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such agreements, upon the basis of respective priority de- crees, as against each other, in said District (Article V F). (c) During such times as there is water in storage in the con- scrvation pool of John Martin Reservoir and water is avail- able for release from such storage, or from river flows which may be passed through such reservoir under the provisions of the Compact, he shall administer all rights now or here- after decreed to water users diverting upstream from John Martin Dam on the basis of relative priorities in the same manner in which their respective priority rights were admin- istered before John Martin Dam began to operate, as against each oth("r and without regard to any priority rights in COlD- raclo \Vater District Number 67 (Article V F). (d) He shall furnish pertinent factual data to the Administration upon its request; and he is required to supervise the installa- tion of me;lsuring devices required hy the Administration uncler Article VIII G (J) of the Compact. (e) He shall collaborate, on behalf of his State, in provicling such available facilities, equipment and other assistance as the Ad- ministration may need to carry out its duties, in accordance with thc provisions of Article Vlll F of the Compact. Rules and Regulations Based on the foregoing delineation of authority and responsibili- tics, and v..'ith the approval of the Corps of Engineers, these Rules and Regulations for the administration of the Compact are adopted by the Aclminimation, pursuant to Article V E (6) and VIII B (I) of Ihe Cnmpact and in accordance with Article VI of the By-Laws of the Administration: I. Under the general direction of the Administration, the Opera- tlUns CommitteE'. set up under Article V of the. By-Laws of the. Ad- ministration, shall have supervision over these Rules and Regulations governing the storage and rckasc of water from the conservation pool of the John Martin Reservoir and over such other Arkansas River illtcrstat~ administration and operation between the States of Colorado and Kansas as come within the purview of the Compact. 2. The Administration hereby delegates to the Secretary of the Ad- ministration, acting under the direct supervision of the Operations Committee, the following duties and functions: (a) (I) To receive calls from an authorized representative of the water users in Colorado and in Kansas for rclca~cs and reduction in releases of water in storage in the conservation pool of John Martin Reservoir and of river flow through such reservoir, under the provisisms of the Compact; (2) to as- certain from day to day and from time to time the total quantities of water available and required to fulfill such calls; (3) to request the Reservoir Manager of John Martin Dam and Reservoir of the Corps of Engineers to make releases and 22