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<br />waters of lhn Arkansas IN= that nri;:innl.rs in I;:u;:ts Hurl oc r
<br />the waters that flow frolu Colorado :u•1o:; :; Ill., Slat, lilw into
<br />(Article V1 A (1).
<br />3. TIM (thief (Jffdcial of fZilli;aS charJ;rd Willi tllc arinlinislrafit'll
<br />4 of water rights is glvca and assuulcs cxclnsivv atlnlinislralivc control,
<br />under the Cunpact, over the oper;dions of Ho! Fronli,•r (•:111al and it::
<br />I hcarlworks for dtnf{;:rldun uses in Kansas to the sneer MOW as tkol :h
<br />such works w•et•o located courtly tt'ilhin the Slate of K;utsaa, t, \rliclr
<br />VI L').
<br />4. A :xcepl a.Y nthcrAcise provith.d. nothing: in Ihr• Compact slurp
<br />he construed as wgWWnlhW the admA dwind m by (.nlo o do of lh,•
<br />rights of npproprintors of water of Ito' Arknosas I:iccr in that Slat,.
<br />as dccrr.c4 to sur:lc approprd:tturs by the courts of t oloraJu, uor ns
<br />Interfering with til(,. distribution ,moot; sort appr „priab•I :, h). Odo-
<br />rado, nut• as Curtailing tilt diversion and lisp for ire il;ntion anti ollwr
<br />benefdchtl puppets in Colorado of MP ttalrrs of ll,r Ar(cansns itdt•rr.
<br />(Article VI A (2)). Accordingly, the .`dale l•:nJ;!nr pr of C,doimlo• by
<br />virtue of the authority given hint under (ilt• Colorado stalnlrs, and
<br />in conformity with the Arkansas ]tiro Cualprid, hats noth” ly anti
<br />responsibility as follows:
<br />(a) Durdug such pt!viods of time w•hon no water rontaius hr
<br />storngo in the conservation pnnl of Wit 1Inr(In ltvwrvnir
<br />and after the Administration. Imrsuanl to Article V h of the
<br />Compact, has utadt! ;t finding that such stolagn. trill Ire r,r Is
<br />liable to hp exhausted and tires notice thrrrof as lo-m -ribrd
<br />by Article V F of the Compart• hr shall arinllni lr•r th,! rir-
<br />creod water rights of w•ntvr users lit Colorado 1Cn(r•r Dishirt
<br />Number At ns n1winst Inch oHwn and as a "" oat ;tit 1101ts,
<br />now or heroaftar decreed to water users diverting upstreaun
<br />front John Marlin 11,1111 on tilt, basis of rr l:rlive prir•rilics in
<br />the same. ntanuor in which their rt•spective priority rir•Itls
<br />were admdnislerod by Colorado before John At;u tin I)a1n
<br />began to operate. (Article V F).
<br />(b) During such tdmrs as thrry Is water do stor -1go In the voll-
<br />servallon pool of John Martin Reservoir and water is avail-
<br />able fnr release front such stornize or from river flows which
<br />cony be passed through such rracrvMr and "r thn proOslons
<br />of the Compact, he shall administer dh•prslons of water in
<br />Colorado Water District Numher 67 in necordanre with dls-
<br />tribution agreetncn(s made, front ttnc to time by the tvatt,r
<br />users lit such District and filyd with lilt A-Inthtlstralinn and
<br />with the State L:ngincer of Colorado• rte in the nbs,•nt•r of
<br />such ngrepntcnts, upon rho hosts of rpsprrlive vriorily de-
<br />crees, as a{;nhwt each other, In snM District. (Article V F).
<br />(e) During such times ins there is water ht stnrngv In Ihr con-
<br />servation pool of .John Martin Rrsen•nir and w•atrr la
<br />avaliable for release front such storage, or front river flows
<br />which may be passed thrillwh 1,1101 1---% --h to,•trr 11— I•ro.
<br />pistons of the f omn:tpt, It,,• 1111,111 .+ lntini l- r :,11 , i;,l t!: o.w,
<br />or herearlor deerved to walpl• W:vrso div,oli-tr. 1w I .m (I.,.lo
<br />John Alarlin Palo nn f o• Iasi: of t,I ;-Iii,• ori-il:,- io It-
<br />San)(, 1110onc1• ill whiell Owir r,•sperlit•t• priorily ri -+ls w. -w
<br />adntinisirred brforp John Ai:u-lin hint hw1:1n to nw rat,•. :is
<br />ng:,hist pnch other and willwot. rr.;artl In an., ,tri••rilt• fights
<br />In Colnrat!o Water District Nuniber 67 (Arlirle V F).
<br />(d) lie Shall furnish pertblrn( fartnal dnla In tiro Administration
<br />upon its rc(lu(•st; and lit! Is rrrluirrrl lit sup01.0'r !hr inslal-
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