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,',- >' co :.'- --l v-1 t_~) C,) after 1929 in New Mexico at any time of the year of the natural runoff at Otowi Bridge; (c) depletion of the runoff during July, Au~ust and September of tributaries between Otowi Bridge and S~ Marcial by works constructed after 1937) and (d) any trans- mountain diversions into the Rio Grande between Lobatos and San Marcial. Concurrent records shall be kept of the flow of the Rio Grande at San Marcial, near San Acacia, and of the release from Elephant Butte Reservoir to the end that the records at these three stations may be correlated. AR TICLE V . If at any time it should be the unanimous finding and de- termination of the Commission that beceuse of changed physical oonditions, or for any other reason. reliable records are not obtainable, or cennot be obtained, at any of the stream gaging stations herein referred to, such stetions may, with the uneni- moue approval of the Commission, be abandoned, and with such approval another station, or other stations, shall be establish- ed and new measurements shall be substituted which, in the unani- mous opinion of the Commiesion, will result in substantially the same results, so far as the ri~hts and obligations to deliver water are concerned, as would have existed if such substitution of stations and measurements had not been so made. ARTICLE VI. Commencing with the year following the e~ective date of this Compact, all credits and debits of Colorado and New Mexico shall be computed for each calendar year; provided, that in a year of actual api11 no annual oredits nor annual debits shall be computed for that year. In the oase of Colorado, no annual debit nor accrued debit shall exoeed 100,000 acre feet, except as either or both may be caused by holdover storage of water in reservoirs constructed after 1937 in the drainage basin of the Rio Grande above Lobatos. Within the physical limitations of storage capacity in such reser- voirs, Colorado shall retain water in storage at all times to the extent of its acorued debit. In the oase of New Mexico, the accrued debit shall not exceed 200,000 aore feet at any time, except as such debit may be caused by holdover storage of water in reservoirs constructed after 1929 in the drainage basin of the Rio Grande between Lobatos and San Marcial. Within the physical limitations of.storage capacity in such reservoirs, New Mexico shall retain water in storage at all times to the extent of its aocrued debit. In computing the magni- tude of acorued credits or debits, New Mexico ehall not be charged with any greater debit in anyone year than the swn of 150,000 acre feet and all gain. in the quantity of water in atorage in such year. The Commission by unanimous aotion may authorize the release from atorage of any amount of water which is then being held in atorage by reason of accrued debits of Colorado or New Mexico) provided, that suoh water shall be replaoed at the first oppor- tunity thereafter.