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<br />:iOJlil4 <br /> <br />RIO GRANDE COMPAcr <br />Marcb 18, 1938 <br /> <br />Signatory States: <br /> <br />Colorado, New Mexico and Texas <br /> <br />Colorado Commissioner: State Engineer <br /> <br />Major Purposes: <br /> <br />1. Remove all causes of present and future controversy between the states concerning the <br />waters of tbe Rio Grande above Fl Quitman. Texas (preamble) <br />2. Promote interstate comity (Preamble) <br />3. Effect an equitable apportionment of the waters of the Rio Grande above Fl Quitman. <br />Texas (Preamble) <br /> <br />Salient ProWiions: <br /> <br />1. ~Rio Grande BasiD~ means all of the territory drained by the Rio Grande and its <br />tributaries in Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas above Fl Quitman, including the Qosed <br />Basin of Colorado. (Art. I) <br />2. The Commission shall cause to be maintained and operated, among others, the following <br />stream gaging stations: (An. II) <br /> <br />a. Rio Grande Deaf Del Nolte above the principal points of diversion to the San Luis <br />Valley <br />b. Conejos River near Mogatc <br />c. Los Pinos River near Ortiz <br />d.. San Antonio River at Ortiz <br />e. Conejos River at its mouth near Las Sauses <br />f. Rio Grande neaf Lobatos <br />g. Automatic water stage recorders on all reservoirs constructed after 1929, as well as <br />stream gaging stations below such reservoirs. <br /> <br />3. Colorado is obliged to deliver at Lobatos the sum of the amounts set forth in the delivery <br />schedules for the Conejos River and the Rio Grande less 10,000 AF. The Conejos Index: <br />.-.:~:.~~~-:-,:;:.::5'Supply includes.t.b:eSan,Antonio River.and ~~~os)~iver fl<?WS for.tbe.months~~it~~-:?f.~~:'".;". - <br />~ .--~ .~.-u._ tbrough October.oTbese schedules iequire zero-delivery for an index of 100,000 AF, lip to~.'c.c-;';., ,.,- <br />68% delivery for an index of 700,000 AF on the Conejos, and 30% delivery for an index of <br />200,000 AF, and up to 60% delivery for an index of l,400,(X)() AF aD tbe Rio Grande (see <br />attacbed grapb). (Art III) <br /> <br />7 <br />