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,I ,1 ;,' >.. co ...'J ..-4 CO? NEW MEXICO RIO GRANDE COMPACT COMMISSION COLORADO TE X AS . . ~'. ,-, ,- February 21, 1963 r His Excellency, John B. Connally Governor of the State of Texas Austin, Texas His Excellency, John A. Love Governor of the State of Colorado Denver, Colorado His Excellency, Jack M. Campbell Governor of the State of New Mexico Santa Fe, N. Mex. Sirs: The 24th Annual Meeting of the Rio Grande Compact Commission was held in Santa Fe, New Mexico, on February 21, 1963. The Commission reviewed the reports of the Secretary relative to stream flow at Compact gaging stations and storage in reservoirs. The Commission found that: (a) The actual delivery of water by Colorado at Lobatos in 1962 was 316,200 acre-feet, which was 86,900 acre-feet less than the scheduled delivery. The accrued debit of Colorado was 712,400 acre-feet as of December 31, 1962. (b) The actual delivery of water by New Mexico, measured by the Elephant Butte Effective Supply, was 721,300 acre-feet in 1962, which was 52,000 acre-feet more than the scheduled delivery. The accrued debit of New Mexico was 345,400 acre-feet as of December 31, 1962. (c) Releases of usable water from Project Storage amounted to 652,900 acre- feet in 1962, which was 137,100 acre-feet less than the normal release defined by the Compact. The accrued departure from normal releases was an under-release of 1,786,200 acre-feet as of December 31, 1962. The total quantity of water in Project Storage was 427,900 acre-feet on that date. Expenses of administration of the Rio Grande Compact were $28,792 during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1962; of which $13,000 was borne by the United States and the balance of $15,792 was borne equally by the three states party to the Compact. Respectfully, ~..~ C ~ Commissioner for Texas ~:-~ ~d: . ~miSSioner for Colorado