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Show SNAKE RIVER COMPACT 303 ARTICLE II As used in this compact: A. The term "Snake River" as distinguished from terms such as "Snake River and its tributaries" shall mean the Snake River from its headwaters to the Wyoming-Idaho boundary and all tributaries flowing into it within the boundaries of Wyoming, and the Salt River and all its tributaries. B. The terms "Idaho" and "Wyoming" shall mean, respectively, the State of Idaho and the State of Wyoming, and, except as other- wise expressly provided, either of those terms or the term "State" or "States" used in relation to any right or obligation created or recog- nized by this compact shall include any person or entity of any nature whatsoever, including the United States. C. The term "domestic use" shall mean the use of water by an indi- vidual, or by a family unit or household for drinking, cooking, laun- dering, sanitation and other personal comforts and necessities; and for the irrigation of a family garden or orchard not exceeding one- half acre in area. D. The term "stock water use" shall mean the use of water for livestock and poultry. E. The term "established Wyoming rights" shall mean Snake River water rights that have been yalidly established of record in Wyoming prior to July 1,1949, for use in Wyoming. ARTICLE III A. The waters of the Snake River, exclusive of established Wyo- ming rights and other uses coming within the provisions of C of this Article III, are hereby allocated to each State for storage or direct diversion as follows: To Idaho_____________________________96 per cent To Wyoming_________________________ 4 per cent subject to the following stipulations and conditions as to the four per cent allocated to Wyoming: 1. One-half may be used m Wyoming by direct diversion or by storage and subsequent diversion without provision being made for replacement storage space. 2. The other one-half may be diverted for direct use or stored for later diversion and use on the condition that there shall have been provided for reimbursement of Idaho users replacement storage space to the extent of one-third of the maximum annual diversion in acre- feet but not in excess, however, of one-third of half the total hereby allocated to Wyoming. Until this total replacement storage space has been made available, provision for meeting its proportionate part of this total shall be a prerequisite to the right to use water in Wyoming for any irrigation project authorized after June 30,1949, for construc- tion by any Federal agency. B. The amount of water subject to allocation as provided in A of this Article III shall be determined on an annual water-year basis measured from October 1 of any year through September 30 of the succeeding year. The quantity of water to which the percentage factors in A of this Article III shall be applied through a given date in any water year shall be, in acre-feet, equal to the algebraic sum of: |