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RIO GRANDE COMPACT COMMISSION (OLOUDO TEUI NU MElleo The Honorable Richard D. Lamm Governor of the State of Colorado Denver, Colorado March 27. 1986 The Honorable Toney Anaya Governor of the St~te of Mew Mexico Santa Fe. New Mexico The Honorable Mark White Governor of the State of Texas Austin, Tellas Sirs : The 47th Annual MeetIng of the Rio Grande Compact Commission was held in Santa ~e. New Mekico, on Harch 27, 1986. The Commission reviewed 1ts prior reports and the current reports of the Secretary relatIve to streamflow at Compact g.ging sutions and stor-llge in reservoirs. In its July 2, 1985 report to the Governors the Commission found that actual spill of usable w.ter from Project Storage had occurred on June 13 lQBS. pursuant to the May 13. 1985 agreement of the Commissioners. AccordinglY, all accrued debits of Colorado and New Mexico were cancelled p~rsuant to Article VI of the Rto Grande Compact. Article VI a 1 so provi des tha t no arln~a I credi ts nor annul. 1 debi ts shall be computed in any ca lendl.r year in which actual spl11 occurs. Accordin91y, no SuCh computations were made for 1985. In addItion, the Commission found that: (a) Delivertes of-wilter at the Colorado~New Medco st"te line by Colorado amounted to 377,100 acre~feet in 1985 and the scheduled delivery for the year was 781.600 acre-feet. The lIal n in storage in 1985 in reserVOlrS in Colorado constructed after 1937 aggregated 13.0UO aCre.feet. (b) Deliveries of water into Elephant Butte Reservoir, as measured by the Elephant Butte Effective Supply, amounted to 1,291,800 acre-feet in 1985 and ttle schedul",d delivery for the year was 1.764,100 acre-feet. The gain in storage in 1985 in reservoirs in New Mexico above San Marcial constructed after 1929 a99regated 313,600 acre-feet. rcl Releases of usable water In 1985 from Project Storage amounted to 670,200 acre-feet. Actual spIll of usable water from Project Storage aggregated 7,800 acre-feet In July. 1985, subsequent to the occurrence of actual spill. (d) Expenses of the administrat10n of the Rio Grande Compact were S93,171 in the fiscal year ending June 3D, 1985. The United States bore $39,120 of this total; the balance of S54,051 was borne equally by the three States party to the Compact. Respectfully, ---- d. Dan e son, CommIssioner for Colorado or ew eX1CD J~a::;.~ f,"~m