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<br /> <br />lG'~' ,U <br /> <br />. (3) Winter wateI:...U_nder the direct flow rights shall be accounted_ <br />s~.a~a~ly from the 20,000 acre-f~~t Model storage right, shall be stored in the irrigation capacity <br />(initially about 59,000 acre-feet) an.<!..s~i1ll nq!..~~ diminished by any \Y~te!.~tored !InQ~Lt1!~,!Q8 <br />2!:Iority for the 20,000 acre-fe~t':M()d~L~J9Sllg~Iigl)t"'IlQI~h.!l!Ube 12Q~_[1rio.Jj!y for .20,00Q... <br />acre-feet be dimini,;hed by any amountofwater stored in winter water under the direct flow <br />rights. <br /> <br />1~ <br /> <br />3. District Operation - Irrigation Season <br /> <br />(a) During the irrigation season, except at such times as provided for in <br />IV.D.3.(c) below, the District shall exercise the direct flow water rights and the District storage <br />right only at such limes and to the degree necessary to assure: ,r . <br />~'1~-+' tLt..-..,v~_/......... <br /> <br />(1) That stream gains to the river below Trini..G Dam which are <br />divertible to the District irrigable area and such reservoir inflow which isl;~ailable to the District <br />for irrigation and M & I use will be equitably/allocated to the District irrtgable area as part oftheA <br />District water supply. " , . L' ,,_ 1 \ <br />~.\-.A...,....-t-\,- -<>-~ <br /> <br />(2) That the District storage rights can be fully exercised to store <br />reservoir inflow in excess of that bypass to the river as may be required under D.l.(a) and <br />D.3.(a)(1) above. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />(b) During the irrigation season, water stored in the irrigation capacity will be <br />released as needed to fulfill or partially fulfill the irrigation requirements of the District irrigable <br />are,", or, as designated by the City of Trinidad. made available for M & I purposes or the, <br />er anent fishe 001 as rovided in ara ra h B.3. of this Article. <br />=...tk~~-+----;;"\\o~ ~1:lr-w'''''-~~'c> <br />( c) Subiect to the special provisions of the Model and Hoehne contracts, <br />during the irrigation season, when the Irrigation capacity is empty as determined by the District, <br />the District will relinquish its exercise of the direct flow water rights provided that if the reservoir <br />inflow and stream gains below Trinidad Dam which are divertible to the District Irrigable area <br />exceed the Irrigation requirement and such excess is storable under the District storage right, the <br />District will resume the exercise of the direct flow rights and exercise of the District storage right <br />as in D.3.(a)(2) above. <br /> <br />4. Evaporation and ~eepage Losses <br /> <br />In the accounting for water in storage, evapo,ation and seepage losses due to <br />water stored in the irrigation capacity shall be determined using the most recent data available by <br />the Colorado State Engineer and the District with the cooperation of the operating agency. <br /> <br />Article V - FISHERY AND RECREATION <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />The permanent fishery pool shall be operated in !lccordance with the following principles: <br />