Final Draft ALP Marketing Supply and Demand Study

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4.015 Allocations of Project water supply shall be based on the current water year
without regard to the volume of water used by a Project participant in previous
years.
5 Water Supply Shortages. The Management Committee shall establish procedures for
the allocation of the Project water supply in times of shortage consistent with the
following principles:
5.01 The Project shall be operated to deliver to all Project participants their respective
Statutory Water Allocations whenever possible.
5.02 Shortages in the Project water supply shall generally be allocated among the
Project participants in proportion to their Statutory Water Allocations, taking
account of the needs of all Project participants and the desirability of securing a
firm, reliable water supply for present and future use by Project participants.
5.03 Whenever River Water is not sufficient to satisfy the flow requirement for all the
Project participants requesting the delivery of all or a portion of their Project
water. the River Water shall be allocated to those Project participants that can use
Project water directly from the river. In such case, the flow requirement of those
Project participants that cannot use Project water directly from the river shall be
satisfied from storage.
5.04 Whenever the River Water is not sufficient to satisfy the flow requirement of all
of those Project participants that can use Project water directly from the river, the
River Water shall be allocated by the Management Committee among those
Project participants, taking account of Paragraph 5.02 and the facts slid
circumstances at the time in order to optimize the Project water supply to all
Project participants. Any shortage may be satisfied from storage consistent with
Paragraph 4.03.
5.05 The Management Committee may establish annual conservation measures in an
effort to maintain carryover storage for subsequent years.
6 Fixed OM &R Costs. The Management Committee shall establish procedures for the
assessment and collection of fixed OM &R costs consistent with the following principles:
6.01 Each Project participant shall be assessed annually its projected share of the
annual fixed OM &R costs and shall pay such charges within a reasonable time
period in advance of the water year.
6.02 Fixed OM &R costs shall be allocated as follows:
Southern Ute Indian Tribe 35.5%
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