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<br />liO.llll7 <br /> <br />REPUBLICAN RIVER COMPACT <br />December 31,1942 <br /> <br />Signatory States: Colorado, Kansas and Nebraska <br /> <br />Colorado Commissioner: State Engineer <br /> <br />Major Purposes: <br /> <br />1. Provide for most efficient use of water for multiple purposes (Art. l) <br />2. Remove all present and future controversy (ArL 1) <br />3. Promote interstate comity (Art. I) <br />4. Recognize that the most efficient utilization of waters in the basin is for beneficial <br />consumptive use (Art. I) . <br />5. Promote joint action between the U.S. and the states in tbe efficient use of water and in <br />tbe control of floods (ArL I) <br /> <br />Salient Provisions: <br /> <br />1. Allocation of waters are based on a computation of average, annual virgin water supply in <br />the respective streams. (Art. III) <br />2. Colorado is allocated the beneficial use of tbe following waters on an annual basis: <br /> <br />North Fork of the Republican <br />Arikaree River <br />South Fork of tbe Republican <br />Beaver Creek <br /> <br />10,000 AF <br />15,400 AF <br />25,400 AF <br />3,300AF <br /> <br />Total <br /> <br />54,100AF <br /> <br />plus tbe entire supply of Frenchman Creek and Red Willow Creek in Colorado. (An. IV) <br />3. Kansas is allocated on an annual basis 190.300 AF of beneficial consumptive use and <br />Nebraska 234,500 AE (ArL fV) <br />4. No provision is made for any debit or credit system, but provisions are made for <br />--':-p':~-';,.::=djltltment;.qt~.<:i'~"Ji"~~~kttbey-v'ry mocc.!hlll> l~f;!omtb~':.:;;::.c.;;;;:i." <br />,-, ~ ---. set forth in the Compace Reandc8tions "can-remade on the.<;e readjusted flows;- (Art.'.III)'---' .,' .> <br /> <br />9 <br />