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<br />14 <br /> <br />o <br />\.1") <br />~ Any proposed change has to be adopted by the unanimous action of the <br />...--\ <br />~ Commissioners, ratified by the various legislatures, and consented to <br />c:) <br /> <br />by Congres s . <br /> <br />Article XIV protects Colorado and New Mexico from any increased use <br /> <br />or loss of \~ater to the RPl'uhlic of M<'xico. <br /> <br />Article XV declares that the Compact was executed because of the <br /> <br />special physical and other conditions characteristic of the Rio Grande <br /> <br />River and surrounding territory and should not be construed as establishing <br />any general principle or precedent applicable to other interstate streams. <br />Article XVI declares that the Compact is subject to the existing obli- <br />gations of the United States to the Republic of Mexico and to the rights <br />of the Indian tribes. <br /> <br />The remaining article and paragraphs in the Compact concern the Com- <br />pact's effective date and other language affecting the execution and <br />ratification of the Compact. <br />In summary, using the sche<;t,ules found in Article III and Article IV, <br />the Compact attempts to impose delivery requirements on Colorado and New <br />Mexico by establishing the relationship between the amount of water en- <br />tering the system and the amount of water which should be available at <br /> <br />certain points within the river system. Adjustments can be made so that <br />subsequent diversions which would deplete the amount of water passing the <br />initial gauging stations would not reduce the amount of water that should <br /> <br />be available at the designated downstream gauging on diversion points. <br /> <br />It also protects the contributing states by not having their del ivery <br /> <br />commitments inereased by water imported into the drainage system, which in <br /> <br />turn would increase the amount of water flowing past the initial gauging <br />