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Show APPENDIX VIII VIII-9 II. The United States, its officers, attorneys, agents and employees, be, and they are hereby severally enjoined: (A) From operating regulatory structures controlled by the United States and from releasing water controlled by the United States other than in accordance with the following order of priority: (1) For river regulation, improvement of navigation, and flood control, (2) For irrigation and domestic use, and (3) For power; Provided, however, that the United States may release water in satisfaction of its obligations to the United States of Mexico under the treaty dated February 3, 1944, without regard to the priorities specified above; (B) From releasing water controlled by the United States for irrigation and domestic use in the States of Arizona, California and Nevada, except as follows: (1) If sufficient mainstream water is available for release, as determined by the Secretary of the Interior, to satisfy 7,500,000 acre-feet of annual consumptive use in the aforesaid three states, then of such 7,500,000 acre-feet of consumptive use, there shall be apportioned 2,800,000 acre-feet for use in Arizona, 4,400,000 acre-feet for use in California, and 300,000 acre-feet for use in Nevada; (2) If sufficient mainstream water is available for release, as determined by the Secretary of the Interior, to satisfy annual consumptive use in the aforesaid states in excess of 7,500,000 acre-feet, such excess consumptive use is surplus, and 50% thereof shall be apportioned for use in Arizona and 50% for use in California; provided, however, that if the United States so contracts with Nevada, then 46% of such surplus shall be apportioned for use in Arizona and 4% for use in Nevada; (3) If insufficient mainstream water is available for release, as determined by the Secretary of the Interior, to satisfy annual consumptive use of 7,500,000 acre-feet in the aforesaid three states, then the available annual consumptive use shall be apportioned as follows: . V4-' 2.8 (a) For use in Arizona (b) For use in California (c) For use in Nevada 7.5, 4.4 7.5, .3 7.5; (4) Any mainstream water consumptively used within a state shall be charged to its apportionment, regardless of the purpose for which it was released; (5) If the water apportioned for consumptive use in any of said states in any year is insufficient to satisfy present perfected rights in that state, the deficiency shall first be supplied out of water apportioned for use in the other two states but not consumed in those states, and any remaining deficiency shall be supplied by each of the remaining states, out of water apportioned for consumptive use in such states which is in excess of the quantity necessary to satisfy present perfected rights in such states, in proportion to the ratios heretofore established between them, to wit: if water must be supplied to satisfy present |