WSP05143

• File Number: 8510.100.60
• Description: Rio Grande Compact Commission
• Basin: Rio Grande
• Water Division: 3
• Date: 1/1/1994
• Title: Report of the Rio Grande Compact Commission 1994
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY RIO GRANDE COMPACT COMMISSION
AT THE ANNUAL MEETING HELD AT El PASO, TEXAS, FEBRUARY 22-24, 1948,
CHANGING GAGING STATIONS AND MEASUREMENTS OF
DELIVERIES BY NEW MEXICO

RESOLUTION

Whereas, at the Annual Meeting of the Rio Grande Compact Commission in the
year 1945, the question was raised as to whether or not a schedule for delivery of water by
New Mexico during the entire year could be worked out, and

Whereas, at said meeting the question was referred to the Engineering Advisers
for their study, recommendations and report, and

Whereas, said Engineering Advisers have met, studied the problems and under
date of February 24, 1947, did submit their Report, which said Report contains the findings
of said Engineering Advisers and their recommendations, and

Whereas, the Compact Commission has examined said Report and finds that the
matters and things therein found and recommended are proper and within the terms of the
Rio Grande Compact, and

Whereas, the Commission has considered said Engineering Advisers' Report and
all available evidence, information and material and is fully advised:

Now, Therefore, Be it Resolved:

The Commission finds as follows:

(a) That because of change of physical conditions, reliable records of the amount
of water passing San Marcial are no longer obtainable at the stream gaging
station at San Marcial and that the same should be abandoned for Compact
purposes.

(b) That the need for concurrent records at San Marcial and San Acacia no longer
exists and that the gaging station at San Acacia should be abandoned for
Compact purposes.

(c) That it is desirable and necessary that the obligations of New Mexico under the
Compact'to deliver water in the months of July, August, September, should be
scheduled.

(d) That the change in gaging stations and substitution of the new measurements
as hereinafter set forth will result in substantially the same results so far as the
rights and obligations to deliver water are concerned, and would have existed
if such substitution of stations and measurements had not been so made.

Be it Further Resolved:

That the following measurements and schedule thereof shall be substituted for
the measurements and schedule thereof as now set forth in Article IV of the
Compact:

"The obligation of New Mexico to deliver water in the Rio Grande into Elephant'
Butte Reservoir during each calendar year shall be measured by that quantity
set forth, in the follOwing tabulation of relationship which corresponds to the
quantity at the upper index station:

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