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RIO GRANDE COMPACT COMMISSION COLf)RADO TE X AS NEW MEXICO February 16, 1961 <:> N o His Excellency, Stephen L. R. McNichols ("') Governor of the State of Colorado C. Denver, Colorado C;, 1 His Excellency, Edwin L. Mechem Governor of the State of New Mexico Santa Fe, New Mexico His Excellency, Price Daniel Governor of the State of Texas Austin, Texas Sirs: The 22nd Annual Meeting of the Rio Grande Compact Commission was held in Santa Fe, New Mexico, on February 16, 1961. The Commission reviewed the reports of the Secretary relative to stream flow at Compact gaging stations and storage in reservoirs. The Commission found that: (a) The actual delivery of water by Colorado at Lobatos in1960 was 201,000 acre-feet, which was 59,100 acre-feet less than the scheduled delivery. The accrued debit of Colorado was 571,700 acre-feet as of December 3l, 1960. (b) The actual delivery of water by New Mexico, measured by the Elephant Butte Effective Supply, was 520,000 acre-feet in 1960 which was 49,800 acre-feet more than the scheduled delivery. The accrued debit of New Mexico was 448,100 acre-feet as of December 31, 1960. (c) Releases of usable water from project storage amounted to 706,400 acre-feet in 1960, which was 83,600 acre-feet less than the normal release defined by the Compact. The accrued departure from normal releases was an under- release of 1,499,100 acre-feet as of December 31, 1960. The total quantity of water in project storage was 456,000 acre-feet on that date. Expenses of administration of the Rio Grande Compact were $29,310 during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1960; of which $13,170 were borne by the United States and the balance of $16,140 was borne equally by the three states party to the Compact. Respectfully, L..,:JO 'C:~ Commissioner for Texas , , ......J