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• Board Meeting Date: 7/22/2008
• Description: WSP Section - Animas-La Plata Project - Further Discussion on Operating Entity Agreements and State Participation and Discussion on State Purchase of its Allocations in Ridges Basin Reservoir
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

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Exhibit A
CONCEPTS AND PRINCIPLES
FQR THE ~P~RATIDIri AND
ALLOCATION QF THE qNT&R COSTS
Off' THE A~iIMAS-LA PLATA PRQJECT
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