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<br /><\l <br />N <br />':::l'l <br />.-1 <br />,"f;'"::; <br />("~ <br /> <br />20. Tho obligation c:xf },ew :Menco to deliver water into <br /> <br />Elephant Butte Rese:t'voil'. would be in accorde.n1)El with a schedule <br /> <br />involving (1) the flow of tha Rio Grande River a't O'towi bridge <br />during the lllonthll Ooteber to June. inol"sive (July, August, and <br />Sept~.nber flows being ignCll'ed), and (2) the usable supply of water <br />at. Elephant Butte Reservoir (exc~llaive of July. August and September <br />lmpp1:l.$e), oaloula.ted from. (Ii.) actual releasee from Elephant Butte <br /> <br />Reservoir, plus a:ny gain in the amount of water atored :in that <br /> <br />rl3senoir, :ninu$ llnY draft OIl it over the Slll'lle period of time, <br /> <br />In developing the 6chedule. the 9-month :!'low at Otowi Bridge WIlli <br />~,t~parod to the flow at San Maroial (into Elephant Butte). DUEl tc) <br /> <br />sMfting ohll1luol conditionfi a't San liiarelal. whereas reservoir <br /> <br />releases are subjec't to aocu:t'ate measurement. .. second determination <br /> <br />involved the normal ne't loss fi.om the reservoir, to the end that <br /> <br />Buoh releasee 1l1igh't be employed, in lieu of the S~ Me.rcial station, <br /> <br />Subtr~ting the norma.l losses, from. the eu:rve of relatione (O'towi <br /> <br />v. SIUlMarcial) gave the rolE1:tion'll Qet1>-ee:a:Q'towi Ilri.dge<!.l.ld uSlI.blJa <br />supply at Elephant Butte, whioh ourve Wall then' e.rbitrarily Ilhii'ted <br />to c<mpmsate for inCretlllOO saHn.ity of the Elephant Butte S'llPply_ <br /> <br />-9- <br />