WSP03555

• File Number: 8143.800
• Description: John Martin Reservoir - Water and Contracts
• State: CO
• Basin: Arkansas
• Water Division: 2
• Date: 12/1/2000
• Title: Report of the Colorado State Engineer - Concerning Accounting of the Operations of an Offset Account in John Martin Reservoir for Colorado Pumping - 1998 -- Part 1 of 2
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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Source Delivery End Date Amount to Offset Net Consumable Net Return Flow
Account (ac-ft) Water (ac-ft) Water (ac-ft)
LAWMA (Article II) March 31, 2000 759.88 500,00 259.88
LAWMA (Colorado Springs June 6. 2000 1235,67 1235,67 0.00
Utilities)
LAWMA (Highland Canal October 31, 2000 1827,63 1827.63 0,00
Shares)
TOTALS 3823.18 3563,3 259.88

During the period referred to above, there was one release of water from the Offset
Account requested by the Kansas Chief Engineer, The release is summarized as
follows:

Summary of Release (Julv 28. 2000 - AUQust 1 , 2000)
(From August 8. 2000 letter in Section 3)

Release from Kansas Storage Charge subaccount = 451,93 acre-feet

Release from Stateline Return Flow subaccount = 158.95 + 75,91 = 234,86 acre-feet
Return flow provided to Stateline = 259,88 (amount placed in Offset Account on 31 March, 2000)
Return flow release with transit loss water = 259,88/0,84925 = 306,01 acre-feet
Additional water needed from Colorado Downstream Consumable Water subaccount = 71.15 acre-feet

Release from Colorado Downstream Consumable Water subaccount =
359,51 + 595,05 + 595.05 + 343,68 + 0.98 = 1894,27 acre-feet
Final release from Colorado Downstream Consumable Water subaccount =
1894,27 -71,15 = 1823.12 acre-feet

Total quantity released = 2581,06 acre-feet

Credit for Colorado Consumptive Use Water

0,84925 x 1823,12 (Consumptive Use Water) = 1548,28 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 31,2000 the Offset Account contained 1059.10 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 have the effect of minimizing Kansas' cost of monitoring use of the

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