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1 <br /> ARKANSAS BASIN <br /> Basinwide Conditions Assessment: <br /> The SWSI value of+2.9 indicates that for May the basin ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN <br /> water supplies were above normal. The Soil Conservation Service S Su =a Water Supply Index Hlstory <br /> reports May 31 snowpack at 107% of normal. Storage in 4 • <br /> Turquoise, Twin Lakes, Pueblo, and John Martin reservoirs t <br /> totaled 107% of normal on May 31. The National Weather • 3 n' 4 <br /> Service reports May precipitation as 104% of normal. Flow at the 2 , , --- „ - - <br /> gaging station Arkansas River near Portland averaged 1,483 cfs, T <br /> as compared to the 1965-1991 May average a of 1,132 cfs. ° -_.w_ fr::rq M. `h� ` 1` 1 , `" <br /> -71 <br /> Public Use Impacts: <br /> • _2- <br /> The public should be aware that during the upcoming ' <br /> irrigation season the Rules and Regulations for Groundwater in the 3- <br /> Arkansas River Basin will be enforced and wells found to be JAN84 JANBS JAN66 JAN87 JANBB JAN89 JAN90 JAN91 JAN92 JAN93 <br /> pumping in violation of the rules will be ordered by the Division MONTwYEAR <br /> Engineer's office to cease pumping immediately. In the event that <br /> such an order is not complied with, injunctive proceedings will be <br /> initiated in District Court against those to whom orders were <br /> issued. These rules apply to non-exempt (not exempt from <br /> administration) wells. They do not apply to nontributary wells, ARKANSAS RIVER NR. PORTLAND <br /> designated basin wells, and wells exempt from administration FLOW BY WATER YEAR <br /> such as small domestic and livestock wells. The rules, which went 09 <br /> into effect February 19, 1973,allow non-exempt wells which were 05 <br /> filed on in court by July 1, 1972 to pump only on Monday, ) °7 , <br /> Tuesday, and Wednesday of each week, unless the appropriator B <br /> has a court approved plan for augmentation or is a member of an o 0 0.5 - <br /> organization that has such a plan allowing pumping other days of V 0 4 <br /> the week. Non-exempt wells filed on after July 1, 1972 must have s <br /> an approved augmentation plan or be designated as an alternate 0 3 <br /> point of diversion to a surface right to pump at any time. °2 <br /> 0, <br /> 0 Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb March April May June July Aud Sept <br /> MONTH <br /> ❑ WET(1984) O ORY(1977) p AVG X 1993 <br /> REPRESENTATIVE RESERVOIRS <br /> ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN <br /> 150 <br /> 140- <br /> 130- <br /> 10- <br /> 1 <br /> i 90- <br /> 80 <br /> 70 <br /> Wt. 50 <br /> ; 50_-/// ' <br /> g AO <br /> 30 / ///-\\ \ <br /> 20 <br /> 10 <br /> John Martin Pueblo Turquoise Twin Lakes <br /> 17 1 AYE 5/31 Contents 5/31/93 Contents <br /> 4 <br />