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Water Supply Protection
File Number
8510.100.60
Description
Rio Grande Compact Commission
Basin
Rio Grande
Water Division
3
Date
1/1/1949
Title
Eleventh Annual Report of the Rio Grande Compact Commission 1949
Water Supply Pro - Doc Type
Annual Report
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<br />o <br />(;) <br />';'\1 <br /> <br />C"} <br />\'_...i <br /> <br />, .1 <br /> <br />RIO GRAr:DE Cor.;PACT <br /> <br />l'he.State of Colorado, the State of NevI Mexico, and the State <br />of Texas, desiring to remove all causes of present and future con- <br />troversy among these States and between citizens of one of these <br />States and citizens of another State nith respect to the nse of the <br />wa ters of the Rio Grande abOlTe Fort QuitlI>1.n, Texas, and being moved <br />b)' consideration of interstate comity, and for the pL:rpc~e of effect.- <br />ing an equitable apportionment of such waters, have resolved to con- <br />clude a Compact for the attaim,ent of these purpose", and to that <br />end, through their respective Governors, have Damed as their respect.- <br />ive C omrnissionersl <br /> <br />For the State of Colorado <br />For the State of New Mexico <br />For the State of Texas <br /> <br />M. C. Hinderlider <br />Thomas M. McClure <br />Frank B. C layt on <br /> <br />who, after negotiations participated in by S. O. Harper, apPOinted <br />by the President as t he representative of the United States of AIOO;rica, <br />have agr,.ed upon the following articles, to-wit I <br /> <br />ARTICIE I <br /> <br />(a) The State of Colorado, the S,,,,te of New Mexico, the State <br />of Texas and the United States of America, are hereinafter designated <br />"Colorado," "New Mexico," "Texas," and the "United States," respect.- <br />ivel,' . <br /> <br />(b) "The CommiSSion" means the agency created by this Compact <br />for the administra tioD thereof. <br /> <br />(c) The term "Rio Grande Basin" means all of the territory <br />drained by the Rio Grande and its tributaries in Colorado, in New <br />Alexico, and in Texas above Fort Quit!l>ln, including the Closed basin <br />in Colorado. <br /> <br />(d) The "Closed Basin" means that part of the Rio Grande Basin <br />in Cvlorado where the streams drain into the San Luis Lakes and ad. <br />jacent territory, and do not nor!l>llly contribute to the now of the <br />Rio Grande. <br /> <br />(e) The term "tributary" means any stream which naturally .con- <br />tr!hutes to the flow of the Rio Gramle. <br /> <br />3 <br />
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