WSP09144

• File Number: 8510.100.60
• Description: Rio Grande Compact Commission
• Basin: Rio Grande
• Water Division: 3
• Date: 1/1/1948
• Title: Tenth Annual Report of the Rio Grande Compact Commission 1948
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Annual Report

,,-.-l
,"-I
(:"J
-r-~
C~)

I

~)
COLOIlADO
N. C. ..........IM..
n"... ___
...... COUMtMlO

TEXAS
.J. E. QUAID
.It. CAPt.II. .LOG.
Ill.. "A~. TaXA.

Blo GraJUle fAmpaei fAmBli88l..

Haw MEXICO
.IOIIN ". '8LIe8
nAft .....-.
.""1IftA .... .... .c1Irc:o

UNITED STATES

IIEAklEUY .JOMN~. CHAI..AN
..o.T _..tc& __ .177
....NTA .... fII11W MllXICO

SECRETARY

RIO G.fll:ANDE COM~ACT eoa.tMI_ION

.-oST O....laI _II: .71'
....NTA ..... NlfW ...ICO

Denver, ColorRdo
February 16, 1949

Ris Excellency, Thomas J. Me bry
Governor of the State of New Mexico,
S:urt.a Fe, New Mexico.

His Excellency, Beauford H. Jester,
Governor of the State of Texas,
Austin. Texas.

His Excellency, ll. Lee Knous.
Governor of the State of Colorado
Denver, Colorado

Sirs:

The Tenth Annual Meeting of the Rio Grande Compact Commission was held
in Denver. Colorado on February 14. 15 and 16th, 1949, at which time the Com-
mission reviewed the records of stream fiow at all Compact Index Stations and
found that a

(a) On January 1, 1948. Colorado h:ul an accrued debit of 18.800
acre feet. In 1948, Colorado earned an annual credit of
l.48,9OO acre feet. resulting in Colorado having an accrued
credit of 130,100 acre feet on December 31, 1948.

(b) On January 1. 1948, New Mexico had an accrued debit of 176,800
acre feet. In 1948. New Mexico incurred an annual debit of
114.400 acre feet by reason of increases in the amount of water
stored in reservoirs. After required adjustments for evaporation
losses. New Mexico had an accrued debit of 286.400 acre feet on
December 31, 1948.

(c) Prior to Januar,r 1. 1948. releases of usable water from Rio
Grande Project Storage had amounted to 122,700 acre feet in
excess of the normal release of 790,000 acre feet provided by
the Compact. In 1948. the release of usable water from Pro-
Ject Storage was 742,9<YJ acre feet. Aft,." correction of a
minor error in the 1947 Report and after required adjustments
for evaporation losses, the accrued excess release of usable
water was 63.900 acre feet on December 31. 1948.