferring excess water remaining in the Kansas
Transit Loss Account at the end of the 90-91 Compact year into
Kansas and Colorado storage accounts was accomplished on November
1, 1991. Winter storage ended at 2400 hour, March 31, 1992.
During this period 65,500.42 a. f. was stored. Of this amount,
37,944.32 a. f. was stored in the conservation pool and 27,556.10
a. f. was stored under the Pueblo winter storage program. 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 pool water to accounts began at
0900 hour, April 1, 1992, at a rate of 1250 cfs. The
conservation pool was emptied at 2302 hour, April 18. During the
time that transfer was being accomplished 2,163.17 a. f. was
stored under summer storage conditions. In addition, on June 27-
28 a short period of storage accumulated 934. 95 a. f. in the
conservation pool. Again, on July 9-10 conservation storage of
1,442.18 a.f. occurred. On August 26-27 a final storage event
produced 2, 122. 84 a. f. of conservation storage. This was
transferred to accounts as it was stored.

Beginning on July 1, with prior approval of the
Administration, 1,000 a. f. of trans-mountain project water was
released from Pueblo Reservoir for the City of Lamar, Colorado.
A transit loss was calculated and 818.79 a. f. was stored in John
Martin Reservoir for the City of Lamar. Releases to the City
from this account began un July 6. The account was dry at 0331
hour on July 22. Related documentation is included in Section 2
of this report.

A run to the State of Kansas was begun at their request at
0900 hour, July 7, at a rate of 400 cfs. This run continued
until 0800 hour, July 21, when the release was terminated at
Kansas' request. A heavy rain south and west of Holly, Colorado
caused Two Butte Creek to run. Rain in western Kansas canceled
the demand for irrigation water.

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At the close of the
contained 13284. 87 a. f.
the same date last year.

Compact year, the reservoir accounts
This is nearly 5,000 a.f. more than on

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