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<br />RIO GRANDE COMPACT COMMISSION REPORT
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<br />C..:) In any year in which the aggregate of accrued debits of Colorado 'and New Mexico
<br />exceeds the minimum unfilled capacity of project storage, such debits shall be reduced pro-
<br />portionally to an aggregate amount equal to such minimum unfilled capacity.
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<br />To the extent that accrued credits are' impounded in reservoirs between San Mar-
<br />cial and Courchesne, and to the extent that accrued debits are impounded in reservoirs
<br />above San Marcial, such credits and debits shall be reduced annually to compensate for
<br />evaporation losses in.the proportion that such credits or debits bore to the total amount of
<br />water in such reservoirs during the year.
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<br />ARTICLE VII
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<br />Neither Colorado nor New Mexico shall increase the amount of ~ater in storagein
<br />reservoirs constructed after 1929 whenever there is less than 400,000 acre feet of usable
<br />water in project storage; provided, that if the actual releases of usable water frorp the begin-
<br />. ning of the calendar year fOllowing the effective date of this Compact, orfrom the beg'inning
<br />of the calendar year fOllowing actual spill, have aggregated more than an average of
<br />790,000 acre feet per annum, the time at which such minimum stage is reached shall be
<br />adjusted to compensate for the difference between the total actual release and releases at
<br />. such average.rate; provided, further, that Colorado, or New Mexico, or both; may relinquish
<br />accrued credits at any time, and Texas may accept such relinquished water, and in such
<br />event the state, or states, so relinquishing shall be entitled to store water in the 'amount of
<br />the water so relinquished.
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<br />ARTICLE VIII
<br />During the month of January of any year the Commissioner for Texas may demand
<br />of Colorado and New Mexico, and the Commissioner for New Mexico may demand of Coio-
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<br />rado, the release of water from storage reservoirsconstruqted after 1929 to the amount of
<br />\he accrued debits of Colorado and New Mexico, respectively, and such releases shall be
<br />made by each at the greatest rate practicable under the conditions then prevailing, and in
<br />Proportion to the total debit of each, and in amounts, 'limited by their accrued debits, suffi-
<br />cient to bring the quantity of usable water in project storage to 600,000 acre feet by March
<br />first and to maintain this quantity in storage until April thirtieth, to the end that a normal
<br />release of 790,000 acre feet may be made from project storage in that year.
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<br />ARTICLE IX
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<br />Colorado agrees with New Mexico tMat in event the United States or the State of
<br />New Mexico decides to construct the necessary works for diverting the waters of the San
<br />Juan River, or any of its tributaries, into the Rio Grande, Colorado hereby consents to the
<br />construction,of said works and the diversiono.f waters from the San Juan River, or. the tribu-
<br />taries. thereof, into the Rio Grande, in. New.Mexico, provided the present and prospective
<br />uses of water ir;J Colorado by other diversions from the Sanjuan River, or. its tributaries, are
<br />protected.
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<br />ARTICLE )(
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<br />In'the event water from'![1other drainage basin shal!.be imported into'the Rio
<br />Grande Basin by the United States or .Colorado orNew Mexi.co, or any of them jointly, the
<br />State having the right to the use of such water shall be,fjiven proper credit therefor in'the
<br />application of the schedules,
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<br />ARTICLE XI
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<br />New MeXicoand Texas agree tl)at upon .the effective date of this Compact all
<br />controversies between said States relative to the quantity or quality of the water of the Rio
<br />Grande are composed and settied; however, nothing herein shall be interpreted to prevent
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