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D. Release into the Accounts- (1) When conservation storage is being released into the accounts according to the provisions of Subsections II A or II B, herein, it shall be released at the total rate of 1,000 cfs, However, when conservation storage exceeds 20,000 acre-feet, it shall be released at the total rate of 1,250 cfs, (2) Releases of conservation storage shall be into accolUlts and said releases shall be apportioned 60 percent for the ac- counts of the Colorado Water District 67 ditches and 40 percent for the Kansas account. (3) The releases for the Colorado Water District 67 ditches shall be distributed into individual accounts according to the following percentages: Fort Bent, Keesee . Amity Lamar. Hyde Manvel X-V & Graham Buffalo Sisson-Stubbs ' E. Releases Out of Accounts- (I) Kansas and the various Colorado ditches may demand the release of water contained in their respective accounts, in- cluding those established in Section III herein, at any time at whatever rates they desire. (2) Releases of water from the accounts, including those established in Section III herein, may be made simultaneously with releases from conservation storage into the accounts. However, such simultaneous releases cannot create deficits in those accounts. (3) All such releases of account water from John Martin Reservoir to Colorado water users are subject to transit losses between John Martin Dam and the point of diversion from the Arkansas River, as determined by the Colorado Division Engineer, and the transit losses shall be borne by such releases. (4) Releases of Kansas aCcolUlt water shall be measured at the Stateline as provided in Compact Article V E (3) allowing appropriate arrival times. U transit losses occur, those losses shall be determined by the Colorado Division Engineer and a representative of the Kansas Division of Water Resources and shall be replenished from the Kansas transit loss account. In the event that such losses at the end of the delivery are greater than the total in the Kansas transit loss account, then the deficit shall be made up from the next available transfers of other water under Subsection III D. (5) The water users and the responsible officials of both Colorado and Kansas shall do their utmost to achieve maximwn beneficial use including calling for deliveries of Kansas account water during reasonable and favorable river conditions. When transit losses are deemed by the Colorado Division engineer to be excessive, he shall so advise the receiving entity. Conversely, when river conditions are favorable for a delivery to Kansas, he 9.90 percent 2.30 percent , , , , ,49,50 percent 19,80 percent 1.30 percent 2,40 5. IO percent 8.50 percent 1.20 percent '-42- J