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<br />r!"j <br />L'- <br />M <br />.-l <br />o <br />c::;j <br /> <br />Period of C.ontinuinq Low Deliver iesat Los Sauces ( 1950-1967) <br /> <br />Delivery departures at Los S~uces averaged -32,800 acre-f 2t <br /> <br />annually during this period compared to the Conlj)i:1cL c;tudy period <br /> <br />(1928-1937). Delivery departures for the Rio Grande less Conejos <br /> <br />also averaged -32,800 acre~feet annually compared to the compact <br /> <br />study period. <br /> <br />. Period of Water Riqhts Curtailment to Meet. colorado's <br /> <br />Commitment under the U. S. Supreme Court Stipulation (1968.-1975) <br /> <br />Prior to 1968, the Engineer of Colorado did not place calls on <br /> <br />administrable water rights to meet Colorado's commitment to the Rio <br /> <br />Grande Compact. However, water deliveries were significantly cur- <br /> <br />tailed in 1968 and since to meet the stipulation, The average annual <br /> <br />curtailment on the Conejos to date is 21,600 acre-feet (32,800-11,200) <br /> <br />(see Table II). This is 172,800 acre-feet for the 8-year period. <br /> <br />Average annual curtailment on the Rio Grande lessConejos totaled <br /> <br />61,400 acre-feet (32,000 + 28,600). This is 484,000 acre-feet for <br /> <br />.the 8-year period. <br /> <br />Discussion <br /> <br />1n this discussion, the conejos River, including the San Antonio <br /> <br />River and the Los Pinos River and all waters tributary thereto <br /> <br />excepting tributary undergroul1d waters in the San Luis Valley, will <br /> <br />be referred to as "the Conejos." All waters tributary.to the Rio <br /> <br />Grande abov.e Lobatos, except the Conejos River and its tributaries, <br /> <br />surface and underground, will be referred to as the "Rio Grande." <br /> <br />-4- <br />