WSPC02666

• File Number: 8503.400
• Description: Rio Grande Basin-Rio Grand River Basin Legislation/Correspondence-Compacts
• Water Division: 3
• Date: 1/1/3000
• Title: Costilla Creek Compact-Signed at Santa Fe New Mexico-September 30 1944-376-1954-Deliveries of Direct Flow Water to Colorado During Irrigation Season
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Data

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DELIVERIES OF DIRECT FL~ WATER TO COLORADO DURING IRRIGATION SEASON

WNEN THE USABLE DISCHARGE OF THE CREEK IS
LESS TNAN ~5.ro C.F.S., DELIVER TO COLORADO
26.20 PERCEWt OF USABLE DISCHARGE ADJUSTED
FOR TRANSMISSION LOSSES.
WHEN TNE USABLE DISCHARGE OF TNE CREEK IS
LESS T~AN 25.00 e.F.s., DELIVER TO COLORADO
10.13 PERCENT OF USABLE DISCHARGE ADJUSTED
FOR TRANSMISSION LOSSES.
WNEN TNE USABLE DISCHARGE OF THE CREEK IS
IN EXCESS OF 25.38 C.F.S. AND LESS THAN
36,88 C,F.S', DELIVER TO COLORADO 3.26
PERCENT OF USABLE DISCHARGE ADJUSTED FOR
TRANSMISSION LOSSES. "
WNEN THE USABLE DISCHARGE OF THE CREEK IS
IN EXCESS OF 25.38 C.F.S. AND LESS THAN
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TRANSMISSION LOSSES.
WNEN THE USAIlLE DISCHARGE OF THE CREEK IS IN
EXCESS OF 37.62 C.F.S. AND LESS THAN '38.62
C.F.S. DELIVER TO COLORADO ALL OF USAIlLE
DISCHA~GE ADJUSTED FOR TRANSMISSION LOSSES.
WHEN THE USAIlLE DISCHARGE OF THE CREEK IS IN
EXCESS OF 38.62 C.F;S. AND LESS THAN 44.76
C.F.S., DELIVER TO COLORADO 36.5 PER CENT OF
USABLE DISCHARGE ADJUSTED FOR TRANSMISSION
LOSSES. '
WHEN THE USABLE DISCHARGE OF THE CREEK IS IN
EXCESS OF 44.91 C.f.S. AND LESS THAN 50.91
C,f.S; DELIVER TO COLORADO ALL OF USABLE
DISCHAkGE'ADJUSTED fOR TIlANSMISSION LOSSES.
WHEN THE USABLE DISCHARGE OF THE CREEK IS IN
EXCESS OF 55.35 C.f.S. AND LESS THAN 56.48
e.F.s,,'DELIVER TO COLORADO 11.18 PER CE~
OF USABLE DISCHARGE ADJUSTED FOR TRANS-
MISSION'LOSSES.
WHEN THE USABLE DISCHARGE OF THE CREEK IS IN
EXCESS Of 60.48 C.f.S. AND LESS THAN '61.48
C.F .s., DELI Vi'R TO COLORADO ALL OF USABLE
DISCHARGE ADJUSTED FOR TRANSMISSION LOSSES.
AT USABLE CREEK DISCHARQE OF 64.22 C.F.S.
THE CERRO CANAL DIRECT FL~ PERMIT BECOMES
OPERATIVE AFTER i,ooo ACRE-FEET HAS BEEN
STORED IN EASTDALE RESERVOIR NO.1.
WHEN THE USABLE DISCHARGE OF THE CREEK IS IN
EXCESS OF 64.22 C.F.S. AND LESS THAN 139.70
C.F.S., DELIVER TO COLORADO 36.5 PER CENT OF
USABLE DISCHARGE ADJUSTED FOR TRANSMISSION
LOSSES.
THE ACTUAL DISCHARGES OF COSTILLA CREEK AT. THE CANYON MOUTH GAGING STATION AT WHICH THE VARI-
OUS BLOCKS OF DIRECT FLOW WATER BECOME EFFECTIVE SHALL EQUAL THE FLOWS SET FORTH IN COLUMN (I I
INCREASED BY THE TRANSMISSION LOSSES NECESSARY TO DELIVER 'THOSE FLOWS TQ THE HEAOGATES OF THE RE-
SPECTIVE DIRECT FLOW DITCHES.

JSABLE DISCHARGE INCREMENTAL POINT OF CUMULATI VE
OF CREEK AT
CANYON MOUTH ALLOCATIONS INTERSTATE ALLOCATI ONS
,AGlNG STAVON TO COLORA~O DELIVERY TO(COLORA~O
.~ C._F._S," .. (C.F.S. _C'~.'~.'.
(J) (2A) (2B) (3) (4)
25.00 6.55 ACEQUIA MADRE

2.53

CERRO CANAL 9.08

36.88

.38

ACtQUIA MADRE

4.04

CERRO CANAL 13.50

38.62

1.00 CREEK 14.50

44.91

2.24 CERRO CANAL 16.74

50.91

6.00 CREEK 22.74

56.48

.13

CERRO CANAL 22.87

61.48

1.00 ~lll::EK

23.87

64.22

139.70

27.55

CERRO CANAL 51.42

RE,MARKS
(5)

THE DELIVERY OF DITCH WATER AT THE BOUNDARY SHALL EQUAL THE ALLOCATION SET FORTH IN COLUMN
(2A) REDUCED BY THE TRANSMISSION LoSSES BETWEEN THE HEADGATE OF THE DITCH AND THE POINT WHERE THE
DITGH CROSSES THE BOUNDARY. THE ALLOCATIONS TO BE DELIVERED TO COLORADO THROUGH THE CERRO CANAL
REPRESENT IN EACH AND ALL CASES 36.5 PER CENT OF THOSE BLOCKS OF DIRECT FL~ ~ATER OF THE COSTILLA
RESERVOIR SYSTEM WHICH ARE SUBJECT TO ADJUSTMENT AS PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION lEI OF THIS ARTICLE.
THE DELIVERY Of WATER IN THE CREEK AT THE BOUNDARY SHALL EQUAL THE ALLOCATION SET FORTH IN
COLUMN (2B) INCREASED BY THE TRANSMISSiON LOsSES BETWEEN THE BOUNDARY AND THE HEADGATE OF THE
COLORADO DITCH WHICH IS TO RECEIVE THE WATER.

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