WSP12927

• File Number: 8510.100.60
• Description: Rio Grand Compact Commission
• Basin: Rio Grande
• Date: 1/1/2004
• Author: Rio Grande Compact Commission
• Title: 2004 Annual Report of the Rio Grand Compact Commission
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Annual Report

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RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY RIO GRANDE COMPACT COMMISSION
AT THE ANNUAL MEETING HELD AT EL PASO, TEXAS, FEBRUARY 22.24, 1948, CHANGING
GAGING STATIONS AND MEASUREMENTS OF
DELIVERIES BY NEW MEXICO

RESOLUTION

Whereas, at the Annual Meeting of the Rio Grande Compact Commission in the year
1945, the question was raised as to whether or not a schedule for delivery of water by New Mexico
during the entire year could be worked out, and

Whereas, at said meeting the question was referred to the Engineering Advisers for their
study, recommendations and report, and

Whereas, said Engineering Advisers have met. studied the problems and under date of
February 24, 1947, did submit their Report, which said Report contains the findings of said
Engineering Advisers and their recommendations, and

Whereas, the Compact Commission has examined said Report and finds that the matters
and things therein found and recommended are proper and within the terms of the Rio Grande
Compact, and

Whereas, the Commission has considered said Engineering Advisers' Report and all
available evidence, information and material and is fully advised:

Now, Therefore, Be it Resolved:

The Commission finds as follows:

(a) That because of change of physical conditions, reliable records of the amount of water
passing San Marcial are no longer obtainable at the stream gaging station at San
Marcial and that the same should be abandoned for Compact purposes.

(b) That the need for concurrent records at San Marcial and San Acacia no longer exists
and that the gaging station at San Acacia should be abandoned for Compact
purposes.

(c) That it is desirable and necessary that the obligations of New Mexico under the
Compact to deliver water in the months of July, August, September, should be
scheduled.

(d) That the change in gaging stations and substitution of the new measurements as
hereinafter set forth will result in substantially the same results so far as the rights and
obligations to deliver water are concemed, and would have existed if such substitution
of stations and measurements had not been so made.

Be it Further Resolved:

That the following measurements and schedule thereof shall be substituted for the
measurements and schedule thereof as now set forth in Article IV of the Compact:

"The obligation of New Mexico to deliver water in the Rio Grande into Elephant Butte
Reservoir during each calendar year shall be measured by that quantity set forth in the
following tabulation of relationship which corresponds to the quantity at the upper
index station: