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<br />I <br />I <br /> <br />motion was seconded by Mr. Pope and the budget was unanimously <br />approved and is included as Attachment G. <br />With respect to agenda Item lIa, the Nine Mile-Highland Proposed <br />Water Storage Program, Mr. McDonald stated that this is a request by <br />the Colorado delegation that the Ninemile-Highland Canal Companies be <br />granted an account ror winter water storage in John Martin Reservoir. <br />Colorado had provided to the Kansas delegation a proposed resolution <br />which would create such an account. However, he indicated that Kansas <br />had requested additional engineering data and anla)'sis and tbat <br />Colorado would therefore not bring the resolution to a vote. He <br />emphasized that Colorado would like to work toward establishing an <br />account by the next storage season. <br />With respect to Agenda Item lib, Annual Report for 1982, Mr. <br />McDonald reported that it was being drafted and would be out for review <br />shortly. <br />With respect to Agenda lie, Transit Loss Account, Mr. McDonald <br />stated tbat the Colorado delegation had some concerns with the present <br />transit loss account system, but had no specific recommendations at this <br />time. He requested that the Administration concur in directing the <br />engineering committee to examine the provisions in the operating plan <br />and if it finds desirable any potential changes, to bring those to the <br />Administration. Kansas offered no objection to referring the request to <br />the engineering committee. <br />With respect to agenda Item lid, the proposed transler.of the Rocky <br />Ford ditch rights, Mr. McDonald noted that this item was added at the <br />request ot Mr. Bentrup. He stated that the change of water rights filing <br />had been made in water court and that the State Engineer had intervened <br />in lhe case to assure no injury to the river. <br />Mr. Bentrup stated that Kansas had prepared a resolution <br />(Attachment H) and that the Administration coud consider intervening in <br />the transfer case in the Colorado water Court. Mr. McDonald stated that <br />Colorado would need to take a closer look at the resolution before <br />discussing it. <br />Mr. Cooley then asked that Mr. Thomson, Southeast Colorado Water <br />Conservancy District, give a brief report on the satellite gaging program. <br />Mr. Thomson stated that there had been a request made earlier in the <br />year to the General Assembly for $500,000 for funding the Comsat satellite <br />program which however was not funded. The Colorado Water Resources <br />and Power Development Authority was subsequently authorized to <br />finance such a program. The Authority authorized a contract with SutTon <br />Corporation to install 82 gaging stations throughout Colorado. These <br />stations will be administered by the state Engineer and the various <br />Division Engineers. <br />Following Mr. Thomson's remarks. Mr. Mocek stated that he had just <br />checked with the Corps' District Ollice and that there was no delinite <br />schedule for the sediment survey oC John Martin Reservoir. The cost <br />would be between $50,000-$200,000 and could nof be budgeted until after <br />FY 1985. There was no further discussion on this matter. <br />Mr. McDonald stated that the Colorado delegation had some <br />conversations with Leo Pollart regarding Amity's account for other <br />waters in John Martin Reservoir. He indicated that Amity had some <br />concerns about how their account is administered. Mr. McDonald <br /> <br />40 <br />