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1 \ . <br /> • <br /> ARKANSAS BASIN ;,r <br /> Basinwide Conditions Assessment: I <br /> The SWSI value of +2.0 indicates that for February ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN <br /> Surface eater Supply Index Hfstary <br /> the basin water supplies were above normal. The Soil 5 <br /> Conservation Service reports February 28 snowpack at 131% 4 . <br /> of normal. Storage in Turquoise, Twin Lakes, Pueblo, and - 3 i.f .. <br /> John Martin reservoirs totaled 98%of normal on February 28. _ ,t` . : :4 <br /> Flow at the gaging station Arkansas River near Portland x; ; 2 : . <br /> averaged 470 cfs, as compared to the 1965-1991 February i 1 , . <br /> average of 334 cfs. Precipitation in Pueblo for the year _i ° ■, r <br /> through March 8 is 1.41 inches, or .64 inches above normal. -,- I ' ; i _ <br /> Pueblo snowfall for the season is 29.9 inches. '' <br /> -2- lj <br /> 0 <br /> Administrative/Management Concerns: -3 <br /> The call on the Arkansas mainstem during the entire 4 <br /> JANB4 JANBS JANB2 JAN°7 JAN°B JANB5 JAN20 JAN91 JAN92 JAN23 <br /> month of February was the Winter Water call of 3-1-1910. MONTH/YEAR <br /> During the period November 15 to February 28, 1993, <br /> 143,065 acre-feet was stored under the Winter Water storage <br /> decree. This compares to 140,777 acre-feet stored during the <br /> same period last year. Releases from Twin Lakes by the <br /> Bureau of Reclamation are currently about 360 cfs. ARKANSAS RIVER NR. PORTLAND <br /> 150 FLOW BY WATER YEAR <br /> Public Use Impacts: 140 <br /> 130 <br /> The public should be aware that during the upcoming <br /> irrigation season the Rules and Regulations for Groundwater $ 110 <br /> in the Arkansas River Basin will be enforced and wells found : 1°° . <br /> to be pumping in violation of the rules will be ordered by the a 41 30 <br /> Division Engineer's office to cease pumping immediately. In g ,° <br /> the event that such an order is not complied with, injunctive 'v so <br /> proceedings will be initiated in District Court against those to i 5a <br /> whom orders were issued. These rules apply to non-exempt 5. <br /> 30 <br /> (not exempt from administration) wells. They do not apply to 20 , <br /> nontributary and designated basin wells, and exempt wells. <br /> Oct Nov Ose J■n Feb larch <br /> Exempt wells are generally the small domestic and livestock MONTH <br /> a r°T C111e4) o ORY C1277) a A"G x 1223 <br /> wells and are not subject to administration. The rules,which <br /> went into effect February 19, 1973, allow non-exempt wells <br /> which were filed on in court by July 1, 1972 to pump only on <br /> Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday of each week, unless the <br /> appropriator has a court approved plan for augmentation or Representative Reservoirs <br /> is a member of an organization that has such a plan allowing ArkehMe "k B."" <br /> pumping other days of the week. Non-exempt wells filed on 130- %� <br /> after July 1, 1972 must have an approved augmentation plan a; %� <br /> or be designated as an alternate point of diversion to a surface i ,0°_ ,\\ <br /> right to pump at any time. + 5.- <br /> in B°J,// <br /> 6F ° <br /> • 50� • \ <br /> /\ /\ '/:;" <br /> 30 <br /> 20 A. <br /> //// , <br /> fa ./., <br /> /-\ /-\ <br /> John Martln Pueblo TwOuolse Tien Lake. <br /> ® A.M. 2/26 COntente ® 2/29/23 Contents <br /> e <br /> 4 <br />