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<br />23 <br /> <br />their 2002 meeting. The URGWOM accounting model does not include water accounting associated with <br />Nambe Falls Reservoir and San Juan-Chama (SJC) Project water return flows from the Pojoaque Valley <br />Irrigation District (PVID); instead, prior to 2004, this accounting was perfonned separately using <br />Reclamation's FORTRAN programs. The Commission approved the Nambe Falls RIVERWARE model <br />for use in Compact accounting at the 2004 meeting, contingent upon Reclamation providing <br />documentation of the model to the Engineer Advisers for review. Reclamation provided a partial draft <br />model documentation report at the 2005 meeting of the Engineer Advisers, and committed to completing <br />the documentation prior to the 2006 meeting. Reclamation plans to eventually merge the Nambe Falls <br />RIVERWARE model into URGWOM. <br />UDDer Rio Grande Water ODenltions Accountina Module and Hydroloaic Data-Base <br />The Corps presented the latest developments and updates to URGWOM. Significant progress <br />was made on developing and implementing new methods for modeling target flows in the middle Rio <br />Grande valley and linking the results of the New Mexico Interstate Stream Commission's (NMISC) San <br />Acacia reach surface water-groundwater model with URGWOM. The San Acacia model simulates the <br />interaction between the Rio Grande, the Low Flow Conveyance Channel and other surface canals and <br />drains and shallow groundwater in that reach. <br />At the 2004 meeting of the Engineer Advisers, Reclamation was requested to perfonn a <br />comprehensive evaluation of the method for incorporating model output into the reporting spreadsheets. <br />Reclamation reported that they are in the process of implementing a generalized relational database <br />management system (Hydrologic Database, or HDB) for storing and using hydrologic data, including the <br />data used for perfonning Compact accounting. Water accounting data output from URGWOM will <br />eventually be ported directly into HDB using an automated data loader and used for preparation of the <br />annual Compact accounting reports. <br />Due to the fact that the RIVERW ARE code continues to be refined, the Engineer Advisers <br />continue to request that the URGWOM team provide adequate documentation of any changes and keep <br />the Engineer Advisers completely infonned as to all model developments and updates in a timely manner. <br /> <br />ComDliance by Federal AGencies with State Water Law and Reaulations <br />The Commission approved resolutions in 2001 and 2002 that requested the Corps, Reclamation <br />and Service comply with state law by obtaining penn its from the appropriate state agencies for any water <br />related actions that result in new or additional river depletions. Federal agency representatives have <br />acknowledged the need to comply with applicable state laws regarding these projects. <br />New Mexico reports that the NMISC and Reclamation are collaborating to implement several <br />habitat improvement projects in the Albuquerque reach of the Rio Grande to conduct NEPA on those <br />projects. The NMISC has submitted the Environmental Assessment to the Office of the State Engineer for <br />review of depletions and detennination as to whether the project requires a pennit or an offset of <br />