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<br />1818 <br /> <br />)I <br /> <br />charge, but are required to contribute 35% of the water stored for maintenance of a transit <br />loss account to support deliveries of water below John Martin Reservoir. Kansas must <br />approve all new accounts in John Martin Reservoir, <br /> <br />Because the FLCC presently has an account, use of that account for winter return flow <br />releases, and for winter deliveries to downstream renters may be possible; however, the <br />current account is described as "for agricultural purposes only." There is no carry over <br />storage past November 1st. Given the uncertainty in the use of the FLCC account for winter <br />return flow releases, use of Adobe/Horse Creek might be more feasible. However, it is <br />recommended that the future use of John Martin Reservoir be pursued through the Arkansas <br />River Compact Administration. <br /> <br />Possible Well Augmentation <br /> <br />There may be demand for use of water bank water for well augmentation of municipal, industrial <br />and agricultural wells. Such use would require detailed engineering, so that well depletions would <br />be replaced fully and accurately. <br /> <br />Recommendations Related to Storage <br /> <br />1. In initial years, rentals of water bank water should be made to users who can take delivery <br />from the river above John Martin Reservoir, For this purpose, deferred diversions at the <br />FLCC main headgate or the FL storage canal headgate can be used. Release from Pueblo <br />Reservoir can also be used. Exchanges, consistent with adequate flow conditions, can also <br />be used. <br /> <br />2, Many competing exchanges exist in certain parts of the river and adequate flow conditions <br />will probably be available only in winter, <br /> <br />3. Storage in Pueblo Reservoir and Adobe Creek/Horse Creek Reservoirs seems to be the most <br />feasible. Appropriate permissions, in the form of contracts with the FLCC, changes in <br />certain FLCC bylaws, adoption of policies by the FLCC which are favorable, and <br />management rules, a list of which is suggested in Section 7.9, should help guide the <br />formulation of water bank regulations, <br /> <br />7.5 Ooerations Analvsis <br /> <br />For the purpose of describing the operations of the proposed Fort Lyon Water Bank (FLWB), a <br />twelve month period commencing on March 15th will be used. Management of many elements of <br />the Arkansas River system of Colorado focus on this date, most notable of which is the ending of <br />the winter water storage program and the beginning of direct diversions under the run-of-the-river <br />water right priority administration. Normally, diversions to Fort Lyon Canal Company (FLCC) <br />shareholders commence on March 15th through the main headgate and diversions to FLCC storage <br /> <br />7-13 <br />