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<br />"r' <br />, ;r <br />~'~ <br />, ~',' <br />J\ <br />',~ <br />~1 <br /> <br />00 <br />'-T) <br />r- <br />C"~ <br /> <br />'- <br /> <br />RIO GRANDE COMPACT COMMISSION <br /> <br />COLORAOO <br /> <br />TE XAS <br /> <br />NEW MEXICO <br /> <br />The Honorable John D. Vanderhoof <br />Governor of the State of Colorado <br />Denver, Colorado <br /> <br />March 28, 1974 <br /> <br />The Honorable Bruce King <br />Governor of the State of New Mexico <br />Santa Fe, New Mexico <br /> <br />The Honorable Dolph Briscoe <br />Governor of the State of Texas <br />Austin, Texas <br /> <br />Sirs: <br /> <br />The 35th annual meeting of the Rio Grande Compact Commission was held <br />at Santa Fe, New Mexico, on March 28, 1974. <br /> <br />The Commission reviewed its prior reports and the current reports of the <br />Secretary relative to streamflow at Compact gaging stations and storage in <br />reservoirs. The Commission found that: <br /> <br />(a) Deliveries of water at the COlorado-New Mexico State line by Colorado <br />amounted to 520,700 acre-feet, which was 21,700 acre-feet in excess <br />of the scheduled delivery in 1973. The accrued debit for Colorado was <br />reduced to 744,000 acre-feet as of December 31, 1973. However, in light <br />of the, as yet unresolved, controversy between the States, Colorado <br />cannot agree with the conclusions as to her indebtedness. <br /> <br />(b) Deliveries of water into Elephant Butte Reservoir by New Mexico, as <br />measured by the Elephant Butte Effective SUpply, amounted to 1,098,400 <br />acre-feet, which was 72,900 acre-feet less than the scheduled delivery <br />in 1973. The accrued debit of New Mexico was 37,200 acre-feet as of <br />December 31, 1973. <br /> <br />tc) Releases of usable water in 1973 from Project Storage amounted to 618,300 <br />acre-feet. <br /> <br />(d) <br /> <br />Expenses of administration of the <br />fiscal year ending June 30, 1973. <br />total, the balance of $22,530 was <br />to the Compact. <br /> <br />Rio Grande Compact were $39,750 in the <br />The United States bore $17,720 of this <br />borne equally by the three States party <br /> <br />Respectfully, <br /> <br /> <br />for New Mexl.co <br /> <br />,~: <br /> <br />