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<br />INTERSTATE COMPACTS <br /> <br />C> <br />CJ <br />W <br />(C <br />~ <br />c..n <br /> <br />The program at the May 1986 meeting of AWRBIAC focused on the theme, <br />"Interstate Compacts." The speakers and summaries of their presentations are <br />shown below. The full text of their remarks can be found in the published <br />"Minutes of the Illth Meeting, Hot Springs, Arkansas, May 15-16, 1986. <br /> <br />Bureau of Reclamation Involvement in Interstate Compacts <br /> <br />Mr. Eugene Hinds, representing the Department of the Interior, spoke on the <br />three compacts that involve the Bureau of Reclamation. The Rio Grande Compact, <br />involves the States of Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas. Development of the com- <br />pact was initiated in 1923 and was concluded by the three states and Congress of <br />the United States in 1929. It was modified in 1938 and is still in existence. <br />Jerry Danielson, Steve Reynolds, and Jesse Gilmer are charged with respon- <br />sibility'of taking care of water in their respective states. The Pecos River <br />Compact, between the States of New Mexico and Texas, was ratified by the States <br />and the United States Congress in 1949. Negotiations for the Canadian River <br />Compact, among the States of Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Texas, were completed in <br />1950. Reclamation has a study underway in the Sabine River Basin and will coor- <br />dinate activities with the Sabine River Compact Commissioners so that the aims <br />of that compact are met. <br /> <br />State of Oklahoma Interstate Compacts <br /> <br />Mr. Dean Couch, General Counsel for the Oklahoma Water Resources Board, said <br />that the State of Oklahoma has entered into four compacts. The Canadian River <br />Compact (Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Texas) includes the Canadian River Basin from <br />above Conchas Dam in New Mexico to Lake Eufaula in Oklahoma. The <br />Kansas-Oklahoma Arkansas River Basin (Kansas and Oklahoma) includes the Arkansas <br />River Basin from a point below the confluence of the Arkansas and Little <br />Arkansas near Wichita to a point below the confluence of the Arkansas and Grand <br />Neosho near Muskogee. The Arkansas-Oklahoma Arkansas River Basin (Arkansas and <br />Oklahoma) includes the Arkansas River Basin from a point immediately below the <br />confluence of the Arkansas and Grand Neosho near Muskogee to a point immediately <br />below the confluence of Lee Creek and the Arkansas near Van Buren and includes <br />the drainage basin of Spavinaw Creek in Arkansas but excludes the Canadian River <br />drainage below Eufaula Dam. The Red River Compact (Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, <br />and Louisiana) includes the Red River Basin from the Texas-New Mexico State <br />line. <br /> <br />Corps of Engineers Involvement in Interstate Compacts <br /> <br />Mr. Terry Coomes, Corps of Engineers, Dallas, Texas, discussed some of the <br />problems with compacts. He said that water quality is not fully addressed. <br />Another problem is that money is not allocated for administration and involve- <br />ment in the compacts. The third problem is that the commissioners appointed to <br />the compacts are not always professioDals in the water business. <br /> <br />9 <br />