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The Project Operations Committee consisted of representatives from those entities that identified by the Settlement Act, as amended, to receive a water allocation and the Bureau of Reclamation. This committee determined an appropriate entity to contract with Reclamation 4 forte operation, maintenance, and replacement (OM &R) of the Project Works and developed a 5 corn non understanding among the project beneficiaries of the appropriate level of annual 6 OM R activities to be performed on the Project Works to assure the Projects long term 7 oper itional integrity and public safety. This committee was essentially replaced by the 8 Ass ciation who subsequently entered into an OM &R contract with Reclamation. Ultimately, 9 the ssociation will oversee the ongoing OM &R activities of the Project Works, providing 10 con ultation and coordination among Association members on such items as annual OM &R 11 fun ing, maintenance schedules, and public safety issues. 12 13 14 15 4. MEASUREMENT AND RESPONSIBILITY FOR DISTRIBUTION OF STATUTORY WATER ALLOCATION The water released or bypassed for the State pursuant to this contract shall be measured 16 at t ie outlet works of Ridges Basin Dam, and/or in the Animas River at the Durango Pumping 17 Plait with measuring facilities installed by the United States as a part of the Project. Additional 18 poi is of diversion directly from Lake Nighthorse may be made in the future by the State after 19 co sultation and approval of the United States. Water delivered at these additional points of 20 di ersion on Lake Nighthorse shall be measured at those points of diversion by facilities 21 pr vided by the State or its subcontractors. Water will be available at the outlet works of Ridges 22 Ba sin Dam and /or the Animas River in such quantities as the State determines, subject to 23 limitations of the relevant facilities, to ensure that the State annually receives a 10