WSP08048

• File Number: 8180.800
• Description: Purgatoire River Project
• Basin: Arkansas
• Water Division: 2
• Date: 6/15/1954
• Title: Review Report on Survey for Flood Control on Purgatoire River - Colorado - Summary and Recommendations of Report
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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into John Martin Reservoir and interfere with its
operation as established by the Arkansas River Compact.
The District Engineer states that operation of the
proposed Trinidad Reservoir Project for irrigation in
accordance with the first three basic conditions as

outlined by the Bureau of Reclamation is economically
justified, has engineering feasibility, and would not
result in material depletion of. the Purgatoire River

inflow to John Martin Reservoir, in compliance with

Article IV-D of the Arkansas River Compact which reads

as follows:

"This Compact is not intended to
impede or prevent future beneficial develop-
ment of the Arkansas River basin in Colorado

and Kansas by Federal or State agencies, by

private enterprise, or by combinations thereof,
which may involve construction of dams, reservoirs

and other works for the purposes of water

utilization and control, as well as the improved
or prolonged functioning of existing works:

Provided, that the waters of the Arkansas River,
as defined in Article III, shall not be materially
depleted in usable quantity or availability for use
to the water users in Colorado and Kansas under this

Compact by such future development or construction."