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. . 1 G 7 :L ~cwJ- ~ U~ylU<t . ' <', 1. Water for the initia~ filling~nd for replacing evaporation and seepage losses will be i1cquired by the State of Colorado without interference to the District water supply and without interference to usable Stateline flows, or without additional cost to the district or the United States for the Trinidad Project as envisioned in H.D. No. 325. In the specific case of the 11.467 acre-feet l,lIocated to the permanent fishery pool pursuant to the Final Environmental Assessment for Revisi >n of the Water Control Manual to Allocate Excess Storae:e in Trinidad Lake. Las Animas c.>untv. Colorado. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, dated September 1994, the initial filling shall only be made using waters imported into the Arkansas River basin froJ!l other river basins. either bv direct importation or by exchange pursuant to the laws of Colorado. .Ihe initial filling and the replacemen~ of evaporation and seepage shall be made accordiJ!g.!l:lJ.he f2'!.o.,:"lng procedures: (a) All water rights on the Purgatoire River downstream of Trinidad Reservoir will be satisfied during the period o.fany exchang~;'-' .----~ (b) Prior to any exchange, the specific source ?f imp~.!1ed o~ native water, as limited by the Operating Principles for Trinidad Dam and Reservoir Project, as amended, will be verified by the Colorado State Engineer; ( c) For each acre-foot of native water stored in Trinidad Reservoir by exchange, the Colorado Division of Parks will deliver an acre-foot ofIdentifiable Imported water, or native water whose consumptive use'hasbeen determined by final decree ofthe Cotora(f<)~- Water Court, to the Arkansas at Las Animas gauging station; (d) Transit losses between the source of supply for an exchange and the Las Animas gauge will be determined and assessed by the Colorado State Engineer. usipg thJL "Livingston Method" or other suitable means, to assure that a "one for one" exchange is accomplished. The Colorado State Engineer will report and account contemporaneously and annually to the Arkansas River Compact Administration on the initial filling and replacement of evaporation and seepage in the permanent fishery pool. 2, In the accounting for water in storage, evaporation and seepage losses due to the permanent fishery pool shall be determined using the most recent data available by the Colorado State Engineer and the District with the cooperation of the operating agency. ~5',<~.,,~.~~ 4,~+;-+\...,.\";l;.~.~",~,~",1 .0.;:;:1(( (;;,~~ ~ ~ t.,-Io........k~ ~,~- (? There shall never be any release or transfer of water from the permanent fishery pool exc,~pting by necessitv of dam safety or flood emergenqy O(2NJltions..as determined by the CorJ's of Engineers. District Engineer. Article VI - REVIEW AND AMENDMENT . These operating principles may be subject to review and amendment not more than once a year at the request of any of the parties' signatory; provided, that at least one review shall be