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<br />NEW MEXICO
<br />February 16, 1967
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<br />RIO GRANDE COMPACT COMMISSION
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<br />COLORAOO
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<br />TEXAS
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<br />His Excellency, David F. Cargo
<br />Governor of the State of New Mexico
<br />Santa Fe, New Mexico
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<br />His Excellency, John A. Love
<br />Governor of the State of Colorado
<br />Denver, Colorado
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<br />His Excellency, John B. Connally
<br />Governor of the State of Texas
<br />Austin, Texas
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<br />Sirs:
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<br />The 28th Annual Meeting of the Rio Grande Compact Commission was held in
<br />Santa Fe, New Mexico, on February 16, 1967,
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<br />The Commission reviewed its prior reports and current reports of the
<br />Secretary relative to stream flow at Compact gaging stations and storage in reservoirs,
<br />The Commission found that:
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<br />(a) The actual delivery of water in 1965 by Colorado in the Rio Grande at
<br />Lobatos was 500,600 acre-feet instead of 510, 600 acre-feet as previously
<br />reported to you.
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<br />(b) The actual delivery of water in 1966 by Colorado at Lobatos Was 255, 400
<br />acre-feet, which was 6 percent in excess of the scheduled delivery in this
<br />year. The accrued debit of Colorado was 927, 300 acre-feet On
<br />December 31, 1966,
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<br />(c) The actual delivery of water in 1966 by New Mexico, measured by the
<br />Elephant Butte Effective SuPply, was 487,400 acre-feet, which was 4 percent
<br />in excess of the scheduled delivery in this year, The accrued debit of
<br />New Mexico was 424,200 acre-feet on December 31, 1966,
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<br />(d) Releases of usable water from Project Storage amounted to 611,400 acre-feet,
<br />which was 78 percent of the normal release defined by the Compact. The
<br />accrued under-release of usable water was 2,386,200 acre-feet on December 31,
<br />1966,
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<br />Expenses of administration of the Rio Grande Compact were $31,626 in the fiscal
<br />year ending June 30, 1966. The United States bore $14, 550 of this total; the balance
<br />of $17, 076 was borne equally by the three states party to the Compact.
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<br />Respectfully,
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