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ARKANSAS BASIN <br /> Basinwide Conditions Assessment: <br /> The SWSI value of -1.6 indicates that for March the ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN <br /> basin water supplies were below normal. The Soil 5 5uri.ca Water Supply Index Hl.tory <br /> Conservation Service reports March 31 snowpack at 97% of 4- <br /> normal. Storage in Turquoise, Twin Lakes, Pueblo, and John <br /> Martin reservoirs totaled 111% of normal on March 31. The 3 3 .,a -- :jam <br /> National Weather Service reports basin precipitation as 102% 2 E __ ^µ <br /> of normal during March. Flow at the gaging station Arkansas 1 1- —r <br /> River near Portland averaged 419 cfs, as compared to the 0 ■ i..,- ,�� i - �Ii r,l�li.,�l., . 1 - <br /> 1965-1993 March average of 356 cfs. - _1- 1 i I� <br /> 1 <br /> : -2- I <br /> Administrative/Management Concerns I <br /> The Winter Water Storage Program ended on March 3- <br /> 14. The total amount stored this year was 154,289 acre-feet, -4 <br /> JANBS JAMBS JAN07 JAN66 JAN69 JAN90 JAN91 JAN92 JAN93 JAN94 <br /> which is slightly less than the 163,409 acre-feet stored last MONTW YEAR <br /> year. The call on the Arkansas the first 14 days of March was <br /> 3-1-1910, and ranged from 12-3-1884 to 3-1-1887 during the — ' <br /> period March 15 to March 31. <br /> Public Use Impacts ARKANSAS RIVER NR. PORTLAND <br /> Rules requiring the measuring of tributary ground 19D FLOW BY WATER YEAR <br /> water diversions within the basin have been issued. These 170 D <br /> 170 <br /> rules require all tributary wells permitted or decreed for 50 160 <br /> 150 , <br /> gpm or more to either have totalizing flow meters installed by s 140 . <br /> June 15, 1994, or have a power coefficient rating determined . 1. <br /> u� <br /> by October 1, 1994. In addition, as of January 31 of each o c „o <br /> year the amounts of water diverted must be reported to the W 100 <br /> 90 <br /> Division Engineer. The rules have been published in the Bo <br /> Water Court's resume, and in local newspapers. Any person i 70 <br /> Z.-- <br /> 80 <br /> desiring to protest these rules must file a protest by the end 50 <br /> of April in the manner provided in section 37-92-501 C.R.S. 30 <br /> 20 <br /> Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb March April <br /> UDNTN <br /> C WET C1984) O DRY(1977) A AVG 9 1994 <br /> REPERSENTATIVE RESERVOIRS <br /> ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN <br /> 190 <br /> 160- <br /> 150- <br /> 160- <br /> 150- j \\\\\ <br /> 130 <br /> 1 - <br /> /\ <br /> e 110 <br /> �c 100- <br /> a v 70�\ <br /> fl 60 <br /> a <br /> g 50 \ <br /> 40.../7\ <br /> 30 <br /> 10 <br /> 20 \ 'n <br /> John Wertln Pueblo Turquoise Trip Lakes <br /> VU Avg 3/31 Content. ® 3/31/94 Contents <br /> 4 <br />