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<br />1996 Repo~IiJti Grande Compact Commission <br /> <br />Bureau. of Reclamation <br /> <br />model is critically important for improved water management. The agencies prepared <br />and distributed a draft plan of study in the fall, It was concluded that the model would <br />extend from the headwaters of the Rio Grande in Colorado, down to Fort Quitman, <br />Texas. Power and Reservoir System Model (PRSYM) was selected to form the <br />"backbone" of the modeling effort, <br /> <br />In December 1996, the URGWOM technical team, which consists of representatives <br />from Reclamation, U.S. Corps of Engineers, and U,S. Geological Survey, began <br />developing a model for the "test-case"; the Rio Cham a Basin. The test-case model, <br />to be completed late in 1997, will have the ability to account for both San Juan- <br />Chama and Rio Grande water (sometimes referred to as "colors of water"), <br />Furthermore, it will operate on the separate San Juan-Chama contracts (i,e., water <br />ownership/accounting). One facet of the entire effort is for URGWOM to replace the <br />current water accounting system with a tool that helps water managers make better <br />and more timely decisions, and handles complex, after-thecfact, San Juan-Chama <br />water accounting, as well as data~supported forecasts and projections. <br /> <br />i, <br /> <br />;; <br /> <br />..; <br /> <br />20 <br />