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<br />I <br />I TABLE OF CONTENTS <br />I Page <br /> 1. INTRODUCTION 1 <br />I BACKGROUND . 1 <br /> STUDY AREA . . . 3 <br /> SUBAREA DELINEATIONS 5 <br />I <br />2. PRESENT WATER RESOURCES CONDITIONS 8 <br />I STREAMFLOWS 8 <br /> Colorado . 8 <br /> New Mexico 8 <br />I Texas . . . 16 <br /> RESERVOIRS . . 18 <br /> IMPORTS/EXPORTS 22 <br /> GROUND WATER . 23 <br />I Colorado . 26 <br /> New Mexico 28 <br /> Texas 32 <br />I WATER QUALI TY 35 <br /> Surface Water 35 <br /> Ground Water 48 <br />I 3. LEGAL AND INSTITUTIONAL STRUCTURES 51 <br /> COLORADO WATER LAW . 52 <br />I Surface Water . . 52 <br /> Ground Water . . 53 <br /> NEW MEXICO WATER LAW 54 <br />I Surface Water 54 <br /> Ground Water 55 <br /> TEXAS WATER LAW . . 57 <br /> Surface Water 57 <br />I Ground Water 58 <br /> INTERSTATE COMPACTS 58 <br /> Rio Grande Compact 58 <br />I Pecos River Compact . 59 <br /> FEDERAL RESERVE AND INDIAN WATER RIGHTS 60 <br /> INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS . . . . . . . 60 <br />I Rio Grande Convention of 1906 60 <br /> Rio Grande Ratification Convention of 1933 . . . 60 <br /> Rio Grande, Colorado, and Tiajuana Treaty of 1944 61 <br />I 4. WATER UTILIZATION 62 <br /> USES AND APPLICATIONS 62 <br />I PRESENT USAGE 63 <br /> PROJECTED USAGE 66 <br />I 01:>--: <br />I <br />