WSP06549

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

that he hoped the Bureau would take those concerns into consideration in
the operation of the reservoir in 1985.
The report for the U.S. Geological Survey <USGS) was made by Mr.
Livingston for the Colorado District and Mr. Stulken for the Kansas
District. Mr. Livingston reported on the status of various special studies
that the USGS is conducting in the Arkansas River Basin. He also
indicated that studies proposed for next year would be on the water
quality of Pueblo Reservoir and on travel time down the Arkansas River.
Me. Stulken reported hriefly on the operation of the gaging stations and
flow measurements in Colorado and Kansas.
The next agenda item discussed pertained to various budget matters.
The previously adopted FY 1984-85 budget was reviewed first After
discussion, Mr. McDonald moved that the following budget items be
increased to the amounts indicated, with budgeted expenditures in excess
of assessments to come out of surplus funds:
Annual Report $ 5,000
Telephone $ 2,500
USGS Coop Agreement $12,000
Mr. Pope seconded the motion, which was unanimously adopted. The
revised budget for FY 1984-85 is included as Attachment F.
The previously adopted FY 1985-86 budget was reviewed next The
annual report and telephone items were increased to $2,500 each. Mr.
M~Donald moved the adoption of the revised budget with assessments to
remain at $28,000 and budgeted expenditures in excess of assessments to
come out of surplus. Mr. Pope seconded the motion, whereupon the
revised budget was unanimously adopted (see Attachment G>.
The proposed budget for FY 1986-87 was reviewed next After some
discussion, Mr. McDonald moved, seconded by Mr. Pope, the adoption of
the proposed budget with the annual report and the office telephone items
increased to $3,000 each and the contingency item increased to $2,000,
with the total assessments set at $28,000, and with budgeted expenditures
in excess of assessments to come out of surplus. The proposed budget, as
revised. was unanimously adopted and is included as Attachment H.
At this time the chairman recessed the meeting, during which recess
the U.S. Geological Survey presented a program to the audience on its
quality/quantity model of the Arkansas River Basin (agenda item 131.
The meeting was reconvened following the lunch hour.
Upon re-convening, the Administration took up agenda item 12a, the
proposed storage account for the Highland Irrigation Company and the
Ninemile Ditch Company in John Martin Reservoir. Mr. McDonald
briefly reviewed the events surrounding the Highland-Ninemile request
and stated that Colorado and Kansas had been unable to agree on the
means by which to compute how much water would be available for
storage by the ditch companies. Mr. McDonald stated that the Colorado
ditches wanted this matter presented for the record, whereupon he
moved the adoption of Colorado's revised draft resolution of December
10, 19B';, said resolution to be included in the minutes. Mr. Genova
seconded the motion. Mr. Pope responded that Kansas had worked
diligently with Colorado on this matter and that he wished to have
included in the minutes a proposal made by Kansas that was presented to
the companies' consulting engineer. Mr. Duane Helton. The motion
failed, with Colorado voting yes and Kansas voting no

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