WSP04391

• File Number: 8111.600
• Description: ARCA Annual Reports
• Basin: Arkansas
• Date: 12/14/1954
• Author: ARCA
• Title: Sixth Annual Report Arkansas River Compact Administration for the Year 1954
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Annual Report

Total Budget proposed fur 19H .;6...___.
E~tlmatcd Carry-over as of June 30, 1955..

J,800.011
1.400.00

Total tu be apprupriated by Coloradu and Kan~as
To be appropriated by Colorado (60%) .
To be appropriated by Kam:as (40%)..

$2."100.00
1,440.(l0
9611.00

$2,400.00

(f) Pursuant to provi.'i,;t15 of the Comp"ct (Article VIII E (J))
and of the By-Laws uf the Adm;nistr"tion (Article VII (5)),
the receIpts and disbursements of the Administration have been
audited for the period commencing November 1. 1953 through
October 31. 1954, the enJ of the Report-year. The report of
such audit is hereto attClched as Appendix A.

6. Cooperatit.1e Studies a"d Activities

(a) Arlide VIII.G (1) of the Arkansas River Compact requires
the Administration [0 cuoperate with the Chief Official of each
of the States of Colorado and K~n$ls charged with the admin-
istration of water rights and with the Federal agencies in a
systematic determination flnd correlation of the facts as to the.
flow and diversion of the waters of the Arkansas River and as
to the operation and siltation of John Martin Reservoir and
other related structures. Article VIII-G (2) requests the Dire..:'
tor of the United States Geological Survey, the Commissioner
of Reclamation, and the Chief of Engineers, Unit~d States
Army, to collaborate: with the Administration and with appro-
priate State officials in such determination and correlation of
stream flow and related data. The carrying out of these co'
operative studies and activities is assigned, under the By-Laws
of the Administration, to the Engineering Commlttcl'.

(b) During the period covered by this report, the ArJnmllstr;ltlon
has had the benefit of excellent cooperation from all agencies
and officials referred to in the' above provisions of the Compact.
The United States Geological Survey has proceeded with the
establishment and operation of Compact gaging stdtions, an
activity which is covered in detail in Paragraph 8 of this report.
The United States Geological Survey has also continuL'd the
compilation of hydrologic data which are presented in this re-
port and which have been utili~ed in the administration of the
Compact. The Corps of Engineers has continued to operate
John Martin Reservoir in accordance with the provisions of
the Com pact.

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7, Water Supply, Reservoir OPeration and Hydrologic Data
Repeating the previous year's experience, John Martin Rcsavoir
was empty at the beginning of the Compact year on November I, 1953.
The stor;:tge of winter flows started on November 23, 1953 and con-
tinued to the opening of the irrigation season on April 1. 1954, ;tt

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