A Bill for an Act Approving the Arkansas River Compact Between the State of Colorado and the State of Kansas

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ARTICLE V . F. In the event that the Administration finds that within a period of the amount of water in the conservation pool will be or is liable to be so reduced in quantity as to make impracticable the further discharge of stored wanter, and in order that the natural losses of river flow transited through John Martin Reservoir shall be minimised, the Administration shall forthwith notify the Colorado Rater administration officials that upon a certain day no more water may be available for release from said reservoir. on and after such date so fixed by the Ad- ministration, unless a>t change of conditions justify cancellation of such notice, Colorado shall administer the decreed rights of water users in Colorado water District d7 as against each other and as against all rights now or hereafter decreed to water users diverting upstream from John Martin Dam on the basis of relative priorities in the same manner in which their respective priority rights were administered by Colorado 'before John Martin Reservoir began to operate and as though John Martin Dam had not been con- strutted. Such priority administration by Colorado shall be continued and no releases of stored wester shall be made from Jahn Martin Reservoir until the Administration shall find that suffi- cient storage has accumulated in John Martin Reservoir to make practicable the storage of river flow and release of stored water and justify the cessation of priority administration by Colorado. Except when administration in Colorado is on a priority basis the water diversions in Colorado Water District 87 shall be administered by Colorado in accordance with distribution agreements made from time to time between the water users in such District and filed . with the Administration. r a�,++'<. M°.,�'"'�a\/1f".F...•z,r.� "�'�� m �Y [+^..e�k+l'�,On.J�i�.. '�i ... fX