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<br />. <br /> <br />14'li' <br /> <br />~"'~G,- <br />~ <br />Without the ability to regulate summer flows, these same inefficient diversion practices by the <br /> <br />direct flow rights are occurring at the present time. The storage and release of this water to meet <br /> <br />an irrigation requirement would deplete the flow available to downstream water users and John <br /> <br />Martin Reservoir by the additional evaP5!!:.ationI.~ulting from storage in Trinidad Reservoir and <br /> <br />the amount of the irrigation requirement met when the water is released. Since a methodology <br /> <br />for determining the current real time irrigation requirement has not been developed, there is not <br />- ...... <br /> <br />sufficient data to determine the storable flow and the additional depletion that would result from <br /> <br />C?:::;,efj- <br />~.-.1 g....... JL. <br /> <br />reregulation of summer flows. The District has attained minor reregulation of summer flows by <br /> <br />;arying the opening and c1o~illg da!e.s.()ft~ejrrigatioll_season. <br />The inability to determine the depletions that would result from reregulation of summer <br /> <br /><<: <br /> <br />flows need not preclude reregulation of summer flow pursuant to condition (d). A substitute <br />. . <br /> <br />. water supply plan can be developed under Colorado water law for replacement of an appropriate <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />amount of water stored in Trinidad Reservoir and/or the amount of water stored limited by the <br /> <br />amount of water made available for substitution similar to the temporary amendment of the <br /> <br />operating principles for exchange of water for filling the enlarged fishery and recreation pool in <br /> <br />Ul ~tC. <br />~ <br />Condition (e): ' iI..f~Q..... <br />1.--,<-; ~J <br />"By storage in Trinidad Reservoir of all flood flows originating on the Purgatoire ~'Ic, ~ y'" <br /> <br />Trinidad Reservoir. <br /> <br />" <br /> <br />River above the reservoir other than those specified in condition (b) provided that <br /> <br />suitable replacement is made to John Martin Reservoir to the extent that such <br /> <br />storage in Trinidad Reservoir would result in material depletion of the inflow <br /> <br />from the Purgatoire River into John Martin Reservoir and interfere with its <br /> <br />27 <br />