Sabine River Compact Administration Annual Report: 2007 Page: 81
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(C.) The right of each State to construct impoundment reservoirs and other works of
improvement on the Sabine River or its tributaries located wholly within its
boundaries is hereby recognized.
(D.) In the event that either State constructs reservoir storage on the tributaries below
Stateline after January 1, 1953, there shall be deducted from that State's share of the
flow in the Sabine River all reductions in flow resulting from the operation of the
tributary storage and conversely such State shall be entitled to the increased flow
resulting from the regulation provided by such storage.
(E.) Each State shall have the right to use the main channel of the Sabine River to convey
water stored on the Sabine River or its tributaries located wholly within its
boundaries, downstream to a desired point of removal without loss of ownership of
such stored waters. In the event that such water is released by a State through the
natural channel of a tributary and the channel of the Sabine River to a downstream
point of removal, a reduction shall be made in the amount of water which can be
withdrawn at the point of removal equal to the transmission losses.
(F.) Each State shall have the right to withdraw its share of the water from the channel of
the Sabine River in the Stateline reach in accordance with Article VII. Neither State
shall withdraw at any point more than its share of the flow at that point except that
persuant to findings and determination of the Administration as provided under
Article VII of this Compact, either State may withdraw more or less of its share of the
water at any point providing that its aggregate withdrawal shall not exceed its total
share. Withdrawals made pursuant to this paragraph shall not prejudice or impair
the existing rights of users of Sabine River waters.
(G.) Waters stored in reservoirs constructed by the States in the Stateline reach shall be
shared by each State in proportion to its contribution to the cost of storage. Neither
State shall have the right to construct a dam on the Stateline reach without the
consent of the other State.
(H.) Each State may vary the rate and manner of withdrawal of its share of such jointly
stored waters on the Stateline reach, subject to meeting the obligations for
amortization of the cost of the joint storage. In any event, neither State shall
withdraw more than its pro-rata share in any one year (a year meaning a water year,
October 1 to September 30) except by authority of the Administration. All jointly
stored water remaining at the end of a water year shall be reapportioned between the
States in the same proportion as their contribution to the cost of storage.
(I.) Except for jointly stored water, as provided in (H.) above, each State must use its
apportionment of the natural stream flows as they occur, and there shall be no
allowance of accumulation of credits or debits for or against either State. The failure
of either State to use the stream flow or any part thereof, the use of which is
apportioned to it under the terms of this Compact, shall not constitute a
relinquishment of the right to such use in the future; conversely, the failure of either
State to use the water at the time it is available does not give it the right to the flow in
excess of its share of the flow at any other time.81
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