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Show YELLOWSTONE RIVER COMPACT 373 "divertible flow", "mean divertible flow", and "mean daily flow" as follows: "The term 'point of diversion' means the point or place at which water is taken or removed from the channel of the Yellowstone river or from any tributary thereof." "The term 'divertible flow' means the quantity of water that could be diverted from the stream flow above a designated point of measure- ment during a specified period of time. It is comprised of three ele- ments: (a) the total net inflow to storage; (b) the total diversions; and (c) the remaining flow in the stream at the designated point of measurement for which the divertible flow is being determined. It is computed as follows: "The algebraic sum of: (a) The quantity of water (in acre-feet) that flowed into reservoirs situated above the point of measurement during the specified period of time; less t(he outflow and diversions made directly from reservoirs (in acre-feet) during the same period; plus (b) The quantity of water (in acre-feet) that was diverted from the stream above the point of measurement (including diversions made directly from reservoirs) during the specified period of time; plus (c) The quantity of water in the stream (in acre-feet) that flowed past the point of measurement for which divertible flows are being determined during the specified period of time." "The term 'mean divertible daily flow' means the average divertible flow occurring during a twenty-four hour period, beginning at 12:00 midnight." "The term 'main daily flow' at any point means the average stream flow occurring at that point during a twenty-four hour period, begin- ning at 12:00 midnight." (I) Article III of the 1944 Compact read as follows: "A. This compact is entered into by each signatory state in the exercise of its sovereign powers for a governmental purpose, and its provisions shall be administered by a commission, composed of one representative from each signatory state, to be known as the Yellow- stone river compact commission. The state representatives on this commission shall be elected in such manner as each signatory state shall choose. The state engineer of each signatory state, or other similar official, shall be and act as the state representative on the com- mission at all times when a vacancy may exist thereon either from failure to designate a metfhod of selection or otherwise. The president of the United States shall be requested iby the commission to designate a representative of the United States to sit with such commission, and sudh representative of the United States, if designated by the presi- dent, shall, when present, act as chairman of the commission without vote. "B. The salaries and necessary expenses of each state representa- tive shall be paid by the respective state; all other expenses incident to the administration of this compact not borne by the United States shall be allocated to and borne by each state as follows: One-fifth by the State of North Dakota; and two-fifths each by the States of Montana and Wyoming. |