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Cj) r- (.,'f) , . ~ t_.:') '___...:J f. RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR ADMINISTRATION OF THE RIO GRANDE COMPACT A Compact, known as the Rio Grande Compact, be- tween theStates of Colorado, New Mexico and Texas, hav- ing become effective on May 31, 1939, by consent of the Congress of the United States, which equitably apportions the waters of the Rio Grande above Fort Quitman and per- mits each State to develop its water resources at will, sub- ject only to its obligations to deliver water in accordance with the schedules set forth in the Compact, the following Rules and Regulations have been adopted for its adminis- tration by the Rio Grande Compact Commission; to be and remain in force and effect only so long as the same may be satisfactory to each and all members of the Commission, and provided always that on the objection of any member of the Commission, in writing, to the remaining two mem- bers of the Commission after a period of sixty days from the date of such objection, the sentence, paragraph or any portion or all of these rules to which any such objection shall be made, shall stand abrogated and shall thereafter have no further force and effect; it being the intent and purpose of the Commission to permit these rules to obtain and be effective only so long as the same may be satisfac- tory to each and all of the Commissioners. Gaging Stations Responsibility for the equipping, maintenance and operation of the stream gaging stations and reservoir gag- ing stations required by the provisions of Article II of the Compact shall be divided among the signatory states as follows: (a) Gaging stations on streams and reservoirs in the Rio Grande Basin above the Colorado-New Mexico bound- ary shall be equipped, maintained, and operated by Colo- rado in' cooperation with the United States Geological Survey. . (b) Gaging stations on streams and reservoirs in the Rio Grande Basin below Lobatos and above San Mar- cial shall be equipped, maintained and operated by New Mexico in cooperation with the U. S. Geological Survey; the gaging station on the Rio Grande at San Marcial shall likewise be the responsibility of New Mexico to the extent that this station is not maintained and operated by the International Boundary Commission, or some other federal agency. (c) Gaging stations on Elephant Butte Reservoir and on Caballo Reservoir, and the stream gaging stations on 15