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<br />LETTER OF TRANS~ITTAL
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<br />that, t.his !l~sllmpt,ion is UIlWlll'l'tlntpd, lIS t,hen'_ is 110 assurallce ut the
<br />prCSl~l\t. Lime that nIl or fillY p:1l't of thnt projed \\-ill IJe built..
<br />10. Tlw Hio Orn,ndl' l:Umpllct \\'flS formulllt.t'd in ~lI(:h 11 mn.nner
<br />thl1t, bot.h C\.lorado and N(~\\" l\Iexico llre ('IlLit.led to llse the Wllt.ers
<br />which hn.vr IW(,H or may hen'nftt'r hl\ spill('ll fiom pl'oj('('t. stol'ng-c.
<br />It is t.ll(,01't'L.ll~allv possiblc~ for eit,}wl' St,llt,(~ t.o lI~e nH of sHch ~lll'plllS
<br />\\'<1tC'l'S ::!d :~'Jt ,:!olat!' its CO!~lpa('t :~Il()(,lltlOns. N(~w ~vIl~xi('o fl~els t.hnt
<br />lll'-ithcr ':-it.at.e is ('Iltitled t.o all of thr. \nlt.er, lJUt, (,hnt ('uch shollhl put
<br />t.0 USe illl it, e:1I1 ,,"it,hout. IllllterinJ injury to till' oth('l'. Und(~r the
<br />compnd. Itt.it.lwl' StHt'l~ l~lljOY:-: II pnor right, to the l1Se of fLllY wflter.
<br />l\ft'-I'n lwt,horizntloll Of:1 projc.d ill (l1le: StilLe doe~ Tlot, ,'Ht,itl(' it to the
<br />us,, of fH'twd OJ' potl'I1Linl 5pilJ~ from Eit'phnnt Bl1t.te pl'ojl..'(~t st.orngc
<br />and I:crt.ninly no ~tntf~ hils it Yl'stcd l'i~ht. ill :;'llc.h spiHs to the dl'\,rin1tmt
<br />of t,h,~ (,ntil"l' hllsin. Each proj('ct, nll!st ~!flnd 011 its O\nt merits.
<br />1'11(' l1d\"lll1t:lg('S (If lipst,l'l~:n1L storfl.~(, in maklllg t.hp, fullest. ut,ilizll-
<br />tilll1 of the \\':11,t'1' 1'(~<;OI]rc..;('s of t.hl' Rio Grandp \\'lIS re(,o~'T1izcd in the
<br />el1mpneL N(;\\- :\Iexil.:o, bl~iJlg I\;lly tn~llizu.lli, or tl1:11. j:rineiple, hns
<br />1lf~\'er opposed t.hc eOT1'3t,rlldioIl of largo rl>scl'voil' enpncit.v Ilpst.l'Cl1m
<br />in Colol';tdo.
<br />11. BC(':lUSe. the wat.l~r-sl\pply st,lHlil':? show tllflt no illjurio\ls c-tfcct
<br />willl'cSl1lt. fl'Oll1 till' proposed lI1iddll~ Hio (~I'l1!1dc pruject, I1nd h('l'HllSe
<br />of thl' IlrgCJl(,Y of t.hc !-lmhll'm, furt,her drlnys :If, tlii:-:; time for t,he
<br />PUI'PUSt: of IHllkillg nc\\" stlldil's will ilL' n'gul'dt'd by N'(~w id...xieo us
<br />ohstI'L1cti\',~ l1ll':tStll'PS.
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<br />BUf'r:an rd HcdllJ}/(/lio!/ }'1']J(Jrt
<br />Nt,\\, \Icxicn ofl\'rs the following spe(',ifif', ('Oll1ll1l'llt.s on the report
<br />of UIL' Hun'llll of HI'(~111Jl111t,ioll: -
<br />1. The nwlhod of op'~/'HtilH1 of tll(' proposed plnn which bas been
<br />submitted in tlw report, is ollly nlll'- (If IlUIllPI'OIIS po::,sihle Jllct,llOds
<br />of op(~nlt.ions. 'J'ht~ n'port shows that the pl'oposed pmjcct call he
<br />opel'l1t.l,d within tllf' IJl'm'isiolls of t,11I'- Hio Grl1nd!' COIlljJ:lCt.
<br />2, Tlw I',~p()rt, in<lic~lti':-:; tlwt El(~pllllJ1t, Butt.t' pl'ojcJet, l:lllcls in bot.h
<br />Texos find \T('\" 1\[p'\ic(I wO!lld rc'c(~ivc n full wnt.l'r ~llpply encl1 yenr
<br />of t.\w peric)(1 c(J\Tl'l'ed by the Wl1t(~l'-sl1ppl.v ~tlldil'S (wllieh, ineident,nlly,
<br />is t.lw JOWl'st, rU!l-oft' period of rc'cord).
<br />:J, Tile l'<,port. st.al<,s Lhllt. t.lle <'ffc'd of the \-fiddle Valley project
<br />on ('oInr:ldo will he (a) to l'(~d\lf'e il'l'ig:lt.ioIl short!lg-f'S by mellllS of
<br />redistribut,ioll of stl'('[II~J no\\" llnd dl'.bit 1"('!('IISI'S, (b) enusc of JlP!:digihle
<br />deel'()n~e ill t,he t.otnl Cnlol'l1dn depletion, nnd (c) n~dlli-:'t". 1.h(' l'e~idunl
<br />StOI'n6'll in Colnrndo hy pl"l~\'l'ntion of spiJJ from Cnhnllo Rl'S(~nToir.
<br />ltnH (c) giV\5 t.h(' impl't~:;s\nl\ thnt, ~herc i~ an in.lury to Colorndo
<br />by thc operation of tile ~rjddlc Volley projed. Operi1tion of t.hc
<br />Sun Luis \'-nl1t'Y projcct, ill Cnlol'ndo witli no IIC""'. construct.ion in New
<br />]\'k\:ieo (o/writt.i011 2) would I'edllcl' spill::; at CnhnJlo Hl'ser\'oir frOIll
<br />737,.500 nl:I'e-feet to 197.400 Ilere-fed in fi pel'iod of years sue-h 05
<br />Ute 192!l--4:j period lIs(~d 1'0[' the wnti'r-supp1.v studies. At. t.he clHl of
<br />the period Colnl'ado wOldd hnn' hnd !)3;~/)OO ncn'-fect of d(~bit.-fl'ee
<br />wnJcl' in storftg(~. \\'it.h hoth the Sun Luis Vn!ley proj(\('.t, UBIl the
<br />^'Iiddl,~ V!llley projeet in opl'l'flt.ion (opel'flt,ion :3), t,l1e studies show
<br />t.llut till' 197,400 il.<"l'l~-fl1(Jt. spill was rliminnted nnd t,he Colol'odo
<br />residunl ::.tomg-e (,f debit-[r'ce wut.cI' wus J'('<':liced to :15:2,400 t1(,-I'e-f(~et..
<br />~t should be pointed out., hO\\Ty('r, t.lll1t t.he fl('tual l1mOllnts of wnt.pr
<br />1Il Colorado stol'llge at the end of the period und<"I' till' t.wo opcrntions
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