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<br />..'1 <br />'..'......... <br />,I, <br />". <br />r,<. <br />'.'< <br /><;' <br /> <br />,. <br />11 <br />.'.1'1 <br />r <br />, <br /> <br />,.,..."-........,'..;;i;-,,,,:.-.,1i!:;;, <br /> <br />..-I <br /> <br />RIO GRANDE COMPACT COMMISSION <br /> <br />c:) <br /> <br />(lj <br /> <br />COLORADO <br /> <br />NEW MEXICO <br /> <br />TEXAS <br /> <br />(-'"," <br /> <br />(' ) <br /> <br />\..~-~) <br />The Honorable William P. Clements, Jr. <br /> <br />Governor of the State of Texas <br /> <br />Austin, Texas <br /> <br />March 25, 1982 <br /> <br />The Honorable Richard D. Lamm <br />Governor of the State of Colorado <br />Denver, Colorado <br /> <br />The Honorable Bruce King <br />Governor of the State of New Mexico <br />Santa Fe, New Mexico <br /> <br />Sirs: <br /> <br />The 43rd annual meeting of the Rio Grande Compact Commission was held <br />in Alamosa, Colorado on March 25, 1982. <br /> <br />The Commission reviewed its prior reports and the current reports of <br />the Secretary relative to streamflow at Compact gaging stations and storage <br />in reservoirs. The Commission found that: <br /> <br />(a) Deliveries of water at the COloradO-New Mexico State line by Colorado <br />amounted to 131,500 acre-feet, which was 11,000 acre-feet more than the <br />scheduled delivery in 1981. The accrued debit of Colorado was reduced <br />to 663,500 acre-feet as of December 31, 1981. However, in light of the <br />as yet unresolved controversy between the States, Colorado cannot agree <br />with conclusions as to its 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 187,500 <br />acre-feet, which was 50,300 acre-feet less than the scheduled delivery <br />in 1981. The accrued debit of New Mexico was increased to 195,700 <br />acre-feet as of December 31, 1981. <br /> <br />(c) Releases of usable water in 1981 from Project Storage amounted to <br />609,600 acre-feet. <br /> <br />(d) <br /> <br />Expenses of administration of the <br />fiscal year ending June 30, 1981. <br />total; the balance of $40,122 was <br />to the Compact. <br /> <br />Rio Grande Compact were $69,182 in the <br />The United States bore $29,060 of this <br />borne equally by the three states party <br /> <br />Respectfully, <br /> <br /> <br />for Texas <br /> <br />for Colorado <br /> <br />'IrII~ <br />ri <br /> <br /> <br />B:.;~~....,,~.g;:'!:I <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />h~" ~"'.~, <br />f: ~ ~~ <br />;;";:j <br />.'-':'J.. <br /> <br />