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<br />,~ <br />..~ <br />'1.' <br />'i <br />I ! <br /> <br />C":i <br />00 <br />~ <br />CO") <br />....~ <br /> <br />RIO GRANDE COMPACT COMMISSION <br /> <br />COLORADO <br /> <br />TEXAS <br /> <br />NEW MEXICO <br /> <br />--, <br />'-- <br /> <br />February 20, 1964 <br /> <br />His Excellency, John A. Love <br />Governor of the State of Colorado <br />Denver, Colorado <br /> <br />His Excellency, Jack M. Campbell <br />Governor of the State of New Mexico <br />Santa Fe, New Mexico <br /> <br />His Excellency, John B. Connally <br />Governor of the State of Texas <br />Austin, Texas <br /> <br />Sirs: <br /> <br />The 25th Annual Meeting of the Rio Grande Compact Commission was held in <br />Santa Fe, New Mexico, on February 20, 1964. <br /> <br />The Commission reviewed the reports of the Secretary relative to stream flow <br />at Compact gaging stations and storage in reservoirs. The Commission found that: <br /> <br />(a) The actual delivery of water by Colorado at Lobatos in 1963 was 72,600 <br />acre-feet, which was 23 per cent less than the scheduled delivery. The <br />accrued debit of Colorado was 734,400 acre-feet as of December 31, 1963. <br /> <br />(b) The actual delivery of water by New Mexico, measured by the Elephant Butte <br />Effective Supply, was 231,000 acre-feet in 1963, which was 3 per cent less <br />than the scheduled delivery. The accrued debit of New Mexico was 351,800 <br />acre-feet as of December 31, 1963. <br /> <br />(c) Releases of usable water from Project Storage amounted to 518,000 acre-feet <br />in 1963, which was 65 per cent of the normal release defined by the Compact. <br />The accrued departure from normal releases was an under-release of 1,936,200 <br />acre-feet as of December 31, 1963. The total quantity of water in Project <br />Storage was 143,700 acre-feet on that date. <br /> <br />Expenses of administration of the Rio Grande Compact were $29,058 during the <br />fiscal year ending June 30, 1963; of which $13,200 was borne by the United States and <br />the balance of $15,858 was borne equally by the three states party to the Compact. <br /> <br />Respectfully, <br /> <br />~~~ <br /> <br />~miSSioner for l,;O!ora <br /> <br /> <br />..e. H-d a: L.J1( <br />Commissioner for 1'"y<>" <br /> <br />