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2 ARKANSAS RIVER COMPACT "aRTICLE I liThe major purposes of this Compact are to : "A. Settle existing disputes and remove causes of future controversy between the States o:f Colorado and Kansas, and between- citizens of ODe and citizens '.(If the other State, concerning the waters of the Arkansas River and their control, conservation and utilization for irrigation arid other benetl:cial purposes. "B. Equitably divide and apportion between the States of Colorado and Kansas the waters of the Arkansas River and their utilization as well as the benefits arising from the construction, operation and maintenance by the United States (If John Martin Reservoir Project for water conservation purposes. "ARTICLE II "The provisions of this Compact-are based on (1) the phY,sical and other con- ditions peculiar to the Arkansas .River and its natural drainage basin, and the nature and l.ocation of irrigation- and other developments and facilities in con~ nection therewith j (2) the opinion of the United States Supreme Court entered J;>ecember 6,' 1943, in the case of OoZorado v. Kansa8 (320 U. S. 383) concerning the relative rights of the respective States in and to the use of waters of the Arkansas River j and (3) the experience derived upder various interim executive agreements betwee'n the two States apportioning the waters released- from the .John Martin Reservoir as operated by the Corps of Engineers. "ARTIOLE III ~'As used in this Compact: "A., The ,word 'Stateline' means the geographical boundary line between Colorado and Kansas. jiB. ,The term 'waters of the Arkansas River' means the waters originating in the natural drainage basin of the Arkansas River, including its_ tributaries, up- stream from the Stateline, and excluding waters brought into the -Arkansas River basin from other river basins. "C. The term 'Stateline flow' means the flow of waters of the Arkansas River as determined by gaging stations located at or near the Stateline. The flow as de- termined by such stations, whether located i1),l Colorado or Kansas, shall be deemed to be the actual Stateline flow. . , "D. 'John Martin Reservoir Project' is the official name of the facility formerly known as Onddoa Reservoir Project, authorized' by the Flood Control Act of 1936, as amended, for construction, operation and maintenance by the War Department, -Corps of Engineers, later designated as the Corps of Engineers, Department of the Army, and herein referred to_ as the 'Corps of Engineer's': ~John Martin Reservoir' is the water storage spaee created by 'John Martin Dam'. "E. The 'flood control storage' is that porti6ll-of the total storage space in John Martin Reservoir allocated to flood control purposes. uF. The 'conservation po'ol' is that portion of the total storage space in John Martin Reservoir lying below the flood control storage. . "G. The 'ditches of Colorado Water District 67' are th()se ditches and canals which divert water from the ,Arkansas River or 'its tributaries downstream from John Martin Dam for irrigation use in Colorado. liB. The term 'river flow' means the sum of the flows of the Arkansas and the Purgatoire Rivers into John Martin Reservoir as determined by gaging stations appropriately located above said Reservoir. "I. The term 'the Administration' means the Arkansas River Compact Ad- ~inistrat1on established under Article VIII. "ARTICLE IV "Both States recognize that: "A. This Compact deals only with the waters of the Arkansas River as defined in Article III. ' "B. This Compact is not concerned with the rights, if any, of the State of New' Mexico or its citizens in and to the use in New Mexico of waters of Trinchera Creek or other tributaries of the Purgatoire River, a tributary 'of the Arkansas River. "0. (1) John Martin Dam will be operated by the Corps of Engineers to store and release the waters of the Arkansas River in 'and from John Martin Reservoir for its authorized purposes.