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Rules and Regulations of. <br />ARKANSAS RIVER COMPACT <br />ADMINISTRATION <br />Eff eef ive April 15, 1950 <br />Explanatory Stntement <br />The Arkansas River Compact Is heroin reforred to as the "Com- <br />pact", and the Arkansas Ilivor Compact Administration Is herein re- <br />ferred to as tlne "Administration ". <br />Undcr the Compact, authority and responsibilities for the opera- <br />tion and maintenance of John Martin Da.m and Reservoir, for the re- <br />lease of water therefrom, for the Interstate operation of the Arkansas <br />River hctween Colorado and Kansas and for the intrastate distribution <br />of water of that river, are divided among Lhesc. Federal and State <br />tgoncics, viz: the Corps of Engliieers, United States Army, the Ad- <br />ministratiou nn(I the Chief Offlcini In each of the States of Colorado <br />and ICamsas charged with the admhtistration of water tights. <br />The aut.horlty and responsibilities of each of these agencies and <br />officials are recogni•rod to hr as follows: <br />Corps of Enginoerp, United Stales Army. <br />1. The Corps of Engineers Is authorized to operate and maintain <br />the John Afartin Dame and Reservoir for flood control and conscrva- <br />lion Purposos: Provided, that the CnnserVatlon {tool In such prnJect <br />shall he operated in a manner conforming with the Arkansas River <br />Compact. <br />2. Under the provisions of the Compact, the maintenance of John <br />Martin Dam and appurtenant worics may nt lines roquire the Corps <br />of Lngincet•s to release water theft hnpnunded in Lie conservation <br />pool• or to prohibit the stornge of water therein, until such mainle- <br />m nce woric Is completed mod that flood control operations may also <br />involve temporary utilization of conservation storage. <br />The Arkansas ]fiver Compact Adutlnistration <br />1. The conservation pool in John Martin Reservoir will bo oper- <br />a.tcd for the henefit of water users In Colorado and lCa.nsas, both up- <br />stre:un and downstream front Juhtt Martin Dam, ns Provided( in the <br />ConnPnct. <br />2. 'Cite ndmlnistralinn has the '1ltlltnf -11v nild PesPnn ^IbilllV In of- <br />fect.:tate the ai ; a:''i, nntcot of water !u•Ice •r-n th�� Rlotcs of Colorado <br />and Kansas In the manrtec Prnvidr"l 1 . , .I hi nccordaocc with, tite <br />Arlcnnsns l;iccr ComPncl, iucludinf; r Is <br />: <br />(a) Arlirie V A, B, C„ 1) turd E of the Compact. relaltnl; to the <br />rcicnsr.s, and reduction In releases, of wal.et• (font storage. <br />In the eonsct•vnLion Pool of Johtt Afat•tin RCSet'Voir 11110 of <br />