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4.2 Other Definitions. All other terms used in these Rules that are not defined in articles 82, 87, 90, and 92 of title 37 of the Colorado Revised Statutes shall be given their usual, customary, and accepted meanings. All words of a technical or legal nature specific to the administration, distribution, and regulation of Water Rights in the State of Colorado shall be given the meaning that is generally accepted within that field. Rule 5. Headgate Requirements All Diversions of surface water within the scope of these Rules shall have a Headgate, if necessary, to control the rate of Diversion. Headgates must allow the Water Commissioner, or Owner at the direction of the Water Commissioner, to accurately adjust the Diversion of water with reasonable effort and within a reasonable amount of time and to secure the Diversion Structure at the adjusted condition so as to prevent any unauthorized Diversion or adjustment. Rule 6. Measurement Methods and Recording Requirements All Diversion Structures within the scope of these Rules shall either: (1)be equipped with a Measuring Device or an Alternative Measurement Method that meets the requirements of Rule 6.1 and is approved by the Division Engineer as described in Rule 7; or(2) be declared an Inactive Diversion Structure as described in Rule 9. For any Other Structure, a Measuring Device or Alternative Measurement Method that meets the requirements of Rule 6.1 may be required by the Division Engineer and approved by the Division Engineer as described in Rule 7. All Measurement Methods must be resistant to tampering or other physical interference. 6.1 Measurement Method Functional Standards: 6.1.1 A Measuring Device or Alternative Measurement Method must measure Flow Rate, Total Volume, or other volume of water passing through a Diversion Structure or Other Structure, depending on the defining elements of a Diversion Structure's Water Right(s), the purposes for other Diversions by a Diversion Structure, or the purposes of any Other Structure. 6.1.2 For Diversion Structures or Other Structures that have or propose Flow Rates greater than 1.0 cfs, a Measuring Device or Alternative Measurement Method shall be designed to accurately measure flows to within plus or minus five percent throughout the normal operating range. 6.1.3 For Diversion Structures or Other Structures that have or propose Flow Rates greater than 0.25 cfs and less than or equal to 1.0 cfs, a Measuring Device or Alternative Measurement Method shall be designed to accurately measuring flows to within plus or minus 0.05 cfs throughout the normal operating range. 6 EXHIBIT A