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<br />d. If the basin-wide recovery and implementation program is successfuL the <br />environmental account would be operated, in consultation with the Bureau of <br />Reclamation, by the same manager that would be working with the envirornnental account <br />in Lake McConaughy. If the program is not successful, the account would be operated <br />by the Bureau of Reclamation. The water in the account would be released as determined <br />by the manager and/or the Bureau in a manner consistent with Wyoming water law and <br />the North Platte Decree. <br /> <br />e. Subject to the appropriate approvals and conveyance losses, Wyoming J <br />water law can assure delivery of the storage water to the WyominglNebraska state line. <br />Beyond the state line, it becomes Nebraska's responsibility to protect the water and <br />administer delivery of the water for the benefit of endangered species and habitat in <br />Central Nebraska. - " "-, - , , <br /> <br />4. The State of Wyoming would retain the remaining 20,000 acre feet of the <br />enlargement capacity to provide municipal water to North Platte communities through <br />contract agreements which would provide the respective muncipalities with a storage <br />account within the 20,000 acre foot muncipal account in Pathfinder Reservoir. <br /> <br />a. Water would accrue to the municipal account as an equal priority partner <br />to other reservoir uses. The 20,000 account is 1.87% (20,000/l ,070,000) of the active <br />capacity of Pathfinder Reservoir. Therefore, the account would accrue 1.87% of the <br />inflow that is storable under the 1904 storage right. If the 1.87% inflow results in the <br />account being filled, the inflow would be allocated to other priority uses within the basin <br />or flow downstream. <br /> <br />b. The account could not contain more than 20,000 acre feet at anyone time. <br />For example, if at the end of a water year, which is defined as October I to September 30, <br />5,000 acre feet of water was in the account, the account could only accrue 15,000 acre <br />feet under its priority fill during the forthcoming water year. <br /> <br />c. The account would be assessed its proportionate share of evaporation <br />losses based on the storage water in the account. Ifthere is a need to evacuate storage <br />space before the reservoir is filled, the account would be debited its proportionate share of <br />the amount evacuated and would be credited its proportionate share in the same manner as <br />other uses when the reservoir is refilled. <br /> <br />d. The storage water would be used to supplement Wyoming municipalities' <br />water rights. If the surface or hydrologically connected ground water rights, or a portion <br />thereof, are regulated due to a priority call, that community, subject to state law, could <br />continue to divert to meet its municipal demands and its depletions would be replaced <br />from its contracted portion of the municipal account subject to the following conditions: <br />