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<br />, k ~ r~" <br />li1.~\.\ <br /> <br />fE~.' <br />-=- <br />~- <br /><.->""'1',,,->, <br />V:""~ <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />However, the Colorado State Engineer also concluded that stock wateJ;. releases during the non- <br /> <br />irrigation season were not in accordance with the operating principles and by letter dated <br /> <br />September 24, 199~~_<!i~ected!~epistrict to immediately change tj1e stockwate~ releases to the <br />.~".- - <br /> <br />rate specified in the operating principles until the operating principles are amended to allow a <br /> <br />higher rate of release. The Colorado State Engineer also advised Kansas of his conclusions and <br /> <br />directives to the District by letter dated September 24, 1993. Subsequent to the Colorado State <br /> <br />Engineer's detennination of no overstorage and directive to change the stock water releases, the <br /> <br />District committed to changing the stockwater releases and again requested Reclamation to <br /> <br />approve the amended operating principles. <br /> <br />Kansas responded to the Colorado State Engine~rs September 24, 1993 letter on <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />ts'~ <br /> <br />Nov~mber 16, 19~3, Kansas again concluded that in 1992 the storage in Trinidad Reservoir II ~\<"~'\3 <br /> <br /> <br />exceeded the limits authorized by the operating principles, Kansas also agreed that the District I}~~ ''\ <br /> <br />\~ <br />had not released the stockwater in accordance with the operating principles. Kansas reconfirmed <br />...) <br /> <br />its request that Reclamation not approve the amended operating principles as operations in the <br /> <br />past and presently continue to deviate from the operating principles. The Colorado State <br /> <br />Engineer responded to Kansas'letter ofNovemb8alleging continuing violations of the <br /> <br />operating principles on December 2, 1993 with an explanation of the accounting for stockwater <br /> <br />SE.~ <br />~ <br />\~~'1~ <br /> <br />releases in his analysis of storage in Trinidad Reservoir from November 1, 1988 through October <br /> <br />1993. <br /> <br />After considering the positions of Colorado and Kansas, the ARCA took no action <br /> <br />concerning the proposed amended operating principles at its '!.nnual meetins.Ln December 1993, <br /> <br />Nc~~ <br />=J-,\l,,> <br />R\'\3 <br /> <br />Neither the ARCA nor Reclamation has taken any further action to approve proposed amended <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />6 <br /> <br /> <br />.1) ~, v:t"-- ~ ~ <br />.5~ ~~ <br />05'g~ ~ f . .___~ <br />~~~~"':"'" <br />tl..{W~ 0.. 'J)~ ,,\0 <br />,..-- ) \<:.S 1M) <br />