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<br /> <br />rains, the washing ont of diversion works or other causes, the <br />New Mexico ditches are unable to use water, Colorado may UIIe <br />the water, otherwise due New M('.xico, until such causes are re- <br />moved, This water does not have to be repaid. It may be stored <br />or used for direct irrigation in Colorado. <br /> <br />By reason of the varying conditious which affect the 1\ow at <br />the Interstate Une, it is recognized that an exact delivery ot water <br />cannot be made and that a reasonable compliance with the com- <br />pact will be sufficient. Under tbis clause shortage ot one day may <br />be compenSllted by additional flows on anotber day, Tbis and sim- <br />ilar features will be covered by rules and regulations to be adopted <br />by the 8ta te fJ-ngineera as experience requires. <br /> <br />More eeonolllif'al UR{~ of watrr by the nsers in ~ew Mexieo <br />will increase the development in that 8.tate. The amounts to be <br />delivert~l by Colorado, under the eompact, plus exeeRR quantitiell1 <br />whicll will pass to New Mexico, will be "uffieient to meet preRent <br />and future requirements in that State. Largo additional areas <br />lOa)' be de,'cloped in Colorado by stol'a~e and use of the winter and <br />flood flows, Delivery of water under the compact will not deplete <br />the water supply for the present dc\"elopIIwllt in Colorado during <br />the ~prin~ anti ('arl,'" NUlIIllIt'I'. 11 no\\' will dil11ini~h ~dightly the <br />available supply during the late ~nnlTllt'r and autumn. Qut this <br />('oud.ition will gradually disappear a~ the return flow iu('reaRes. <br /> <br />Cnder the compact the Colorado ditelH'R lIlay eon8truct resm'. <br />voil's and deliver stored water~ in exdllluge for tlow of the river. <br />There is no restriction or Ihultation upon the eharacter or source <br />of the waters to ue delivered to Nfl\\' Mt'xko. \Vater from nny <br />BOun'e satisfie~ .the compact. <br /> <br />Broadly ~peaking, the tOlllpal't protects the present devel::::r' <br />ment in Colorado and reseryes the first n~ of surplus waters foT' <br />the benefit of Colorado lands. The area~ in }\;ew Mexiro are pro- <br />tected and expansion in hoth Stah-'H il"\ pt~t'mitted. All controversy <br />is settled and watpI' title~ for flltnrt' development are determiIlN1. <br /> <br />Ralph 1. Meeker, Ci\'il En~iIlef'.1'. was in charg(~ of investiga. <br />tiolls as the expert for Colorado and i::-; ell t itJed to a large measure <br />of credit for the adjustment het\n~en the ~tateR. I append hereto <br />a memorandum prepared by him. <br /> <br />I trust the compa{.t WinllW{~t with .YOUl' favo..rable COllRidera- <br />tion, and T respectfully 1'l11Upst that iR he Rllhmitted to the Legi.- <br />lature for its early apprO\'8 l. <br /> <br />Respeetfully suhmit ted. <br /> <br />DELPH Eo CARP1'lNTEH, <br />Commi~ldonel' for Colorado. <br /> <br />[ G ] <br />