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<br />The Honorable Bruce King
<br />Governor of the State of New Mexico
<br />Santa Fe, New Mexico
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<br />April 21, 1972
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<br />The Honorable Preston Smith
<br />Governor of the State of Texas
<br />Austin, Texas
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<br />The Honorable John A.
<br />Governor of the State
<br />Denver, Colorado
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<br />Love
<br />of Colorado
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<br />Sirs:
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<br />The 33rd annual meeting of the Rio Grande Compact Commission was held at
<br />El Paso, Texas, on April 20-21, 1972.
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<br />The Commission reviewed its prior reports and the current reports of the
<br />Secretary relative to streamflow at Compact gaging stations and storage in
<br />reservoirs. The Commission found that:
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<br />(a) Deliveries of water at the Colorado-New Mexico State line by Colorado
<br />amounted to 206,800 acre-feet, which was 36,800 acre-feet in eXcess of the
<br />scheduled delivery in 1971. The accrued debit for Colorado was reduced to
<br />793,700 acre-feet as of December 31, 1971. HOwever, in light of the, as yet
<br />unresolved, controversy between the States, Colorado cannot agree with
<br />the conclusions as to her indebtedness.
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<br />(b) DeliVeries of water into Elephant Butte Reservoir by New MeXico, as
<br />measured by the Elephant Butte Effective SUPply, amOunted to 367,800 acre-feet
<br />which was 42,800 acre-feet in excess of scheduled delivery in 1971. The accrued
<br />debit of New Mexico was reduced to 107,200 acre-feet as of DeCember 31, 1971.
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<br />(cl Releases of usable water in 1971 from Project Storage amounted to
<br />499,100 acre-feet, which was about 63 perCent of the normal release defined
<br />by the Compact.
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<br />(d) Expenses of administration of the Rio Grande Compact were $37,792 in
<br />the fiscal year ending June 30, 1971. The United States bore $16,330 of this
<br />total, the balance of $21,462 was borne equally by the three States party to
<br />the Compact.
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<br />Respectfully,
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