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<br />Water and Irrigation
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<br />ARTICLE 63
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<br />La Plata River Compact
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<br />37-63-101. The La Plata River compact.
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<br />37-63-102. Approval of compact.
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<br />37-63-101. The La Plata River compact. The General Assembly hereby aep1
<br />compact, designated as the "La Plata River Compact", signed at the City of Santa ~
<br />of New Mexico, on the 27th day of November, A. D. 1922, by Delph E. Carpent" .
<br />Commissioner for the State of Colorado, under authority of and in conformity Witlt
<br />visions of an Act of the General Assefilbly of the State of C()lorado,approved Apti)2
<br />entitled "An Act providing for the appointment of a commis'sioner on behalf of the
<br />Colorado to negotiate a compact or agreement betWeen the States of Colorado'an
<br />Mexico respecting the use and distribution of the waters of the La Plata River,'
<br />rights of said States thereto, and making an appropriation therefor.", the same bein
<br />ter 244 oitheSession Laws of Colorado, 1921, and sigried by Stephen R DaVis,'If,.,
<br />, Commissioner for the State of New Mexico; under legislative authority, which said 00'"
<br />, is as follows: ~. J!fJ'
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<br />La Plata River Compact
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<br />The State of Colorado and the State of New Mexico, desiririg to provide for the eq .;.
<br />distribution of the waters of the La Plata River and to remove all causes of prese '
<br />future controversy betWeen them with respect 'thereto, and being moved by conside
<br />of interstate comity, pursuant to Acts of their respective Legislatures, have resolved to
<br />clude a compact for these purposes and have named as their commissioners:.. .:do'
<br />Delph E. Carpenter, for the State of Colorado; and Stephen B. Davis,Jr., forth~~, .
<br />,New Mexico; who have agreed upon the following Articles:
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<br />Article I
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<br />'The State of Colo~ado, at its own expense, shall establish and maintain two' perm, .
<br />stream-gauging stations upon the La Plata River for the purpose of measuring and. . ,
<br />ing its flow, which shall be known as the Hesperus Station and the Interstate Station, r~
<br />tively. . . .' . . .' '. '
<br />The Hesperus Station shall be located at some convenient pla~ 'near the villag~'df~
<br />'perus, Colorado. Suitable devices for ascehaining and recording the volume of alli,'di
<br />siems from the river aboye Hesperus Station, shall be establisheq an4maintaihed'(Wi
<br />expense to the State 0; New Mexico), and whenever in this compact refe're;nce is '~~..
<br />the flow of the river at Hesperus Station, it shall be construed to include the amount'()'
<br />concurrent diversions above said station.' . ,~, "'J1~
<br />The Intefmate Station lip-all be located at some cO!lvenient place within one mi!.e, ~ r
<br />above or below, the interstate line. Suitable devices for ascertaining and recording ilie"
<br />ume of water diverted by the Enterprise and Pioneer Canals, now serving approximat.
<br />,equal areas in both States, shall be established and maintained (without expe~t(,t,-
<br />State of New Mexico), and whenever in this compact reference is made to the f10wg
<br />river at the Interstate Station, it shall be construed to include one-half ,the volume'~,
<br />concurrent diversions by such cana).s, and also the volume of any other water whic~
<br />hereafter be diverted from said river in Colorado for use in New.Mexico. .
<br />Each of said stations sha.ll be equipped with suitable devices for recording the flq
<br />water in said river at all times between the 15th day of February and the 1st day of De
<br />ber of each year; The State Engineers of the.signatory States shall make provision ,
<br />operating gauging at the two stations, for the details of the operation, exchange of reco.
<br />and data, and publication ofthe facts. ,,:-/~
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<br />. Article II
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<br />The waters of the La Plata River are hereby equitably apportioned between the signlJ.
<br />ry St~tes, -inchidingthe citizens thereof, as follows:' , ")
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