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<br />OOu5~'1< <br /> <br />December 17,1997 <br />DRAFT <br /> <br />Repayment for exceeding the 3.85 MAF limit (as reduced to reflect <br /> <br />any transfers) occurs as follows: <br /> <br />. First, any water used on lands that exceed the maximum <br /> <br />eligible acreage within the third priority. <br /> <br /> <br />. Second, total overuse in the third priority will be repaid in <br /> <br /> <br />succeeding year(s) and allotted among the agencies as <br /> <br /> <br />follows: (this key issue is being worked on). <br /> <br />. The third priority agencies will develop means of administering <br /> <br />their respective repayment obligations. <br />o Overrun Accountina - The Plan proposes a process for reconciling actual <br />use with allotted use on an annual basis, with Lake Mead storage being <br /> <br />used temporarily. An annual overrun by any entitlement holder will be repaid <br /> <br /> <br />by .wet water" reductions approved and scheduled by the Secretary of the <br /> <br />Interior over the following <br /> <br />year(s). The maximum allowable accrual <br />percent of the entity's entitlement. <br /> <br />of an overrun is limited to <br /> <br />Repayment will not be required if flood control or level 1 releases occur from <br /> <br />Lake Mead during the repayment period. <br />o Credit for Unmeasured Retum-flows - The Plan assumes that the Secretary <br /> <br />of the Interior will give credit for all unmeasured return flows. <br /> <br />o Reasonable and Beneficial Use -- The California agencies will cooperate <br /> <br />with the Bureau of Reclamation and the California Department of Water <br /> <br />c:L\44pIrv17.wpd <br /> <br />15 <br />