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\=- ,- i= shall so advise the Kansas Water Commissioner. F. EV3JX}ration charges shall be made against water stored in the accounts, including those established in Section III, herein, and the Kansas transit loss accoWlt, using formulas and procedures approved by the Colorado Division Engineer and a representative of the Kansas Division of Water Resources and using, when available, pan evaporation data provided by the Corps of Engineers. The evaporation charges shall be prorated amongst conservation storage and the accounts according to the amounts in them. G. In the event that runoff conditions occur in the Arkansas River basin upstream from John Martin Reservoir that cause water to spill physically over the project's spillway, then water stored in the accounts granted in Section III shall spill before the accounts granted in Section II, both of which shall spill before conservation pool water. The amount of spill from the accounts shall be prorated amongst them according to the amounts in them at the beginning of spill. During limes of spill, the permanent pool shall occupy flood control space as provided. in the Administration's Resolution of August 14, 1976, and Public Law 89-298. - III. Other Water for ReguJatiOIl by John Martin Reservoir: A. The Amity may store such water as it could otherwise divert from the Arkansas. River for storage. in the Great Plains Reservoir system in its account granted in Section 11, herein. This water will be in addition to water released into the Amity account under Section II, herein. B. An accotmt for the Fort Lyon Canal is hereby granted in John Martin Reservoir for agricultural purposes only. The Fort Lyon Canal may deliver water into said ?-ccount under an approved Pueblo winter storage plan subject to the limitations that total quantity in the account at any time cannot exceed 20.000 acre- feet and that the delivery cannot include water thai otherwise would have accumulated in conservatlon storage. The Fort Lyon may use water in this accOlmt for exchange with existing priorities. However, this accoWlt shall not be used in any manner to increase the permanent recreation pool. either by exchange, transfer, change of use, or otherwise. In the event that water accumulated in this account has not been completely released by the end of the compact year, then that water shall become conservation storage controlled by Subsection II A, herein. C. An account for the Las Animas Consolidated Canal Company is hereby granted in John Martin Reservoir for agriculturaJ purposes only. The Las Animas Consolidated Canal Company may deliver water into said account under an approved Pueblo winter storage plan subject to the limitations that total quantity ill the account at any time cannot exceed 5,000 acre-feet and that the delivery cannot include water that otherwise would have accwnulated in conservation storage. The Las Animas Consolidated may use water in this account for exchange with existing priorities. However, this account shall not be used in any manner to increase the permanent recreatlon pool, either by exchange, transfer, change of use, or otherwise. In the event -43-