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ompact. :reby appro'" , of Santa Fe;' , . Cai:penter'a rmity with the' oved Apri12, U half ofthe'St~ ~olorado and!' ata River and same being ~ ~; Davis, Jr., i 1 ihich said coni' he village of H" lume of all div' intained (withQ ~rence is made! :he' amount of 'c' , ,,<) La Plata River Compact At aIr times between the first day of December and the fifteenth day of the succeed- ebruary, each State shall have the unrestricted right to use of all water which may flow 'its 'boundaries. By reason of the usual annual rise and fall, the flow of said river between the fifteenth f Febniary and the first day of December of each year, shall be apportioned between l}t~s inthefollowingmanner: . " "Each State shall have the unrestricted right to use all the waters within its bound- each day when the mean daily flow at the Interstate Station is one hundred cubic r' second, or more. ' ' On all other days the State of Colorado shall deliver at the Interstate Station a y of water equivalent to one-half of the mean flow at the Hesperus Station for the trig day, but not to exceed one hundred cubic feet per second. , " enever the flow of the river is so low that in the judgment of the State Engineers '~Stiltes, the greatest beneficial use of its waters may be secured by distributing all of lIters successively to the land in each State in altefI,latingperiods, in lieu of delivery of r as provided in the second paragrap4 of this article the use of'the waters may be' so rotated,between the two States in such manner for such periods, and to continue for such te as the State Engineers may jomtly determine. , ' ' i~. "The State 'of New Mexico shall not at any time be entitled to receive nor shall the Ate of Colorado be required to deliver any water not then necessary for beneficial use in State of New Mexico. " 0:' A substantial delivery of water under the terms of this Article shall be deemed a >pIhpliance with its provisions and minor and compensating irregularities in flow or deliv- 'shall be disregarded. ' , ' ' ".:- . Article III eState Enginyers of the States by agreement, from time to time, may formulate rules 'tegwationsforcarrying out the provisions of this compact, which, when signed and pro- Igflte~ by them, shall be binding until amended by agreement between them or until ter- ated by written notice from one to 'the other." ' 'j" . ,- ~c . _, Article IV Whenever any official of either State' is designated to perform any duty under this com- l-i.hsuch<,iesignation shall be interpreted to include the State official ot officials upon om the d~ties now performed by such official may hereafter <!evolve. Article V The physical and other conditions peculiar to the La Plata River and the territory . ed and served thereby constitute the basis for this compact, and neither of the signa- ry States concedes the establishment of any general principle or precedent by the con- 6ing of this compact. .,'1. /; . :-,~ , Article VI .~ . }. . . _.' . ~~s compact mll.Y be moditied or terminated at anytime by mutual consent of the signa- States and upon such termination all rights then established hereunder shall continue , paired. ' , , ' ' " Article vn 1fiis compact shall become operative when approved by the Legislature of each of the atory States and by the Congress of the United States. Notice of approval by the Legis- hIres shall be given by the Governor of each State to the Governor of the other State, and e President of the United States is requested 'to give notice to the Governors of the sig- tory States of approval by the Congress of the United States. ,IN WITNESS WHEREOF, The commissioners have signed this compact in duplicate 'ginals,one of which shall be deposited with the Secretary of State of each of the signa- ry States.