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Annual Report For 1966 The Purgatoire project at Trinidad has not progressed as fast as expected. It appears that agreement has been reached on repayment and on division of water, but the Planof Operation has, as yet, not been approved b,)-' the Arkansas Rh'er Compact Administration. Some Kansas water users contend that any plan to change or revise water storage or the Plan of Operation after a test period should be approved by the same parties that consented to the original plan. Work on the Frying Pan Arkansas project b;r the Bureau of Reclamation seems to be progressing at a very satisfactory rate. Press releases on the budget for this year would indicate a step up in work on this project. Re- pa,rment of the irrigation part ot this project is based on re-regulation of native waters of the Arkansas as well as the importation of water from Western slope. This re~regulation will at times affect some of district #67 water suppl,y as well as water normally stored in the Great Plains Resen"oirs. We have heard rumors the Colorado Fish and Game Department have planted :-;ome fish in John Martian Reservoir. There is a possibility that all the \'tater might be used from the ReserllOir this season. As far as we know, no water has been purchased to supply evaporation or accretion replacement losses and no effort has been made to work out any plan of operation. This would be essential if a pool of 10,000 a.r, were maintained. \\'e have pointed out many times Utat the accretions between Las Animas and the Dam outlet would be lost to irrigators if the gates on the darn had to be maintained at 24 feet higher level, which would be necessary if a pool were maintained. During the periOd from 1960 to 1964 inclusive accretions to the river between Las Animas and the outlet a\-'eraged 16,000 ai. :,:early. Irrigators below John Martin depend heavily on these accretions in dr;r years. Evaporation from a 10,000 a.I. pool in a low water year has been officially estimated at more than 5,000 a.f. A good supply of water is assured in earls 1967. It is expected that John Martin Reservoir will show less than 200,000 a.f. of water in storage OIJ April 1 bs the current capacit,ytable. Sediment deposits of 1965 and UG6 must be subtracted from this quantit,y. An inflow into John Martin this summer equal to or less than worst ;).'ears from 1960 to 1964 would not be adequate to assure a full seasons supply unless supplemented by local rains and runoff in District #67. A detailed report on the operation of the Amit;y s:ystem will be found in the Superintendent's report together with details on the distribution of water and the need for improvements. The report of our Secretary shows in detail cash receipts and dis- bursements as well as the budget prepared by the Board of Directors for the coming year. The books and accounts of the Company have been officially audited and a report will be available at the annual meeting. Pa;:e6