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.. , 0410 -4- Nlf) In order to accomplish the objectives set forth in the immediately preceding subdivision hereof, the same being lettered (0), each city undertakes to exercise due diligence, within legal limitations and subject to economic feasibility, To that end, the City and County of Denver and the City of Colorado Springs shall, respectively, submit to the Secretary of the Interior on or before Dccembcr 31st of each calendar year, beginning with the year 1957. a report showing by months for the water year ended Septembey 30th last past, the quantities of water diverted by the rcporting city from the Colorado River System, and whether and to what extent such water vms used directly or placed in storage. lifter each city commences use of Blue River water said report shall also show by months for the same period the quanti ties of return flow from their municip:l.l uses of such Colorado Idver' "!atGr accruing to the Sou.th Platte River and to Fountain Creek, respectively, a; measured at the <Jauging stations provided for herein. Each such report shall allJO show what steps, by legal action or othenvise, the reporting city has taken during the period covered by thc report to utiliz,e such return flow by exchange or otherwise to the extent water of the Colorado River System is included therein, so as to reduce or minimi ze the demands of such city upon Blue Ri vo r "lUte r. The Uni ted StatE,s of America reserves the dqht, at any time after use of Blue River' water com1nences hereunder, to apply to '.this Court for injunctive or other remedial orders, suspending or proportionately reducing diversions or imposing conditions upon the taking of Blue Rive'( water by the pal.ticular city, if the United States shall establish as a fact that the particular city has failed to exercise due diligence in taking, with respect to return flow of water of the Colorado River System, all steps ,.,hich, in view of legal limitations and economic feasibi Ii ty, might reasonably be requi red of suoh city in establishing, enforcing, utilizing or operating a plan designed to accomplish said reduction by such city of its Blue River water use. "(g) The City and County of Denver and the City of Colorado Springs will utilize Blue River "later for municipal purposes and no other within their metropolitan areas. Such metropolitan area shall be limited to such an area as is reasoi1ahly integ:(ated with the de- velopment of Denver or Colorado Springs, as the case may be. To the extent that those municipalities utilize water beyond their respective metropolitan areas from sources other than the Dlue River, or lease. or permit oUwrs to utilize waters from other sources for purposes other than municipal in character, the Blue River water diversions will be reduced pro tanto, Providecl that the limitations in this subparagraph shall not apply in the case where electrical energy is produced by such water as an incident to its use for municipal purposes.