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rains, the washing ont of diversion works or other causes, the New Mexico dItches are unable to use water, Oolorado may use the water, othj;rwise due New Mexico, until such causes are reo moved. This ..yater does not have to be repaid. It may be stored or used for d~' ect irrigation in Oolorado. By reaso of the varying conditions which affect the flow at the Interstate. ine, it is .recogni~ed that an exact delivery of water cannot be ma e and that a reasonable compliance with the com. pact will be sicient. Under this clause shortage of one day may be compensate by additional flows on another day. This and sim. ilar features .pl be covered by rules and regulations to be adopted by the State Efngineers as experience requires. More eco~omical use of water .by the users in New Mexico will increase~he development in that State. The amounts to be delivered byolorado, under th. e compact, PIU. s excess quantities which will p s to New Mexico, will be sufficient to meet present and future refluirements in that State. Large additional areas may be devel~ed in Oolorado by storage and use of the winter and flood flows. elivery of water under the compact will not deplete the water sup Iy for the present development in Oolorado during the spring an(l early summer. It now will diminish Slightly. the available supply during the late summer and autumn, but this condition will gradu9Jly .disappear as the return flow increases. Under th~ compact the Oolorado ditches may construct reser- voirs and delirer stored waters in exchange for flow of the river. There is no rjstriction or li.mitatiOn upon th.e character or source' of the waters to be delivered to New Mexico. Water from any source satisfi s the compact.' . Broadly peaking, the compact protects the present develop. ment in 0010 ado and reserves the first use of surplus waters for the benefit of 10010rado lands. The areas in New Mexico are pro. tected and expansion in both States is permitted. All controversy is settled and! water titles for future development are determined. , Ralph 1.1 Meeker, Oivil Engineer, was in charge of investiga- tions as the expert for Oolorado and is entitled to a large measure of credit for ~he adjustment between the States. I append hereto a memoranduF prepared by him. I trust t~e cOlI\pact will meet with your favorable considera. tion, and I refpectfully request that is be submitted to the I.egis., lature for its early approval. I Respectfully submitted, DELl?H E. OARPENTER, Oommissioner for Oolorl;ldo. [ 6 ] .