Storing State definition
Storing State means a Lower Division State in which water is stored off the mainstream in accordance with a Stor- age and Interstate Release Agreement for future use in that State. Surplus apportionment means the Col- orado River water apportioned for use within each Lower Division State when sufficient water is available for release, as determined by the Secretary, to sat- isfy in excess of 7.5 maf of annual con- sumptive use in the Lower Division States.
Examples of Storing State in a sentence
If the water to be stored will be unused apportionment of the Consuming State, the agreement must acknowledge that any unused ap- portionment of the Consuming State may be made available from the Con- suming State by the Secretary to the Storing State only in accordance with Article II(B)(6) of the Decree.
For water from the Storing State’s apportionment to qual- ify as unused apportionment available for storage under this part, the water must first be offered to all entitlement holders within the Storing State for purposes other than interstate trans- actions under proposed Storage and Interstate Release Agreements.