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Reservoir, and in the Purgatoire river at Las Animas to supply users in ColorJ.do Water District 67 and in Kansas. Also on this same date, notice to the State Engineer was given that unless a change of conditions justified modification or c;lllcellation that commencing on July 21, 19S() Colorado would return to priority administration. On July 11, because of inflows into the Reservoir, the time \V~\S extended f", four (4) days horn July 21,19.16 to July 2.1, 1956, On July 1.1, the time was further extended for three (3) days from July 15, 1956 to July 18, 1956, The Reservoir was empty July 30, 19.16 at 3 :00 P,M, (e) Early Sunday, August 19, 19.16, heavy lains south of the Arkansas river ClU5Cd rllnntf pclow the dam and stor;~ge \\'(lS cvident a.t John Martin Rc.~cr\'oir when the gates were closed at 6 :00 A.M. The Administration in accordance with Article IV, Section 3 (b) of the By-L1WS detcrminecl thdt thae was in John Martin Reservoir and in the Purgatoire River water available August 19, 1956 for release to water llsers in Kansas and Colorado Water District 67 as providC'd in the Compact and notkc \\';)5 given the St;Jtc EllginL'L'r ()f Cnlo- raJo tll this effect, as provided in Article V~F of the Compact. (d) all Au~ust 27. 1956. the AJministrcttion in ;1...:(:urJ~Ulc(: \1.'id1 Article: N, Section (b) of the By-Laws, deCIded that at thc currcnt rate of rek;i';;c, tht' State Engineer of Colorado .5hould be notified that the Re.::crvoir w(lulJ soon be empty. So, on this date the StJ.te Engineer of Color<ldo was Ilotified that on August 31, 1956, unless a change of conditions justified cancellation or modifiC?tion of that notice, priority ;ttlministration would commence. and decreed rights of water users in Colorado would he administered hv Colllr<ldo under Article V~F ()f the Compact. . . The Rc~rvoir WrlS emptied September 2, 1956 at 6: 30 A.M. The ;lbove Findings and Notifications were in form similar to those published in the Fifth Annual Arkansas River Compact Administration Report of 1953, Appendix "c." Respectfully submitted, ARKANSAS RIVER COMPACT ADMINISTRATION HANS KRAMER, Chairman and RepreSent~ltjve of the United States IVAN C. CRAWFORD, HARRY B. MENDENHALL, HARRY C. N E"tUS, Colorado Members of the Administration \VILLJAM E. LEAVITT, R, V. SMRHA. ROLAND H. TATE, Kansas Members of the Administration. Lamar, Colorado December 11. 1956, ]]