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<br />RIO GRANDE
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<br />COLORADO
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<br />NEW MEXICO
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<br />TEXAS
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<br />The Honorable Richard D. Lamm
<br />Governor of the State of Colorado
<br />Denver, Colorado
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<br />March 27, 1980
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<br />The Honorable Bruce King
<br />Governor of the State of New Mexico
<br />Santa Fe, New Mexico
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<br />The Honorable William P. Clements, Jr.
<br />Governor of the State of Texas
<br />Austin, Texas
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<br />Sirs:
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<br />The 41st annual meeting of the Rio Grande Compact Commission was held
<br />in Santa Fe, New Mexico on March 27, 1980.
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<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:
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<br />(a) Deliveries of water at the Colorado-New Mexico State line by Colorado
<br />amounted to 625,800 acre-feet, which was 4,600 acre-feet less than the
<br />scheduled delivery in 1979. This resulted in a slight increase in the
<br />accrued debit of Colorado to 699,300 acre-feet as of December 31, 1979.
<br />Pursuant to a resolution adopted by the Commission on May 3, 1974,
<br />16,300 acre-feet of storage in Platoro Reservoir in 1979 was retained
<br />in ,storage on December 31, 1979 and is to be credited to the delivery
<br />to the COlorado-New Mexico state line in 1979 for the sole purpose of
<br />assessment of the State of Colorado's fulfillment of its obligation in
<br />the continuation of the U. S. Supreme Court litigation between the states.
<br />Therefore, Colorado's deliveries with regard to the continuation amounted
<br />to 642,100 acre-feet which was 11,700 acre-feet in excess of Colorado's
<br />delivery obligation in 1979. However, in light of the as yet unresolved
<br />controversy between the States, Colorado cannot agree with conclusion$
<br />as to its indebtedness.
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<br />:b) Deliveries of water into Elephant Butte Reservoir by New Mexico as
<br />measured by the Elephant Butte Effective Supply, amounted to
<br />1,381,900 acre-feet, which was 101,800 acre-feet less than the
<br />scheduled delivery in 1979. The accrued debit of New Mexico was
<br />129,100 acre-feet as of December 31, 1979.
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<br />c) Releases of usable water in 1979 from Project Storage amounted to
<br />569,000 acre-feet.
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<br />Expenses of administration of the
<br />fiscal year ending June 30, 1979.
<br />total; the balance of $35,160 was
<br />to the Compact.
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<br />Rio Grande Compact were $61,430 in the
<br />The United States bore $26,270 of this
<br />borne equally by the three states party
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<br />Respectfully,
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<br />for Colorado
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<br />for New Mexico
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