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3. No volume of water in the Reservoir is designated for piscatorial releases to the
stream. The Piscatorial Agreement requires only that inflow into the Reservoir be
bypassed under certain conditions.
IV. Operating Principles and Reservoir Release Schedule During a Compact Call
LPWCD agrees to the following principles regarding reservoir operations when a New Mexico
Compact call is in effect:
I . The parties agree that Colorado's obligations under Article II.2 of the Compact are
not affected by the existence or operation of the Reservoir or this Agreement or
whether the Compact Pool is empty, and the CDWR retains authority to take
actions necessary to fulfill such obligations.
2. Compact Pool. The parties agree that if the flow at the Interstate Station, as
described in Article I of the Compact, is less than one -half the flow at the
Hesperus Station, as described in Article I of the Compact, and the La Plata River
is being administered such that an attempt to deliver water for Compact purposes
from the upper La Plata River to the lower River would be futile as determined by
the Division Engineer, the Division Engineer may call for the release of water
from the Compact Pool to satisfy the requirements of Article II.2 of the Compact.
District Pool. Water shall be released from the District Pool at the sole direction
of the LPWCD and in compliance with Colorado law. The LPWCD may rely on
such releases to support in priority exchanges to provide supplemental irrigation
water supply for La Plata ditches, and such releases from the District Pool shall, at
the direction of the LPWCD, be accounted for as exchanges for that purpose.
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