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I ''<j'' I ~ ..-l ~ I C) c) I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I releases from Elephant Butte Reservoir. Evaporation losses on the Rio Grande Compact credit water for the States of Colorado and New Mexico in Elephant Butte Reservoir storage and the amount of credit water spilled are presented on page 38 of the supporting tables. Summarv of San Juan-Chama Water Storaqe The end-of-month storage status of SJ-C water in all reservoirs, except Heron Reservoir, and the accumulated sediment deposition adjustments for Abiquiu Reservoir, Cochiti Lake, and Jemez Canyon Reservoir are illustrated in Tables 11 A, 11 B, and 11 C as well as the reference table (pages 11-13 and 44). Evaporation Loss on Rio Grande Water Stored Above Otowi The evaporation loss on Rio Grande water stored in EI Vado and Abiquiu Reservoirs is illustrated in Table 12 (page 14). There was no debit water held in EI Vado Reservoir during 1994, because the State of New Mexico entered 1994 with an accrued credit according to the Rio Grande Compact. SAN LUIS VALLEY PROJECT Closed Basin Division Reclamation working under the guidance of the Closed Basin Operating Committee has developed a working draft of the operating criteria which is the framework for the management of Closed Basin operations and water deliveries. The groundwater analyses, water accounting, and water quality monitoring functions will continue to be performed by Reclamation personnel while civil maintenance functions are being contracted to the Rio Grande Water Conservancy District. A total of 24,330 AF of project water was delivered to various points of which 18,250 AF was creditable deliveries to the Rio Grande pursuant to the Rio Grande Compact. A total of 11 AF as measured at the Station 281 + 00 Parshall Flume was not creditable at the Lobatos Gage. Table 13 (page 15) summarizes the 1994 operations of the project. vi