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review, for the protection of the roundtail chub in the Lower La Plata River. The storage of
er in the Reservoir shall be controlled by the priority system and the terms and conditions of
NCD's decreed water rights for the Reservoir.
Reservoir Pools
Reservoir shall have two designated pools for annual Reservoir operations and accounting:
I . A Compact Pool of 300 acre-feet. The Compact Pool is to fill first, to a maximum
of 300 acre -feet, and be used to help meet Compact obligations when River
conditions are such that an attempt to deliver water for Compact purposes from
the upper La Plata River to the lower River would be futile. During periods of
futile conditions as determined by the Division 7 Engineer, Colorado ditches will
be entitled to divert and utilize water in the upper La Plata River as has been the
historic practice. The Compact pool will be used to supplement the flows in the
lower La Plata River and its tributaries to assist in meeting New Mexico's
Compact entitlement.
2. A District Pool, defined as the annual volume difference between the maximum
amount of water in physical storage in the Reservoir and the Compact Pool. The
District Pool is to fill second to the Compact Pool and is to be used to provide
supplemental irrigation water to La Plata River water rights in priority by
exchange, water banking, direct delivery or augmentation, and by delivering
water to the Lower Index Gage in lieu of curtailing existing water rights.
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