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<br />'14 3: <br /> <br />. requesting review and comments and in that letter stated the draft amended operating principles <br /> <br />had also been sent to Kansas for review. Subsequently, Reclamation, in cooperation with the <br /> <br />City, prepared draft amended operating principles to enable the City to change the use of its <br /> <br />Project water rights from irrigation to municipal and industrial use excluding amendments <br /> <br />proposed by the District or as recommended by the 1988 report. These amended operating <br /> <br />principles were sent to Kansas for review, comment and approval by Reclamation's letter of <br /> <br />~~ <br />'K:.s "l~~\~ <br /> <br />Sept:mber 6, 1990. Reclamation did not receive a response to this request. <br /> <br />The District again asked the ARCA to review and approve the draft amended operating <br /> <br />accepted the requests and information submitted for the record but did not vote on the issue of <br />I <br /> <br />t\:- g <br />b~S <br />~~ <br /> <br />principles at its annual meetings of December 11, 1990 and Decernbe~l~.?21. Again, ARCA <br /> <br />approval. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />The Special Master of the United States Supreme Court in Kansas v. Colorado, Original <br /> <br />No, lOS, dismissed Kansas' Trinidad Reservoir Claim on June 9, 1992. In his decision, the ~; ~L.. <br /> <br />0\,( ,-,,-ID..., <br />Special Master concluded that Kansas' review of changed operating conditions must be based on ~;\W'''''<>-~ <br />~~, <br />yvhether ~ot the chang~P5J~!.ion will cause a material depletion of use able flows pursuant to <br /> <br />Article IV-D of the Arkansas River Compact and that Kansas may not unreasonably withhold <br />.. <br /> <br />~.EProval of changes in operating conditions to obtain benefits from the Trinidad Project. <br /> <br />After the Special Master's dismissal of Kansas' Trinidad Reservoir claim, the City of <br /> <br />Trinidad, in cooperation with the District, Reclamation and the State of Colorado, revised the . W.t 'i <br /> <br />C. , d d d . ., I ti h . h f' P . , h fr \"..... ,,~J:4 <br />tty s propose amen e operatmg pnnclp es or c angmg! e 11<e 0 I!~ [OJ""! wMp.r ng ts om <:>\"'''-'-TA. <br /> <br /> <br />irrigation to municipal and industrial purposes. The City sent the revised amended operating ~~ <br /> <br /> <br />principles to Kansas and ARCA by letter dated October 22, 199? asking for review and approval wl7..z-1 'lc <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />4 <br />