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modified in any manner that will cause an increase in target flow shortages, and c <br />wells in Nebraska that are constructed, enlarged, ( ) <br />o s part after the date of the Cooperative Agreement are opera into use in whole <br />does not cause an increase in target flow shortages at the critical habitat. manner that <br />re placement of depletions in Nebraska to flows at the critical habitat that �y u <br />comply with (b) and (c) above shall be from water that is in excess to target flov,s� to <br />shall not rely upon flows that occur at the Colorado - Nebraska state line resulting and <br />the operation of the Tamarack Plan or other rere ttng from <br />target species, or from'accretions attributable to olorado's facilities for the benefit of the <br />activities. The analysis of the impacts from wells in Nebraska to flows at the critical <br />habitat that is required by (b) and (c) above and as ritical <br />Attachment I to the Cooperative Agreement, shall be Provided provided thes Governance of <br />Committee and shall be based on scientifically sound assumptions <br />independently verifiable and made available to all si P and 'which are <br />these wells have been signatories. If the depletions from <br />Quantified as provided for above but are not fully replaced, <br />Colorado will add these depletions back into Grand Island gage flows for Purposes <br />determining when it may operate the Tamarack Plan without causin ease i of <br />target flow shortages at the critical habitat. An g an increase in <br />regarding the acceptability of information Any <br />these request <br />resolved dispute <br />majority of a panel of three experts in y a <br />appointed b P groundwater hydrology, one member to be <br />y the State of Colorado, one member to be appointed by the State of <br />Nebraska, and one member o be appointed by the De <br />who is an employee of the USGS. Pending completion �ee Of the e interior ( "DOI ") <br />regarding the acceptability of he concerning ion process <br />coordination with FWS, will continue too rate the Tamarack these wells, Colorado, in <br />for the purpose of meeting Colorado's commitment undr te Program, <br />consistent with and <br />- the requirements of state law and the South Platte River Compact. Suc <br />gram, subject only to <br />Operation shall be considered adequate for meeting h continued <br />With the Tamarack Plan. g any Such <br />milestones associated <br />C- Components of the Tamarack Plan may also be operated <br />the Purpose of providing Colorado's contribution to the Program to reregulate flows for <br />is described in Appendix A, Tab 3B, of the Proposed Alternative. f p��.depletions as <br />or other water facilities which may contribute to the T Participating wells <br />operated for purposes other than the pro Tamarack Plan may also be <br />under the Program and subject only to requirements enta with Colorado's commitment <br />River Compact, and the South Platte <br />For the purpose of these criteria, an "increase in target flow shortages" <br />against the flow conditions which exist as of the date of the Cooperative Agreement. <br />e <br />The Grand Island gage will be compared to routed amounts of water that <br />diverted by the Tamarack Plan. This routed diversion will utilize the la would be <br />factors that will be developed by the Water Technical Co g and loss <br />Committee during the <br />5 <br />