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<br />,) <br />, <br /> <br />i <br />,;'! <br /> <br />-,7) <br /> <br />,,~,-:~ <br />::.~:~ <br />:._'5 <br /> <br />>:1 <br />',-'i <br />'.:'J <br /> <br />..-"_'1 <br />, , <br /> <br />~, . <br /> <br />\'-.' <br /> <br />,,5. <br /> <br />o <br /> <br />N <br />~ <br />-.J <br />-.J <br /> <br />., <br /> <br />:1:.;""'::, 't;~,~'t ~.~,.~.~.~\:~'!'~.:~:;: <br /> <br />Page 21 <br /> <br />rights of the respective st~tes in and to the use of waters of the <br />Arkansas river; and (3) the experience derived under various interim <br />executive agreements between the two states apportioning the waters <br />released from the John Martin reservoir as operated by the corps of <br />engi'neers. <br /> <br />ART! CLE III <br /> <br />As used in this compact: <br /> <br />A. The word IIstatel ine" means the geographical boundary line <br />between Colorado and Kansas. <br /> <br />B. The term "waters of the Arkansas river" means the waters <br />orig'inating in the natural drainage basin of the Arkansas river, <br />including its tributaries, ;upstream from the stateline, and excluding <br />waters brought into the Arkansas river basin from other river basins. <br /> <br />C. The term "stateline flow" means the flow of waters of the <br />Arkansas river as determined by gauging stations located at or near <br />the stateline. The flow as determined by such stations, whether <br />located in Colorado or Kansas. shall be- deemed, to be the actual <br />statellne flow. <br /> <br />D. IIJohn Martin reservoir project'" is the, official name of the <br />facility fOrmerly known as Caddo a reservoir project, authorized by <br />the Flood Control Act of 1936. as amended, for construction, <br />operati'on and maintenance by the war department, corps of engineers, <br />later designated at the corps of engineers. department of the army, <br />and herefo referred .to as the "corps of engineers. II "John Martin <br />reservoir" is the water storage space created by 'tJohn Martin damn. <br /> <br />E. The "flood control storage" is that portion of the total <br />storage space in John Martin reservoir allocated to flood control <br />purposes. <br /> <br />F. The "conservatfon pool" is that portion of the total storage <br />space in John Martin reservoir lying below the flood control storage. <br /> <br />G. The "ditches of ColoradO. water district 67" are those <br />ditches and canals which divert water from the Arkansas river or its <br />tributarie~ downstream from John ~~rtin dam for irrigation use in <br />Colorado. <br /> <br />H. The tenn "river flowll means the sum of the flows of the <br />Arkansas and the Purgatoire rivers into John Martin reservoir. as <br />determined by gauging stations appropriately located above said <br />reservoir. <br /> <br />I. The tenn "the administration"- means the Ark.ansas river <br />compact administration establ ;Shed under article VIll. <br /> <br />ARTICLE IV <br /> <br />Both states recognize that: . <br /> <br />A. This compact deals only with the waters of the Arkansas <br />river as defined in article III. <br /> <br />: ~'. ~ t"." ..'- . .p :~ ...~" . <br />'t-.~. <;jJo.. ....:...., ...-' ". ~"<r.." "l'I-->;,..)~" . <br />. .'. ~ ... ...<,; .,~", ..... ~~,.~ ... ~ .\.~.; " <br /> <br />.{~ " .~.;~~, <br /> <br />',' :..\~~~~fi',,,' <br /> <br />7 '.,~',~~ <br />- .,' <br /> <br />. :....' -t~, <br /> <br />:.;;;:. ::~~ ,,::.~'7.,>,.".,...:~~; <br /> <br />'~:~J':~ <br />