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<br />- 11"/ <br />,,,II l" '" <br /> <br />REPUBUCAN 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. I) <br />2. Remove all present and future controversy (Art. I) <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 the efficient use of water and in <br />the control of floods (Art. I) C <br /> <br />Salient Provisions: <br /> <br />1. Allocation of waters are based on a computation of average, annual virgin water supply in <br />tbe respective streams. (Art. ill) <br />2. Colorado is allocated the beneficial use of tbe following waters on an annual basis: <br /> <br />North Fork of tbe Republican <br />Arikaree River <br />South Fork of tbe Republican <br />Beaver Creek <br /> <br />10,000 AF <br />15,400AF <br />25,400 AF <br />3,300 AF <br /> <br />Total <br /> <br />54,100 AF <br /> <br />plus the entire supply of Frenchman Creek and Red Willow Creek in Colorado. (Art. IV) <br />3. Kansas is allocated on an annual basis 190,300 AF of beneficial consumptive use and <br />Nebraska 234.500 AF. (Art. IV) <br />4. No provision is made for any debit or credit system, but provisions are made for <br />;,,~~-::~;,-'.~.:~readjustmeDt;.~t~!~f~~~~..j:jmYkt.tb~.:.vaty more.~an .J~-~:th~~';,:,;;:~::;-;ri.~ <br />-. -, . "_. set fortb in tbe Co"mpacL- ReaD6ci.tions "can bemade on these readjusted flows:' (Art.~III)'_.-; .;' .~ <br /> <br />9 <br />