Common use of OFFSET OF DEPLETION EFFECTS SHIFTED TO THE RIO GRANDE SEGMENT Clause in Contracts

OFFSET OF DEPLETION EFFECTS SHIFTED TO THE RIO GRANDE SEGMENT. The intended effect of using the Buffalo Pasture Recharge Project and the Mitigation Well System will be to offset surface water depletion effects on the Buffalo Pasture and Taos Valley Tributaries, respectively, as well as additional effects resulting from the withdrawal of groundwater for mitigation purposes, and to shift depletion effects to the Rio Grande Segment. One effect of the ASR Project will also be to shift depletion effects to the Rio Grande Segment. The Town, EPWSD, MDWCAs, and Pueblo shall each be responsible for offsetting their proportionate share of those shifted surface water depletion effects, which effects may vary annually depending on the quantity and location of groundwater actually diverted. The ASR Project shall not be operated to cause depletions greater than one hundred