Texas § WA.3.01 - In this Compact

§ WA.3.01. In this Compact

In this Compact: "(a) The States of Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas are referred to as 'Arkansas,' 'Louisiana,' 'Oklahoma,' and 'Texas,' respectively, or individually as 'State' or 'Signatory State,' or collectively as 'States' or 'Signatory States.' "(b) The term 'Red River' means the stream below the crossing of the Texas-Oklahoma state boundary at longitude 100 degrees west. "(c) The term 'Red River Basin' means all of the natural drainage area of the Red River and its tributaries east of the New Mexico-Texas state boundary and above its junction with Atchafalaya and Old Rivers. "(d) The term 'water of the Red River Basin' means the water originating in any part of the Red River Basin and flowing to or in the Red River or any of its tributaries. "(e) The term 'tributary' means any stream which contributes to the flow of the Red River. "(f) The term 'interstate tributary' means a tributary of the Red River, the drainage area of which includes portions of two or more Signatory States. "(g) The term 'intrastate tributary' means a tributary of the Red River, the drainage area of which is entirely within a single Signatory State. "(h) The term 'Commission' means the agency created by Article IX of this Compact for the administration thereof. "(i) The term 'pollution' means the alteration of the physical, chemical, or biological characteristics of water by the acts or instrumentalities of man which create or are likely to result in a material and adverse effect upon human beings, domestic or wild animals, fish and other aquatic life, or adversely affect any other lawful use of such water; provided, that for the purposes of this Compact, 'pollution' shall not mean or include 'natural deterioration.' "(j) The term 'natural deterioration' means the material reduction in the quality of water resulting from the leaching of solubles from the soils and rocks through or over which the water flows naturally. "(k) The term 'designated water' means water released from storage, paid for by non-Federal interests, for delivery to a specific point of use or diversion. "(l) The term 'undesignated water' means all water released from storage other than 'designated water.' "(m) The term 'conservation storage capacity' means that portion of the active capacity of reservoirs available for the storage of water for subsequent beneficial use, and it excludes any portion of the capacity of reservoirs allocated solely to flood control and sediment control, or either of them. "(n) The term 'runoff' means both the portion of precipitation which runs off the surface of a drainage area and that portion of the precipitation that enters the streams after passing through the portions of the earth. "Subdivision of Reach I and apportionment of water therein. Reach I of the Red River is divided into topographical subbasins, with the water therein allocated as follows: "ARTICLE IV "APPORTIONMENT OF WATER--REACH I "OKLAHOMA--TEXAS "