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<br />. <br /> <br />') <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />1"1 '.' <br />\J ',~ <br /> <br />3. Any infloH, other than that stored for irrigation use, <br />temporarily retained beloH the bottom of the flood <br />control capncity for flood control purposes, shall be <br />released by the operating agency at such a rate, time, <br />and quantity as may be ordered by the Colorado State <br />Engineer, but Hithinnondamaging floH in the channels <br />below the reservoir. <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />Article IV - IRRIGATION <br /> <br />Administration of the irrigation canacitv in Trinidad Rese.rvoir and <br />the distribution of Hal-~r to the District irrip,able area "1il1 be <br />made by the District in accordance Hith House Document No. 325, <br />84th Congress, 2d Session, and these operating principles. Agree- <br />ments, satisfactory to the Secretary of the Interior, shall be <br />entered into betHeen the District and the ditch companies and other <br />OHners of affected Hater rights to insure that these principles and, <br />the operation described herein shall be adopted. <br /> <br />The principles and provisions under which the District will admin- <br />ister Hater supplies to the District irrigable area are contained <br />in the fol101;ing four parts of this Article: '~']ater Rights", <br />"Limits of La.nd .und Hntcr Uscll, IIDistrict Hater Supply", and <br />ItOpcration and Ex.~rcise. of Hater Rights". <br /> <br />A. Hater Rights <br /> <br />Accomplishment of the following conditions is necessary under <br />the laHs of the State of Colorado to provide the District ",ith <br />the right to regulate the flows of the Purgatoire River in the <br />manner described herein: <br /> <br />1. The \.mter users Hithin the District. shall assign <br />the right to the exercise of all the decreed direct <br />[loH ",ater rights ",ithin the District boundaries to <br />the Distrie~ for administration by the District at <br />such times and to the degree outlined in these <br />principles. The right to the exercise of the follow- <br />ing water rights, all in Water District No. 19, shall,' <br />be so assigned. <br /> <br />2. <br /> <br />Haters of the Purgatoire River shall be stored by the, <br />District in the irrigation capacity of Trinidad Reservoir <br />under rights created under Colorado ~aw; said rights, <br />defined as the District storage right, include: <br /> <br />(a) The Hodel storage right, being the right <br />to store 20,000 acre-feet of water from <br />the floHs of the Purgatoire River, under <br /> <br />5 <br />