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<br />OC1201
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<br />In 1936 Congress, pursuant to applications by the two States, enacted
<br />legislation authorizing the construction of what is generally known as the
<br />Caddoa Reservoir project (now officially designated as the John Martin
<br />Reservoir project) I which involved the construction of a dam in the main
<br />channel of the river some 58 miles west of the State line for flood control
<br />and irrigation conservation. The designed capacity is in . round figures
<br />281,000 acre-feet for flood control, and 402,000 acre' feet for irrigation
<br />storage, This was constructed by the Department of the Army Corps of
<br />Engineers, and began to operate to a limited extent in 1943, and is now
<br />substantially finished. The expense was entirely at the cost of the United
<br />States government.
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<br />A major consideration in the Congressional legislation authoriz;ing
<br />the construction of the Reservoir was the asserted intent by Congress to
<br />facilitate final settlement of the long pending interstate controversy.
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<br />Pursuant to implied direction of the last decision of the United States
<br />Supreme Court and in order that both States might enjoy immediate
<br />advantage of the construction of John Martin Reservoir, preliminary
<br />plans for a Compact were initiated and in 1945 Commissioners were
<br />appointed by the respective states; namely, for Colorado, Henry C, Vidal,
<br />Gail L. Ireland, Harry B. Mendenhall, and Charles L. Patterson, and for
<br />Kansas, George S, Knapp, A. B, Mitchell, William E, Leavitt, and Roland
<br />H. Tate, and the United States government, in accordance with proper
<br />legislation, designated Brigadier General Hans Kramer, USA, Retired,
<br />as the Federal representative on the interstate commission. The resignation
<br />and subsequent departure from the state of Mr. Patterson resulted in the
<br />three remaining Colorado Commissioners being authorized to proceed to
<br />completion of the Compact, In Kansas Mr, Mitchell was succeeded by
<br />Mr, Edward F, Am, and finally after many meetings, from January 7,
<br />1946 to December 14, 1948, negotiations, correspondence and statement
<br />of positions by the various Federal departments and agencies interested,
<br />the attached Compact was signed with the approval of the United States
<br />representative affixed.
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<br />Since the partial completion of the John Martin Reservoir project,
<br />water has been stored to a limited extent and diversions therefrom for
<br />the benefit of Colorado and Kansas have taken place under so-called
<br />executive interim agreements between the Governors of the two States,
<br />all of which has been most helpful to the Commissioners in appraising
<br />the practical benefits of the Reservoir.
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<br />ANALYSIS OF THE COMPACT
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<br />The above mentioned executive interim agreements, which worked
<br />out equitably in actual practice, established to a large degree the basic
<br />provisions of the Compact as finally signed,
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<br />The Compact contains nine separate Articles, each of which must
<br />be considered to have an understanding of the principles and purposes
<br />thereof,
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