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RIO GRAIYDE COAZPAG"r <br />March 18, 1938 <br />Signatory Scates: Calorado, New Mexico and Texas <br />Calorado Commissioner. State Engiueer <br />Major Purposes: <br />1. Rcmove all causcs oE preseat aad fuhare conarovrersy between the statts ooncerning the <br />watcn oE the Rio Graade abrnre Ft Quitman, T°exas (Prcamble) <br />2 Promote interstate comity (Preamble) . <br />3. F.ffect an equitable apportionment oE the waters of the Rio Graade above Ft Quitman, <br />Texas (Preambie) <br />Satient Provisians: <br />1. 'Rio Grande Basnn' means ail of the territory drained by the Rio Grande and its <br />tnbutaria in Colorado, Ncw Me:dco, and Texas above FL Quimnan, incFuding the Closed <br />Basin of Colorada (Art. I) <br />2'Ihe _Commission shall cause to be ma.intained and operated, among others, the follvwing <br />stream gaging stations: (Art II) <br />a. Rio Graade near Dei Norce above the principal poincs of diversion to the San Luis <br />Valley <br />b. Coaejos River near Mogote <br />c. Los Pinos River aear Ortiz <br />d. San Aatonio Rim ac Ortiz <br />e. Conejos River at itt mouth near Lai Sauses <br />E Rio Grande near Lobatos <br />g. Automatic water stage recorders on all reserwirs coastructed after 1929, as welt as <br />stream 8a8ing stadons below such resemirs <br />3. Colorado is obtiged to delivr.r at Lobaoos the sua4 of the amounts set 6orth in the deIivary - <br />schedules for the Conejos River and clte Rio Graade less 10,000 AF. The Conejoa Indac <br />SuPPtY indndes-the Saa Aatonio River and Las Piaos River flews for the montls Apr:l :::•: •• -- <br />through Octobem These scheduks roquice 7 ero delive:y tor an iada of 200,000 AF, up to .. <br />689"o deiive:y For an iades of 700,000 AF oa che Conejm and 309b delive=q 6ar aa 'indac of <br />200,000 AF. and up to 60% delivery for an iadex of 1,400.000 AF on the Rio Graade (see <br />actached g,raph). (Art- II) <br />7