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<br /><i~} <br /> <br />Q <br />" <br />c..", <br /> <br />c\ <br /> <br />,..... <br />co <br /> <br />9 <br /> <br />second). During the summer storage period flood waters <br /> <br />entering the reservoir are stored except that Colorado <br /> <br />water users can demand releases equivalent to river <br /> <br />flow up to a maximum of 500 cfs, and Kansas water users <br /> <br />can demand releases equivalent to that portion of the <br /> <br />river flow between 500 cfs and 750 cfs. Releases of <br /> <br />stored water can be made during the summer storage <br /> <br />period at maximum rates of 750 cfs for Colorado water <br /> <br />users and 500 cfs for Kansas water users. <br /> <br />The release <br /> <br />rates are reduced to 600 cfs for Colorado and 400 cfs <br /> <br />for Kansas when the conservation storage is less than <br /> <br />20,000 acre-feet. The maximum release rates permitted <br /> <br />during the irrigation season are a combination of river <br /> <br />flow and available stored water. <br /> <br />"River flow" is <br /> <br />defined as the sum of the flows of, the Arkansas and <br /> <br />Purgatoire Rivers measured at USGS gaging stations <br /> <br />located upstream from John Martin Reservoir. As long <br /> <br />as water is stored in the reservoir. COlorado is not <br /> <br />permitted to administer diversions on a priority basis, <br /> <br />and Colorado water users below the reservoir in Water <br /> <br />District 67 can not impose calls on water users above <br /> <br />the reservoir. A very important provision of the <br />