WSP05904

• File Number: 8111.600
• Description: ARCA Annual Reports
• Basin: Arkansas
• Date: 6/1/1985
• Author: ARCA
• Title: Thirty-Sixth Annual Report Arkansas River Compact Administration for the Year 1984
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Annual Report

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639,000 cfs shown in the Administration's annual report was in fact
correct, but that such flows would only occur under the most severe flood
condit.ions. There was then some general discussion as to the hydrologic
conditions under which such flows would occur.
The next item on the agenda was the consideration of a winter storage
account in John Martin Reservoir for the Highland Irrigation and
Ninemile Ditch Companies. Mr. McDonald gave a brief review of the
Highland-Ninemile proposal. He stated that it was proposed that an
accounl be established under Section III of the Operating Plan for John
Martin Reservoir. He then read a proposed amendment to the operating
plan.
Since the Highland-Ninemile people were not present, Mr. McDonald
recommended that discussion be deferred and that the Administration
return to the minutes of the August 26, 1983, special meeting. Mr. Pope
staled that he had reviewed the minutes and that, except for the change
agreed to earlier, he had no further changes. Mr. McDonald then moved,
seconded by Mr. Olomon, Ihat the minutes be approved with Ihe agreed
upon changes. The motion was unanimously adopted.
MI'. McDonald then moved that the minutes of. the January 26, 1984,
special telephonic meeting, as previously executed by the Chairman and
Recording Secretar)', be-formally approved. .1\.11'. Olomon seconded the
motion. The minutes were approved upon the unanimous vote of both
states.
At this time discussion of the proposed Highland-Ninemile account
resumed. Mr. Duane Helton, consulting engineer {or Highland-Ninemile,
stated that they thought that their winter storage proposal was fair and
that it would not injure any water users. Mr. McDonald them moved that
the John Martin Reservoir Operating Plan be amended to include a new
subsection III. D, with the new subsection to take effect in compact year
1985 and to read as follows:
A single account for the Highland Irrigation Company and the
Ninemile Ditch Company (the Companies) is hereby granted in John
Marlin Reservoir for agricultural purposes only. The Companies may
deliver water to said account pursuant to the provisions of paragraphs
1,2.3,4,5. and 8 of Appendix A in Ihe April 13. 1984. letter report to the
members of the Administration from the Companies' consulting
engineer, Tipton and Kalmach, Inc. The Companies may use the water
in this account for exchange with exisling priorities. However, this
account shall not be used in any manner to increase the permanent
recreation pool, either by exchange, transfer, change of use, or
otherwise. In the event that water accumulated in this account has not
been completely released by the end of the compact year. then that
water shall become conservation storage controlled by subsection
II A, herein."
Mr. Pope stated that Kansas was still concf='rned about potential injury
to downstream water users, but that they were willing to try to resolve
the remaining issues. He then moved to table Mr. McDonald's motion
untillhese concerns could be addressed. Mr. McDonald seconded Mr.
Pope's motion. The motion to table was passed upon the unanimous vole
of both states.
Mr. Helton commented that Highland-Ninemile are concerned about
being discriminated against and tr.at they were asked to do more

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