Target Elevation. For purposes of this Drought Response Operations Agreement only, Lake Xxxxxx surface elevation 3,525 feet mean sea level (“msl”) will be considered the “Target Elevation” for minimizing the risk of Lake Xxxxxx declining below minimum power pool (approximately elevation 3,490 feet msl) and to assist in maintaining Upper Division compliance with the Colorado River Compact. The Parties agree that this elevation appropriately balances the need to protect infrastructure, compact obligations, and operations at Xxxx Canyon Dam, as storage approaches minimum power pool with the Upper Division States’ rights to put Colorado River System water to beneficial use.
