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<br />El Paso. Texas
<br />February 24, 1948.
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<br />His Exoellenoy, Thomas J. Mabry,
<br />Go....rnor of the State of New Mexioo,
<br />Santa Fe. New Mexioo.
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<br />His Excellency, Beauford H. Jester,
<br />Go....rnor of the State of Texas
<br />Austin, Texas.
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<br />His Exoellency, W. Lee Knous,
<br />Governor of the State of Colorado,
<br />Denver, Colorado.
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<br />Sirs,
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<br />The Ninth Annual Meeting of the Rio Grande Compact commission was
<br />held in El Paso, Texes, on February 22,23 and 24, 1948, at which time the
<br />Commission reviewed records of stream flow at all Compact Index Stations
<br />and found,
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<br />(a) On January I, 1947, Colorado had an accrued credit of
<br />37,300 aore feet. In 1947, Colorado incurred an annual
<br />debit of 56,100 acre feet. After required adjustments
<br />for evaporation losses, Colorado had en aoorued debit of
<br />18.800 aore feet on December 31, 1947,
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<br />(b) On January I, 1947, New Mexico had an accrued debit of
<br />105,400 aore feet. In 1947 New Mexico incurrad an annual
<br />debit of 71,400 aore feet. After required adjustment for
<br />evaporation losses, New Mexico had an accrued debit at
<br />176,800 acre feet on December 31, 1947.
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<br />(0) Prior to January 1, 1947. the releases of usable water from
<br />Rio Grande Project storage had amounted to 200,900 acre
<br />teet in exoess of the normal release of 190.000 acre feet
<br />provided by the Compaot,
<br />In 1947, the release of usable water from Project storage was
<br />728,aOO aere feet. After required adjustments for evaporation
<br />108S8S, t~ aoerusd exoess release of usable WBter waB 122,700
<br />acre feet on December 31, 1947.
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