WSP08102

• File Number: 8510.100.60
• Description: Rio Grande Compact Commission
• Basin: Rio Grande
• Water Division: 3
• Date: 1/1/1987
• Title: Report of the Rio Grande Compact Commission 1987
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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RULES AND REGULATIONS

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QUALITY OF WATER

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In the event that delivery of water is made from the
Closed Basin into the Rio Grande, sufficient samples of
such water shall be analyzed to ascertain whether the
quality thereof is within the limits established by the
Compact.

SECRETARY 1.1.

The Commission, subject to the approval of the Direc-
tor, U.S. Geological Survey, to a cooperative agreement for
such purposes shall employ the U.S. Geological Survey on a
yearly basis, to render such engineering and clerical aid
as may reasonably be necessary for administration of the
Compact. Said agreement shall provide that the Geological
Survey shall:

(1) Collect and correlate all factual data and other
records having a material bearing on the administration of
the Compact and keep each Commissioner advised thereof.

(2) Inspect all gaging stations required for adminis-
tration of the Compact and make recommendations to the
Commission as to any changes or improvements in methods of
measurement or facilities for measurement which may be
needed to insure that reliable records be obtained.

(3) Report to each Commissioner by letter on or
before the fifteenth day of each month, except January a
summary of all hydrographic data then available for the
current year - on forms prescribed by the Commission _
pertaining to:

(a) Deliveries by Colorado
(b) Deliveries by New Mexico
(c) Operation of Project Storage

(4) Make such investigations as may be requested by
the Commission in aid of its administration of the Compact.

(5) Act as Secretary to the Commission and submit to
the Commission at its regular meeting in February a report
on its activities and a summary of all data needed for
determination of debits and credits and other matters per-
taining to administration of the Compact.

L1 The substitution of this section for the section titled
"Reports to Commissioners" was adopted at Ninth Annual
Meeting, February 22, 1948.

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