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<br />ARI{ANSAS RIVER COMPACT <br />Dccember 14, 1948 <br />Signatory States: Colorado and Kansas <br />Colorado Commissioaers: One resident from focmer Water District 14 or 17, one resideut <br />from former Water District 67, aad the Dircctor of the Colorado <br />Water Conservation Board <br />Major Purposes: <br />1. Scttle existiag aad futare voatroverty betwees the states ooaceraiag the utilizacioe of the <br />waters of the A.rkaasas River (Art. 1) <br />Z Equicabiy divide and apportion the waters oE the Arkansas River between Coiacado aad <br />Kansas as well as the benefits which arise from the constructioa of John Martin Re.Servoir <br />(Art- 1) <br />Salient Provisivns: <br />1. 'I1ie cooservatioa pool at John vlartia Reservoir wfll be operated for the benefit aE water <br />uuers in Colorado and Kansas, boch upstream and downstream from the dam. (Art. IV) <br />2. The Campact is aot intended to impcde devcloQmeat of the Arkansas Basin in either state <br />providcd that the waters of the ArScansas River shall not be materially depleted in usabie <br />quanciry or availabiliry. (Art. M <br />3. Froai Nrn+ember 1st to March 31st (wiater swrage) oE each year, alI water eateriag Joha <br />Marcin Resenroir shall be stored up to the limit of the caoservatioa pool, racept chat <br />Colorado can demand retease oE the rn+ec intlow up to 100 efs as long as no waste occurx <br />4. Summer storage in John viartia Resarroir s6aII commenct on Apn7 Ist aad conanue to <br />Occober 3 isc oE cach year. All wacer entering the reservoir during this period shatl be <br />stoced except: <br />a. Whea Colorado water users are opcrating under dccreed priorities. <br />b. Calorado may dcmand re2eascs of river inflow up to 500 cfs and Kansas may demaad <br />releases of water cquivaZent to that portioB af river intllaw benveen 500 cfs aad 750 <br />cfs regaxdless oF Cooorado tzieascs . . -• . . . . . .. .... ' _ (p?rt V) ' . <br />5. Releases of stored water shall be made upon concurrent or separate demands by Coiorado <br />or Kansas at any time duriag the summer storage period. Limitations imposed arc <br />13