Consumptive Use. The term “Consumptive Use” means a portion of the Decreed Allocation that has been consumptively used by the CRIT within the exterior boundary of the Reservation for a minimum of four of the five years immediately preceding the year of delivery of a portion of the Decreed Allocation according to a lease, exchange or Storage agreement. Any verified reduction in Consumptive Use pursuant to a system conservation agreement, a lease, an exchange, or Storage agreement, or from the creation of intentionally created surplus shall be deemed to be a Consumptive Use in the year in which the reduction occurred, if the reduction is reflected in the Water Accounting Report.
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Sources: Agreement Between Colorado River Indian Tribes and Arizona Department of Water Resources Regarding Off Reservation Use of Crit Decreed Allocation, Water Use Agreement