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Hvdroemphic Gaging Stations <br />Gaging stations will be maintained on the main stem of Pot Creek above the inlet to Matt <br />Warner Reservoir and at the state line between Utah and Colorado. These gages will be <br />used to account for the amount of water entering the reservoir and to record the amount <br />of water in Pot Creek at the Utah- Colorado state line. The gage above Matt Warner <br />Reservoir shall be operated and maintained by Utah, and the Utah - Colorado state line <br />gage shall be operated and maintained by Colorado. Capital costs for both gages will be <br />at the expense of the Pot Creek Distribution System. Both gages shall be open and <br />operating as early as possible in the spring, but no later then May 1. Records for these <br />gages shall be compiled, analyzed, and documented by each respective State for each <br />irrigation season and reported in the annual Pot Creek Commissioner's Report. <br />Water Commissioner Responsibilities <br />The Commissioner for Pot Creek shall be selected as provided for in the MOU. The <br />Commissioner shall distribute the waters of Pot Creek according to priority as contained <br />in the List. As authorized by statutes in both States, the Commissioner shall adjust the <br />headgate on any ditch, or outlet of any reservoir in either State, to assure water is being <br />delivered or stored according to the administration list. The Commissioner shall also <br />keep records of diversion into each ditch, the amount of water stored in each reservoir, <br />the inflow to Matt Warner Reservoir, the inflow to Calder Reservoir, and the amount of <br />storage water released from each reservoir, as described in the Accounting section of this <br />manual. The Commissioner shall prepare the annual Pot Creek Commissioner's Report. <br />Water User's Responsibilities <br />All reservoirs shall have area- capacity tables filed with the State Engineer of Utah and <br />the State Engineer of Colorado. The reservoirs shall also have adequate staff gages <br />installed. If releases from the reservoirs are required to deliver water to downstream <br />rights, adequate measuring devices shall be installed below the reservoirs. The <br />installation and maintenance of these devices is the responsibility of the owner of the <br />reservoir. <br />All ditches shall have adequate and lockable headgates and accurate measuring devices as <br />approved by Utah and Colorado. The installation and maintenance of these devices is the <br />responsibility of the owner of the ditch. <br />If any ditch or reservoir owner fails to install or maintain the required devices or submit <br />the required area - capacity tables, the Commissioner shall contact the representative of the <br />State Engineer's Office in which the structure is located and inform them of the <br />deficiency. The State Engineer's Office shall issue orders to submit the required area - <br />capacity tables and/or install or maintain the required devices. Before denying the <br />delivery of water to any party because of a deficiency in the measuring device or lack of <br />an area- capacity table, the Commissioner shall consult with the appropriate State <br />2 <br />