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<br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />The shortage provisions of Article 11(8)(3) of the decree in <br /> <br /> <br />Arizona v. California shall thereupon become effective and <br /> <br /> <br />consumptive uses from the mainstream shall be restricted to <br /> <br /> <br />the extent determined by the Secretary to be required by <br /> <br /> <br />Section 30l(b) of Public Law 90-537. <br /> <br />IV. DEFINITIONS <br /> <br /> <br />(1) In addition to the definitions in Section 606 of P. L. 90-537, <br /> <br /> <br />the following shall also apply: <br /> <br /> <br />(a) "Spills," as used in Article II(3)(c) herein, means <br /> <br /> <br />water released from Lake Powell which cannot be utilized <br /> <br /> <br />for project purposes, including, but not limited to, the <br />generation of power and energy. <br />(b) "Surplus," as used in Article III(3)(b) herein, is <br />water which can be used to meet consumptive use demands <br />in the three Lower Division States in excess of 7,500,000 <br />acre-feet annually. The term "surplus" as used in these <br /> <br />Operating Criteria is not to be construed as applied to, <br /> <br />being interpretive of, or in any manner having reference to <br /> <br />the term "surplus" in the Colorado River Compact. <br /> <br />(c) "Net inflow to Lake Mead, "as used in Article III (3) <br /> <br />(b)(iv) and (c)(iii) herein, represents the annual inflow <br />to Lake Mead in excess of losses from Lake Mead. <br /> <br /> <br />(d) "Available capability," as used in Article II(4) herein, <br /> <br /> <br />means that portion of the total capacity of the powerplant <br /> <br /> <br />that is physically available for generation. <br /> <br />7 <br />