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<br />,,~ it n :.;::" <br />.L #. '.J ~) <br /> <br />. water released from Trinidad Reservoir for stock water during the review period did not exceed <br /> <br />1500 acre feet in any water year, the stockwater allowance including river gains from Trinidad <br /> <br />Dam to the Trinidad gauge as measured at the Trinidad gauge in accordance with operating <br /> <br /> <br />principles exceeded 1500 acre feet in 1985 ) and 199~€41_~ during the review <br /> <br /> <br />period. The stock water allowance for the Hoehne Ditch Company was terminated through <br /> <br /> <br />litigation; therefore, the stockwater allowance should be reduced to 1200 acre feet measured at <br /> <br />the Trinidad gauge. <br /> <br />~The total acreage irrigated with Project water did not exceed 19717 acres during <br /> <br /> <br />the review period. A Reclamation survey in 1985 showed 19385 acres being irrigated and a <br /> <br />District survey conducted in 1994 showed 19395 acres peing irrigated, Both surveys showed that <br /> <br />lands other than lands classified by Reclamation as Class 1, 2 and 3 are being irrigated with the <br /> <br /> <br />. District's water supply, Although land classification requirements were exempted from Corps <br /> <br />Projects by Reclamation Reform Act of 1982 and were eliminated from the contract between <br /> <br />Reclamation and the District in 1986, land classification requirements are still included in the <br /> <br />operating principles, Consequently, the irrigation oflands other than Class 1, 2, and 3 is a <br /> <br />violation of the operating principles. The District has not contracted for administration of all the <br />.' <br /> <br />water rights listed in the operating principles and the total allowable irrigated acreage should be <br />, <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />i!!!gated acreag;e limitation is not exceeded in any year. <br /> <br />F. The operation of the Trinidad Project has not resulted in an increase in depletions of <br /> <br />Purgatoire ~ver flows in the Project area and has had no effect on downstream Colorado and <br /> <br />Kansas water users in accordance with Kansas' Condition No.4 for approval of the operating <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />30 <br /> <br />(/-u~~ <br />(( <br /> <br />\ <br />