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<br /> <br />D. Operation and Exercise of Water Rights <br /> <br /> <br />The principles governing operation of the irrigation capacity and <br /> <br /> <br />the District's exercise of the assigned direct flow water rights <br /> <br /> <br />l1sted under IV.A.1. and the District storage right are herein- <br /> <br /> <br />after set forth as they apply to operations during the entire year <br /> <br /> <br />as well as to operations during either the non-irrigation season or <br /> <br /> <br />irrigation season. <br /> <br /> <br />1. Non-interference with Downstream Water Rights <br /> <br /> <br />(a) Bypasses to the river shall be made at any time during the <br /> <br /> <br />year to satisfy downstream senior rights as ordered by the <br /> <br /> <br />Colorado State Engineer to the extent that such demands are <br /> <br /> <br />not met by stream gains below the District irrigable area, <br /> <br /> <br />limited to the extent as determined by the Colorado State <br /> <br /> <br />Engineer to actually benefit such rights without unnecessary <br /> <br /> <br />waste through channel losses. <br /> <br /> <br />(b) Reservoir inflow in excess of the amount stored under the <br /> <br /> <br />transferred Model Right may be detained in the reservoir at <br /> <br /> <br />such times as John Martin Reservoir is reasonably expected <br /> <br /> <br />to spill; to the extent that John Martin Reservoir would <br /> <br /> <br />have spilled, such detained water shall be considered to <br /> <br /> <br />have been stored under the District storage right and become <br /> <br /> <br />part of the District water supply. Such detained water which <br /> <br /> <br />does not become a part of the District water supply shall be <br /> <br /> <br />released as called for by the Colorado State Engineer in the <br /> <br /> <br />amounts and at such times as he shall determine that such <br /> <br /> <br />fuge 13 <br /> <br />