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. . . lG4Ci C. District Water Supply ~ fr~ 1. That water supply ofthe Purgatoire River subject to District administration for irrigation and M & I use within the District, defined as the District water supply, consists of; " (a) The water stored under the District storage ri€tht in the irrif?:ation capacity. (initially about 59,000 acre feet). (b) The stream gains to the Purgatoire River below Trinidad Dam that are V divertible to the District irrigable area for irrigation through the District's exercise of the water rights listed in IVAI. (c) That portion of the reservoir inflow at/Trinidad Dam which isc~v~il~~l~_t~ ,/ the District during the irrigation season through the District's exercise of the water nghts lIsted Ill, -- . IVA.I.. J wF,..,p v(d) Any water acquired by the District and stored in the irrigation capacity of \ A'--, thereseryoir by exchwlgeorsubstltution. ' " .. . 2. The District water supply will be allocated by the District to the ditches within the District to provide each acre of the District irrigable area an eauitable share of the District water I supply after allowance has been made for individual ditch transportation losses, provided such ~ allocation wi I not exceed the irri ation re uirements at the farm head ate su ~ect to the special ~ pro~sion~ofth~ Hoehne and MQdeLc9ntracr.r:::> J'==--=::-~ v-Q...A_~ D. Operation and Exercise of Water Rights The principles governing operation of the irrigation capacity and the District's exercise of / the assigned direct flow water rights listed under IV A. I. and the District storage right are hereinafter set f9rth as they apply tO,operations during either the non-irrigation season or irrigation season. . I. Non-interference with Downstream Water Rights 'I\-;~JW; v ?7-7 " \ (a) Bvpasses to the river shall be made at any time during the year to satisty downstream senior rights as ordered by the Colorado State Engineer to the extent that such demands are not met by stream gains or otherwise satisfi,ed but are limited to the extent as determined by the Colorado State En@;ineer to actually benefit such rights without unnecessary waste through channel losses. / / (b) Reservoir inflow in excess of the amount stored under the transferred Model right may be detained in the reservoir at. such times as John Martin Reservoir is reasonably expected to spill; to the extent that John Martin Reservoir would have spilled, such detained water 8