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I I I : I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I OD25~~7 Colorado River below Lees Ferry and also parts of those States located outside the drainage area which are or shall hereafter be beneficially served by waters diverted from the Colorado River below Lees Ferry. Mainstream or mainstem: the main channel of the Colorado River, exclusive of tributaries, downstream from Lees Ferry within the United States, including the areas covered by reservoirs, wetlands, lakes, ponds, and backwaters; and the waters of the hydraulically connected aquifers which originated from the Colorado River or would be replaced by water from the Colorado River upon withdrawal. Master Schedule: the weekly schedule that shows the estimated daily diversions or releases of water at Imperial Dam: 1) to be delivered for use in the United States, including power generation at Siphon Drop Powerplant and Pilot Knob Powerplant, 2) to be used in the United States, as reasonably required, during such week for river regulation below Imperial Dam, 3) to be delivered to Mexico through the All-American Canal pursuant to the Mexican Treaty, and 4) to be delivered to Mexico, if any, under the Mexican Treaty by means other than through the All-American Canal. The master schedule is prepared each Wednesday for the upcoming week (Monday through Sunday). Mexican Treaty obligation: the United States obligation under the Mexican Water Treaty, Executive A, Seventy-eighth Congress, second session, a treaty between the United States of America and the United Mexican States, signed at Washington, D.C., on February 3, 1944, relating to the utilization of the waters of the Colorado and Tijuana Rivers and of the Rio Grande River from Fort Quitman, Texas, to the Gulf of Mexico; Executive H, Seventy-eighth Congress, second session, a protocol signed at Washington, D.C., on November 14, 1944, supplementary to the Mexican Water Treaty and obligations associated with Minutes of the IBWC adopted pursuant to said treaty. Northerly International Boundary: that portion of the boundary between Mexico and the United States that is delineated by the border between Mexico and the State of California that extends westerly from the Colorado River. Perfected right: a water right acquired in accordance with State law, which right has been exercised by the actual diversion of a specific quantity of water for beneficial use that has been applied to a defined area of land or to definite municipal or industrial works, and includes water rights created by the reservation of mainstream water for the use of Federal establishments under Federal law whether or not the water has been put to beneficial use or used continuously. Permanent service: the perpetual right to use Colorado River water pursuant to an entitlement, subject to the restrictions or conditions of other relevant law. PIT Tag: a passive integrated transponder (PIT) tag. Electronic glass sliver containing computer chip and coil of wire used to identify individual fishes. Computer chip has ten- 205