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Cf'~ ~, " ~'o :'.'...."".-' ~-) ::;~. ~"'J " ,~ :1 w ':1 :J ;I 'I I i :Jj m t-.. C"? " ) '- RIO GRANDE COMPACT COMMISSION COLORADO TE XAS NEW MEXICO March 27, 1975 The Honorable Jerry Apodaca Governor of the State of New Mexico Santa Fe, New Mexico The Honorable Dolph Briscoe Governor of the State of Texas Austin, Texas The Honorable Richard D. Lamm Governor of the State of Colorado Denver, Colorado Sirs: The 36th annual meeting of the Rio Grande Compact Commission was held at Las Cruces, New Mexico, on March 27, 1975. The Commission reviewed its prior reports and the current reports of the Secretary relative to streamflow at Compact gaging stations and storage in reservoirs. The Commission found that: (a) Deliveries of water at the COlorado-New Mexico State. line by Colorado amounted to 121#500 acre-feet, which was 6,400 acre-feet in excess of the scheduled delivery in 1974. The accrued debit for Colorado was reduced to 737,600 acre-feet as of December 31, 1974. However, in light of the, as yet unresolved, controversy between the States, Colorado cannot agree with the conclusions as to her indebtedness. (b) Deliveries of water into Elephant Butte Reservoir by New Mexico, as measured by the Elephant Butte Effective Supply, amounted to 305,900 acre-feet, which was 48,700 acre-feet in excess of the scheduled delivery in 1974. The accrued credit of New Mexico was 13,000 acre-feet as of December 31, 1974. (e) Releases of usable water in 1974 from Project Storage amounted to 642,000 acre-feet. Cd) Expenses of administration of the Rio Grande Compact were $42,516 in the fiscal year ending June 30, 1974. The United States bore $18,450 of this total; the balance of $24,066 was borne equally by the three States party to the Compact. Respectfully, S. ~~./'~~~D4 . J. u~per, Co iss er for Cl51orado