WSP06217

• File Number: 8510.100.60
• Description: Rio Grande Compact Commission
• State: CO
• Basin: Rio Grande
• Date: 3/18/1999
• Author: USDOI/BOR
• Title: 1998 Report to the Rio Grande Compact Commission
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Publication

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

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SAN LUIS VALLEY PROJECT, COLORADO _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2
Conejos Division, Platoro Reservoir _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2
Closed Basin Division _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2
Closed Basin - Operations and Maintenance _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2

Operations _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2
Maintenance _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . _ _ _ . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 4
Water Quality _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 5
Rio Grande Water Conservation District _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 5
Stockman's Water Company Development Proposal _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 5
Litigation Involving Closed Basin Division _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 6

SAN JUAN-CHAMA PROJECT, COLORADO-NEW MEXICO _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ , _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 7
San Juan-Chama Diversion Dams _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ 7
Heron Dam and Reservoir Operation _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 7
Heron Resource Management Plan _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 7
pojoaque Tributary Unit - Nambe Falls Dam and Reservoir _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 7
U_S_ Army Corps of Engineers' Reservoirs Sediment
Surveys Related Operations Review _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ -_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 8
M&I Water Use National Environmental Policy Act Compliance _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 9

MIDDLE RIO GRANDE PROJECT (NEW MEXICO _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 10
EI Vado Dam and Reservoir Operations _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 10
Review of Operations and Maintenance (RO&M) Program _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 11
River Maintenance _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 11
Endangered Species _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 12
Rio Grande Silvery Minnow _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 12
Southwestern Willow Flycatcher _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 13
Programmatic Water Operations and River Maintenance Assessment _ _ _ _ _ _ 13
Cooperative Program with the State of New Mexico _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 14
Low Flow Conveyance Channel Investigations _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 14

RIO GRANDE PROJECT, (NEW MEXICO - TEXAS) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 16
Water Supply Conditions _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 16
Project Irrigation and Drainage Systems and Title Transfer _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 18
Rio Grande Project Adjudications _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 18
Elephant Butte Reservoir and Powerplant _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 19
Caballo Dam and Reservoir _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 19
Elephant Butte Reservoir Flood Study _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 20
Data Automation and Instrumentation and Flow Monitoring System _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 20
Elephant Butte and Caballo Reservoirs Resource Management Plan _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 20
Review of Operations and Maintenance (RO&M) Program _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 21