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I low Noli1111111111111111111111111111111111 „mow U10/0R. 41:30P NP s R 40.00 a 1B.66 M e.W Prvu«•s County.. Co. VIHEREAS, the State and LAWMA desire to enter into a water operation, management and trade agreement whereby water may be traded in such a mamner that will be beneficial to both the State and LAWMA. NOW, THEREFORE, mbjea to teems, conditions, contingencies and mumal promises hereivafter made, the parties mutually agree as follows: I. LAWMA agrees to integrate the DOW Water Shares into its water supply for the purpose of facilitating water trades,exchanges,augmemation., replace=nent of depletions and direct delivery of DOW's water shares to various wildlife uses within the Arkansas River basin as provided herein. The delivery of water to each such wildlife use shall be the subject to a specific operating agreement to be agreed upon by the parties. The amount of consuumable water delivered for IOW designated uses will average 85 percent of the usable water that LAWMA derives under the DOW Water Shahs over any consoaxtive test-year period plus the yield of the 376 LAWMA shares, subject to the following provisions: A. Usable water as used herein includes(1)consumable Lamar Canal water that is delivered into the offset account under the Center Farm Lamar Canal shams, and(2)consumable Lamar Canal and Fort Bent Canal water that is delivered to the river through Center Farm turnouts that can be used for direct replacements, as may occur under replacement plans or substitute supply plans approved by the SEO or decrees of the water court. In snaking direct replacements for the depletions by existing LAWMA members, LAWMA may Eras use its presently owned Martvel, Stubbs and X-Y dj=Do sources of replacement water before it uses DOW Water Shares. B. In any year DOW accepts less than 85 perccar of that year's usable water derived from the Cuter Farm and made available by LAWMA,LAWMA shall be deemed to have delivered the full 85 percent for that year provided the water has been offered to the DOW at Iocations and in amount usable by the DOW. C. In dry years,LAWMA will not be required to deliver more than 67 percent of the usable wafer for desiVxted wildlife uses, In dry years,LAWMA wM not be rcquircd to deliver water for wildlife uses to the permanent pool in John Martin Reservoir,the Great Plains Reservoirs, Adobe Creek Reservoir,Horse Creek Reservoir, or Thurston Reservoir. LAWMA will designate dry years based on LAWMA's reasonable assessment of the expected yield of its overall water supply. This provision does not supersede LAW AA's running ten-year delivery obligation set forth in paragraph 1 above. D. LAWMA will not be required to deliver more than 33 percent of the usable vrarcr for designated wildlife uses in any November 16 through March. 15 period. -3-