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<br />2 OC1053
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<br />ARKANSAS RIVER COMPACT
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<br />"ARTICLE I
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<br />"The major purposes of this Compact are to :
<br /><CA. Settle exl~tlng disputes and remove causes of future controversy between
<br />the States of Colorado and 'Kansas, und between citizens of one aud citizens
<br />vf the other State, concerning. the waters of the Al'liansas River and their control,
<br />conservation and utilization for irrigation and -other beneficial purposes.
<br />"B. Equitably divide and apportion between the States of Oolorado and Kansas
<br />the waters of the Arkansas River fiud their utilization as well as the benefits
<br />arising from the construction, operation aud maintenance by the United States
<br />of John Martin Reservoir Project for water conservatio.ll purposes.
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<br />"ARTICLE II
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<br />UThe provisions of this Compact are based on -(1) the .physical and other con-
<br />ditions peculiar to the Arkansas River and its. natural drainage basin, and the
<br />nature and location of irrigation and other developments and facilities in con-
<br />nection therewith i (2) the opinion of the United States Supreme Court entered
<br />December 6, 1948, in the case of Oolorado v. Kansas (320 U. S. 383) concerning
<br />the relative rights of the respective States in and to the use of waters of_ tile
<br />Arkansas' River-; and (3) the experience derived under various interim executive
<br />agreements between the two States appo,rtioning the waters released from the
<br />John Martin Reservoir as operated by the Oorps of Engineers.
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<br />"ARTICLE _ III
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<br />lIAs used in this Compact:
<br /><lA. The word 'Stateline' means the geographical boundary line between
<br />Colorado and Kansas.
<br />liB. The term 'waters of the Arkansas River' means the waters originating in
<br />the natural drainage basin of the Arkansas River, including its tributaries, up-
<br />stream from the Stateltne, and excluding waters brought into the Arkansas
<br />River basin from other river basins.
<br />ICC. The term 'StateUne flow' means the flow of waters of the Arkansas River as
<br />determined by gaging stations located at or near the StateUne. The ftow as de-
<br />termined by such stations, whether located iIlJ Colorado or Kansas, shall be
<br />deemed to be the actual Stateline flow.
<br />"D. 'John Martin Reservoir Project'. is the official name of the facility formerly
<br />known as Caddoa ReserVOir Project, -authoi'izedr by the Flood Oontrol Act of
<br />1936, as amended, for construction, operation aud maintenance by the War
<br />Department, COrps of ]jlngineers, lat.er designated as the Corps of Engineers,
<br />P.epRl'tment of the Army, and herein referred to as the 'Corps of Engineers'.
<br />~John Martin Reservoir' is the water storage space created by- 'John Martin
<br />Dam'.
<br />"E. The 'flood control storage' is that portion of the total storage space in John
<br />Martin Reservoir allocated to flood control purposes.
<br />uF. The 'conservation poor is that portion of the total storage space in John
<br />Martin Reservoir lying below the flood control storage.
<br />"G. The 'ditches of Colorado Water District 67' are those ,ditches and canals
<br />which divert water from the Arkansas River or its tributaries downstream from
<br />John Martin Dam for irr~gat1on use in Colorado.
<br />"H. The term 'dver flow' means the sum of the flows of the Arkansas and
<br />the Purgatoire Rivers into John Martin Reservoir -as determined by gaging
<br />stations appropriately located above said Reservoir.
<br />"I. The term 'the Administration' means the Arkansas River Compact Ad--
<br />ministration established under Article VIII.
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<br />"ARTICLE IV
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<br />"Both States recognize_ that:
<br />"A. This Compact deals only with the waters' of the Arkansas River as defined
<br />In Article III,
<br />"B. This Compact.is not concerned with the rights, if any, of the State of New
<br />Mexico or its citizens in and to the use in New Mexico of waters of Trinchera
<br />Creek or other tributaries of the Purgatoire River, a tributary of the Arlmllsas
<br />River.
<br />"0. (1) John Martin Dam will be operated by the .corps of Engineers to store
<br />and release the waters of the Arkansas River in and from John Martin Reservoir
<br />for its authorized purposes.
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