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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />lG~\) <br /> <br />(c) Storage in Trinidad Reservoir of the winter flows of the Purgatoire River <br />historically diverted for winter irrigation of project lands. <br /> <br />3. <br />values. <br /> <br />The maintenance of a minimum pool for enhancement of recreation and fishery <br /> <br />4. <br />capacities: <br /> <br />The construction of the Trinidad Dam and Reservoir with the following allocated <br /> <br />Flood Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . <br />Irrigation and M & I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . <br />Permanent fishery pool. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . <br /> <br />Joint use ** . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . <br /> <br />51,000 acre-feet <br />20,000 acre-feet <br />15,967 acre-feet* <br />39,000 acre-feet <br /> <br />Total capacity <br /> <br />125,967 acre-feet <br /> <br />* Original Congressional Allocation was 4,500 acre-feet <br />**For irrigation, M & I and sediment accumulation. <br /> <br />Article II - DEFINITION OF TERMS <br /> <br />Definition of terms as used herein: <br /> <br />1. "Re.ervoir" means the reservoir constructed on the Purgatoire River above the <br />City of Trinidad, Colorado. <br /> <br />2. "Di.trict" means the Purgatoire River Water Conservancy District, that entity <br />created and existing under laws of the State of Colorado to contract for repayment to the United <br />States of an appropriate share of the project costs allocated to the irrigation and M & I use. The <br />District shall also be the agency responsible for the regulation of irrigation and M & I water <br />supplies within the District boundaries in the manner set forth therein. <br /> <br />3. "Unu.ed Sediment Capacity" means that portion ofthe 39,000 acre-feet of <br />Reservoir capacity allocated to joint use but unoccupied by sediment at any given time. <br /> <br />4. "Irrigation Capacity" means the 20,000 acre-feet of Reservoir capacity allocated <br />to irrigation and M & I use plus the unsedimented portion of the joint use capacity. <br /> <br />5. "Permanent Fi.hery Pool Capacity" means the 15,967 acre-feet of Reservoir <br />capacity allocated to fishery and recreation. <br /> <br />6. <br /> <br />"Permanent Fi.hery Pool" means the quantity of water stored in the Permanent <br /> <br />2 <br /> <br />" <br />