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Show COSTILLA CREEK COMPACT 87 direct flow rights transferred to the Cerro Canal, second, of the total usable portion of the yield of the direct flow Cerro Canal permits, and third, of that portion of the water stored in Costilla Reservoir required to complete such safe yield. (1) The term "Usable Capacity" is defined and means that capacity of Costilla Reservoir at the stage above which the State Engineer of New Mexico will not permit storage except for short periods of time. (m) The term "Temporary Storage" is defined and means the water permitted by the State Engineer of New Mexico to be stored in Costilla Reservoir for short periods of time above the Usable Capacity of that reservoir. (n) The term "Additional Storage Facilities" is defined and means storage capacity which may be provided in either State to impound waters of Costilla Creek and its tributaries in addi- tion to the nominal capacity of Costilla Reservoir and the Costilla Creek complement of the Eastdale Reservoir No. 1 capacity. (o) The term "Duty of Water" is defined as the rate in cubic feet per second of time at which water may be diverted at the headgate to irrigate a specified acreage of land during the period of maximum requirement. (p) The term "Surplus Water" is defined and means water which cannot be stored in operating reservoirs during the Storage Season or water during the Irrigation Season which cannot be stored in operating reservoirs and which is in excess of the aggre- gate direct flow rights and permits recognized by this compact. (q) The term "Irrigation Season" is defined and means that period of each calendar year from May 16 to September 30,, inclusive. (r) The term "Storage Season" is defined and means that period of time extending from October 1 of one year to May 15 of the succeeding year, inclusive. (s) The term "Points of Interstate Delivery" means and includes (1) the Acequia Madre where it crosses the Boundary; (2) The Costilla Creek where it crosses the Boundary; (3) the Cerro Canal where it reaches the Boundary; and (4) any other interstate canals which might be constructed with the approval of the Commission at the point or points where they cross the Boundary. (t) The term "Water Company" means The San Luis Power and Water Company, a Colorado corporation, or its successor. (u) The word "Commission" means the Costilla Creek Com- pact Commission created by Article VIII of this compact for the administration thereof. ARTICLE III 1. To accomplish the purposes of this compact, as set forth in Article I, the following adjustments in the operation of irrigation facilities on Costilla Creek, and in the use of water diverted, stored and regulated thereby, are made : (a) The quantity of water delivered for use in the two States by direct flow ditches in the Costilla-Garcia Area and by the Cerro Canal is based on a Duty of Water of one cubic foot per |