Laserfiche WebLink
<br />8 <br /> <br /> <br />OC1203 <br /> <br />facility in which to conserve it for future use, This Article and the <br />Compact in general, also recognize that progressive siltation will occur in <br />the Reservoir and it is so written that neither State will bear more than <br />its proportionate share of such loss of storage capacity. <br /> <br />The general principle of this Compact is the division of the benefits <br />of the reservoir storage on the basis of the maxiinum rates of flow, 750 <br />d,s, (cubic feet pet second) or 60% to Colorado and 500 c,f,s or 40% <br />to Kansas, out of available storage water in: the Reservoir, with Colorado <br />having the substantial advantage of using all accretions and return flow <br />at the State line to make up Kansas' 40% share at the state line, In other <br />words, if Kansas called for 500 c,f,s, of release of stored water and there <br />was 250 c.f.s. of other water crossing the State line, then only a sufficient <br />flow necessary to develop a flow of 500 c,f,s, need be released from the <br />Reservoir. Thus, if each State continued to.call for their maximum releases <br />at the same time, Colorado would always have the advantage of such <br />return flow and accretions at the State line, which would result in the <br />actual division of the water in the Reservoir being much more than 60% <br />to Colorado and much less than 40% to Kansas, <br /> <br />The operation of the Reservoir is divided into two general periods, <br />namely (I) winter storage from November 1st to March 31st, when all <br />water entering the Reservoir shall be stored up to conservation capacity <br />limit,. except that Colorado may call for up to 100 c,f,s, limited to the <br />river flow entering the Reservoir,' for stock pond and other w~nter uses, <br />and (2) summer storage from April 1st to October 31st, when all water <br />entering the Reservoir up to conservation capacity limit shall be stored, <br />, provided, however, that if volume of river flow is sufficient, Colorado can <br />call for the release of the first 500 c,f,s, of such river flow and Kansas can <br />call up for the release of water equivalent to that portion of such river <br />flow between 500 c.f,s, and 750 c.f,s, whether Colorado calls for any <br />or all of her 500 c.f,s, In other words, Colorado gets the first 500 c.f,s, <br />but Kansas is limited to what river flow may be available in excess of <br />Colorado's maximum, but in no event more than 250 c.f,s, In such cases <br />Colorado again has the decided advantage of using the accretions and <br />return flow at the State line to make. up Kansas' share of such river flow. <br /> <br />Releases of stored water, referred to above, are limited to the summer <br />storage period, April 1st to October 31st, ' , <br /> <br />Releases under the terms of the CompaGt, except wIien all Colorado <br />water users are operating under decreed priorities, as hereinafter meol <br />tioned, shall not impose any call on Colorado water users that divert <br />from the riVer above the Reservoir, Releases of all kinds can be made by <br />the states separately or concurrently, Beneficial use of released, waters <br />is demanded and waste is prohibited, Allowance is made for intervals of <br />time in the flow of released water, There shall be no allowance or accumu- <br />lation of credits or debits for or against either State, <br /> <br />This Article further recognizes that when there is water in' storage <br />in the Reservoir and available for use, Colorado shall hot administer <br />diversions on a decreed priority basis, but that users above the Resetvoir <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />-.,.... <br /> <br />~' <br /> <br />~ <br />