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<br />OPERATING CRITERIA FOR GREEN MOUNTAIN RESERVOIR' <br /> <br />Paragraph 6 of the October 5,1955, Stipulation and Decree (as amended on October 12, <br />1955, and filed with the United States District Court for the District of Colorado in civil <br />action Nos. 2782, 5016, and 5017) calls for the development and submission of operating <br />plans for Green Mountain Reservoir and are included as a part of this report. ParagrapJi <br />3.e.(11oithe llieen"Mountain Historic UsersPoj}l(HUP) O~erating:Criteria;:developetl <br />PUTS1lanti'0.'P~pJi:5;a. oithe Stipulirtionand!~greement;oflJieOrehard Mesa€l!~ <br />Caseo(:CaSetNo;"9fi~WZ47, Colo; Water Div. 51caJlSifjMheanlitlal!deVel6pmentoi amHlq <br />Operating' PlanwlU()1f!isincluded in the foUowing.criteria; . .. <br /> <br />The provisions that relate to the operation of Green Mountain Reservoir are contained in the: <br /> <br />Senate Document No. 80, 75th Congress, 1st Session <br />Consolidated Case Nos. 2782, 5016, and 5017 <br />October 12,1955, Stipulation and Decree <br />April 16, 1964, Stipulation and Decree <br />November 2, 1977, Memorandum Opinion and Order <br />February 9, 1978, Supplemental Judgment and Decree <br />December 22, 1983, Federal Register, Operating Policy as amended September 11, 1981il <br />September 4, 1996, Stipulation and Agreem~~t>flJie Orc~~esa Check Case,; Coli?! <br />Water Div. 5;9'I€W247 arnlattacfied~(LJR~rating..qitefi1i <br /> <br />Operations will be consistent with these provisions. <br /> <br />The criteria are listed below. <br /> <br />I. Winter ooeration (November-March) <br />a. Bypass inflow to supply downstream vested rights. <br /> <br />b. Replace water withheld by the CBT Project, as required. <br /> <br />c. Make required releases for west slope natural flow domestic <br />water users depletions. <br /> <br />d. Make required releases for contract water depletions. <br /> <br />'By the use of these criteria for current operating purposes, the United States does not <br />intend to imply any definition of rights and obligations. The order in which these criteria are <br />listed does not reflect any intended priority. <br /> <br />filename: CBT A0P98.DFT <br /> <br />30 <br /> <br />Preliminary Wortdng Draft July 8. 1999 <br />