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...............,.... 1,-' ~: 1,- : !~ ,I I ., ,-, n' ,<<.j":' '''F~..,~, ('0") 0) N C'? C:) ~::) RIO GRANDE COMPACT COMMISSION COLORADO TE XAS NEW MEXICO ~oi iJ ~ February 17, 1966 His Excellency, John B. Connally Governor of the State of Texas Austin, Texas His Excellency, Jack M. Campbell Governor of the State of New Mexico Santa Fe, New MeXico His Excellency, John A. Love Governor of the State of Colorado Denver, Colorado Sirs: The 27th Annual Meeting of the Rio Grande Compact Commission was held in Santa Fe, New Mexico, on February 17, 1966. The Commission reviewed the reports of the Secretary relative to stream flow at Compact gaging stations and storage in reservoirs. The Commission found that: (a) The actual delivery of water by Colorado at Lobatos in 1965 was 510,600 acre-feet, which was 20 per cent less than the Scheduled delivery. The accrued debit of Colorado was 939,900 acre-feet as of December 31,1965. (b) The actual delivery of water by New Mexico, measured by the Elephant Butte Effective SuPply, was 951,400 acre-feet in 1965, which was 3 per cent less than the scheduled delivery. The accrued debit of New Mexico was 445,600 acre-feet as of December 31,1965. (c) Releases of usable water from Project Storage amounted to 506,600 acre- feet in 1965, which was 64 per cent of the normal release defined by the Compact. The accrued departure from normal releases was an under- release of 2,236,200 acre-feet as of December 31,1965. The total quantity of water in Project Storage was 534,900 acre-feet on that date. Expenses of administration of the Rio Grande Compact were $31,461 during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1965; of which $14,700 was borne by the United States and the balance of $16,761 was borne equally by the three states party to the Compact. Respectfully, kJJ'o(I. a 4-~ Commissioner for Texas ~~. /<< ~~ ~~.,/ / C..nmm1C!o..;.......~.L'_ ....... _