WSP08505

• File Number: 8103.400
• Description: Arkansas River Compact Administration - Article VIII Investigations
• Basin: Arkansas
• Date: 4/6/1949
• Author: Hans Kramer
• Title: Report to Congress of the United States on Proposed Arkansas River Compact
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Publication

tion.

AR TICLE V

Colorado and Kansas hereby agree upon the following basis of apportion-

ment of the waters of the Arkansas River,

A, Winter storage in John Martin Reservoir shall commence on November

1 st of each year. and continue to and include the next succeeding March 31 st, During

said period all water entering said reservoir up to the limit of the then available

conservation capacity shall be stored: Provided, that Colorado may demand re-

leases of water equivalent to the river flow, but such releases shall not exceed

100 c.f,s. (cubic feet per second) and water so released shall be used without avoid-

able waste.

B. Summer storage in John Martin Reservoir shall commence on April 1st

of each year and continue to and include the next succeeding October 31 st, During

said period, except when Colorado water users are operating under decreed priori-

ties as provided in paragraphs F and G of this Article, all water entering said

reservoir up to the limit of the then available conservation capacity shall be stored,

Provided, that Colorado may demand releases of water equivalent to the river flow

up to 500 c,f,s" and K.ansas may demand releases of water equivalent to that portion

of the river flow between 500 c.f.s. and 750 c.f.s., irrespective of releases demanded

by Colorado.

C. Releases of water stored pursuant to the provisions of paragraphs A and

,B of this Article shall be made upon demands by Colorado and Kansas concurrently

or separately at any time during the summer storage period. Unless increases to

meet extraordinary conditions are authorized by the Administration, separate re-

leases of stored water to Colorado shall not exceed 750 c,f.s., separate releases of

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