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1 <br /> r <br /> ARKANSAS BASIN <br /> Basinwide Conditions Assessment: <br /> I <br /> The SWSI value of +2.2 indicates that for April the ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN . <br /> basin water supplies were above normal. The Soil 5 S"'"',� Supply Index History <br /> Conservation Service reports April 30 snowpack at 150% of 4 <br /> normal. Storage in Turquoise, Twin Lakes, Pueblo, and John 3 t <br /> Martin reservoirs totaled 96% of normal on April 30. The :A.. . :'INational Weather Service reports April precipitation as 90%of 2 ."4--' :-: JOE : <br /> normal. Flow at the gaging station Arkansas River near 1 1 w -�-- -n <br /> l 3 <br /> Portland averaged 312 cfs, as compared to the 1965-1991 i o 111.,—" „ - ,. i- i- ii 1 II <br /> April average of 445 cfs. _1ri III <br /> a _2 <br /> Administrative/Management Concerns: Q <br /> Calls controlling the Arkansas main stem during April -3 <br /> were: the Ft.Lyon#2 (3-1-1887) from the 1st to the 25th and -4 <br /> JAN84 JAN85 JAN86 JAf97 JANBB JANB9 JAN90 JAN91 JAN92 JAN93 <br /> again on the 30th, and the Amity (2-21-1887) from the 26th MONTH/YEAR <br /> to the 29th. <br /> Public Use Impacts: <br /> The public should be aware that during the upcoming <br /> irrigation season the Rules and Regulations for Groundwater ARKANSAS RIVER NR. PORTLAND <br /> in the Arkansas River Basin will be enforced and wells found 200 FLOW BY WATER YEAR <br /> 190 <br /> to be pumping in violation of the rules will be ordered by the 180 - <br /> Division Engineer's office to cease pumping immediately. In o <br /> ; <br /> the event that such an order is not complied with, injunctive ; 130 <br /> proceedings will be initiated in District Court against those to + 130 ���� <br /> whom orders were issued. These rules apply to non-exempt 8 s ;;o . _ <br /> (not exempt from administration)wells. They do not apply to d <br /> g 100 <br /> nontributary wells, designated basin wells, and wells exempt BO <br /> 70 <br /> from administration such as small domestic and livestock 60 <br /> wells. The rules, which went into effect February 19, 1973, 40 <br /> allow non-exempt wells which were filed on in court by July 30 <br /> 1, 1972 to pump only on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday 0 <br /> Oct Nov Dec J•n Feb Ner05 42r1l <br /> of each week, unless the appropriator has a court approved f T,, <br /> 0 WET(1984) 0 CRY C 1977) A AVG x 1993 <br /> plan for augmentation or is a member.of an organization that <br /> has such a plan allowing pumping other days of the week. • <br /> Non-exempt wells filed on after July 1, 1972 must have an <br /> approved augmentation plan or be designated as an alternate <br /> point of diversion to a surface right to pump at any time. REPRESENTATIVE RESERVOIRS <br /> ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN <br /> 150 <br /> 140•. <br /> 120- <br /> 120 <br /> :0: <br /> 10- <br /> 100- <br /> in 90 ti <br /> 30 <br /> 40-../_/\::\s\ / <br /> 30 7 <br /> 20 <br /> 0 � /�\ /\ �//-\\ <br /> John Martin Pueblo Turquoise Trfn Lekee <br /> ® Ar9 4130 Content, ® 4,30FS3 Contents <br /> 4 <br />