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i I: I .- ~ . ('\ '.L.i:... excess was 134 acre-feet in August, or about 0.06 percent of the August schedule. The record augurs well for the effectiveness of the regulation afforded by the Senator Wash project. In 1967, about 66 percent of the total water reaching Mexico was from the river above Im- perial Dam, primarily from storage, and 34 per- cent was from return Rows to the river below Imperial Dam, and hence below the Senator Wash control point. , Loan of Water to Mexico During the latter part of August 1966 the Departments of State and Interior announced that in response to a request from the Republic of Mexico, the United States had offered to loan Mexico 40,535 acre-feet of Colorado River water to assist farmers in the Mexicali Vallev during an emergency in which according to Mexican authorities many acres of crops ,,,ould be lost unless an emergency supply of water were forthcoming, The loan of the water was made contingent upon the following three conditions: I. If the May I, 1967, forecasted spring run- off of the Colorado River dropped below the long-term average of 8.5 million acre-feet, the loan would be repaid out of Mexico's treaty al- lotment of 1,500,000 acre-feet during] 967. 2. If the forecasted runoff for 1967 exceeded the long-term average, the 40,535 acre-feet of water would be repaid over a three-year period. 3. Mexico would reimburse in dollars the United States for any decrease in power genera- tion at either Hoover or Glen Canvon Dam powerplants caused by the loss of p~wer head resulting from the release of the 40,535 acre-feet from storage. In reporting to the Board on August 31, 1966, the Chief Engineer pointed out that the State of California was not advised, nor had the matter been referred to the Committee of Fourteen rep- resenting the seven Colorado River Basin States, in advance of the loan. The Board agreed, after discussion, to request the Committee of F ollrteen to seek an explana- tion of the facts by the U.S. Commissioner of the International Boundary and Water Commission concerning the loan of water to Mexico before the Board considered what course of action should be taken. At a meeting of the Committee of Fourteen in Las Vegas, Nevada, on November 28, 1966, I L it was reported by both State and Interior De- partment representatives that the situation was not likely to be repeated in the future, but that the Secretary of the Interior had acted within his authority under the Reclamation Project Act of 1939, and that such release was not in violation of the Mexican Water Treaty of 1944. At the twenty-third annual meeting of the Colorado River Water Users Association at Las Vegas, Nevada, December 1-2, 1966, Mr. Cole introduced the following resolution which was endorsed and adopted by the Association: Resolution Re: Mexican Water Treaty WHEREAS, on August 23, 1966 it was announced by the Departments of State and Interior that the United States has offered to loan Mexico 40,535 acre-feet of Colorado River water in addition to the quantity required to be delivered at the Inter- national Boundary under the terms of the Mexican \Vater Treaty; and WHEREAS, the offer was made by federal offi- cials without prior consultation with officials of the Colorado River Basin States; and WHEREAS, it is in the interest of international comity to render assistance to the Republic of J\1exico in an emergencr, it is at the same time only fitting that responsible officials of the Colo- rado River Basin States be consulted in advance of an action which affects or may affect the rights of the citizens of those states; Now, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Colorado River Water Users Association urge the federal Departments and officials to advise and consult with the propet and responsible officials of the Colorado River Basin States before entering into agreement or taking action with regard to delivery of Colorado River water to Mexico if such agreement or action is not expressly provided for by the terms of the Mexican 'Vater Treaty. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that copies of this resolution be fotwarded to the Secretaries of State and Interiorj to the Governors of the seven Colo- rado River Basin States; and to the Congressional Representatives of the seven Colorado River Basin States, In the early months of calendar year 1967 the 1966 loan to Mexico of waters amounting to 40,535 acre-feet was repaid by Mexico, by re- duction of that amount in the scheduled deliv- eries in 1967, to a total of 1,459,465 acre-feet. Incident to the loan there was a loss of head and power revenue at Glen Canyon Dam amounting to $6,623.37, and this amount has been paid by Mexico to the United States Department of the Interior. 35