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. I ., I .,-\ !'- , .:) ..--4 e, the aggregate gain in the amount of water in storage. prior to the time or (~; spill, in reservoirs above San Marcial constructed after 1929. provided, further, that if the Commissioners for the States having accrued credits authorize the release or part, or all, of such credits in advance of spill. the amount so released shall be deemed to constitute actual spill. In any year in which there is e.otual spill of usable water, or at the time of hypothetical spill thereof, all accrued debits of Colorado. or New Mexioo, or both, at the beginning 01' the year shall be cancelled. In any year in whioh the aggregate of acorued debits of Colorado and New Mexioo exoeeds the minimum unfilled oapaoity of project storage, suoh debits shall be reduced proportionally to an aggregate amount equal to suoh minimum unfilled capaoity. To the extent that accrued oredits are impounded in reservoirs between San Marcial and Courchesne, and to the extent that accrued debits are im- pounded in reservoirs above San Maroial, such credits and debits shall be reduced annually to compensate for evaporation losses in the proportion that such oredits or debits bore to the total amount of water in such reservoirs during the year. ARTICLE VII. Neither Colorado nor New Mexioo shall inorease the amount of water in storage in reservoirs oonstructed after 1929 whenever there is less than 400.000 aore feet of usable water 1n project storage, provided, that if the aotual releases of usable water from the beginning of the calendar year tl>llow1ng the effective date of this Compaot. or from the beginning of the oalendar year following actual spill, have aggregated more than an average of 790,000 acre feet per annum, the time at which such minimum stage is reached shall be adjusted to compensate for the difference between the total aotual release and releases at suoh average rate. provided, further. that ColoradO. or New Mexioo, or both, may relinquish acorued credits'at any time, and Texas may aooept suoh relinquished water. and in such eTent the state, or states, so relinquishing shall be entitled to store water in the amount of the water so relinquished. ARTICLE VIII. Dur~ the month of January or any year the Commissioner for Texas may demand of Colorado and NeW Mexioo, and the COIIII!.issioner for New Mexioo may demand of Colorado, the release of water from storage reservoirs oon- struoted after 1929 to the amount of the aoorued debits of Colorado and New Mexioo, respectively. and suoh releases shall be made b.1 each at the greatest rate praotioable under the conditions then prevailing. and in proportion to the total debit of each, and in !lJIlounts, limited by their aocrued debits, sufficient to bring the quantity of usable water in pro- jeot storage to 600.000 acre feet by March first and to maintain this quantity in storage until April thirtieth, to the en'd that a normal re- lease of 790,000 aore feet may be made from projeot storage in that year.