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<br />ARKANSAS RIVER COMPACT <br />December 14, 1948 <br /> <br />Signatory States: Colorado and Kansas <br /> <br />Colorado Commissioners: One resident from former Water District 14 or 17, one resident from <br />former Water District 67, and the Director:of the Colorado Water <br />Conservation Board . <br /> <br />Major Purposes: <br /> <br />1. Settle existing and future controversy between the states concerning the utilization of the waters <br />of the Arkansas River (Art. I) <br /> <br />2. Equitably divide and apportion the waters of the Arkansas River between Colorado and Kansas <br />as well as the benefits which arise from the construction of John Miu"tin Reservoir (Art. I) <br /> <br />Salient Provisions: <br /> <br />1. The conservation pool at John Martin Reservoir will be operated for the benefit of water users in <br />Colorado and Kansas, both upstream and downstream from the dani. (Art. IV) <br /> <br />2. The Compact is not intended to impede development of the Arkansas Basin in either state <br />provided that the waters of the Arkansas River shall not be materially depleted in usable quantity <br />or availability. (Art. IV) . <br /> <br />3. From November 1st to March 31st (winter storage) of each year, all water entering John Martin <br />Reservoir shall be stored up to the limit of the conservation pool, e*cept that Colorado can <br />demand release of the river inflow up to 100 cfsas long as no waste occurs. (Art. V) <br /> <br />4. Summer storage in John Martin Reservoir shall commence on April'1st and continue to October <br />31st of each year. All water entering the reservoir during this peri~d shall be stored except: <br />a. When Colorado water users are operating under decreed priorities. <br />b. Colorado may demand releases of river inflow up to 500 cfs and Kansas may demand <br />releases of water equivalent to that portion of river inflow between 500 cfs and 750 cfs <br />regardless of Colorado releases. (Art. V) <br /> <br />5. Releases of stored water shall be made upon concurrent or separateldemands by Colorado or <br />Kansas at any time during the summer storage period. Limitations :imposed are: <br />a. U niess specifically authorized by the Compact Administration,lseparate releases by <br />Colorado shall not exceed 750 cfs and separate releases by Klll1sas shall not exceed 500 cfs. <br />b. Concurrent releases shall not exceed 1250 cfs. <br />c. When water stored in the conservation pool is less than 20,000 acre-feet, releases to Kansas <br />shall not exceed 400 cfs and concurrent releases shall not exceed 1000 cfs. (Art. V) <br /> <br />14 <br />