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<br />Cootdina.ed Ope,.Uon of CoIOt'.da Riva,
<br />Rese",ol"
<br />The.I.luinlh.Uppe,.ndLOWiI,Bn;n.
<br />alth.COlo..<loR""'h.....lonll..tand'nldll-
<br />f""'l'ICfloconC"nlnll the.to"'ll.and ",a...
<br />01 ....ta, from th. UPIlfI' B..;n 10 I'" Lowe'
<br />anin_ Th;.d''''i.........ntwn.cc.n.uattdby
<br />th. p,o.uga of t", Colo,ado Rive, Slorara
<br />ProjactActin 1956whlChaulhon.a<lcon.truc.
<br />lion olmajo,ra",.....i" in tha UPIlfI,Colo,ado
<br />R.....'B..ln.Lak.Pow<III,t~l.....tofttle'"
<br />.....rvo;". comm.m:ed lilli'll operation. ,n
<br />1963 .nd hU a uuble ,to,a,e capod1)o 01
<br />25 mUllDn .cra.feet,
<br />lnrecOflnll;onolthl.~lem.th.CoIo,.do
<br />River anln Pn:>ject Act of 1968 o;l,racttdthe
<br />Secrat.ry of the Inl.ttOt to con.ult ...'Ih th.
<br />..prenntiJt;v.. of t~ _n B.J,ln It.t.. and
<br />to Pr()I\"lu11.1I c,iteri. lo,coord,n.te<l 1On1'
<br />ranle operation ofth. Col.....do Rivet ra....
<br />voI"byJ"ly1,1970TheS<<'atary.ubf;.
<br />quantly prom"llattd th_ ""ul.llo<>. and
<br />th,y_"I.n...lly.cc.ptab;.t<lCahlo'ni..
<br />H<>Wever, Ihey.ravary Ilnlbl.In n.tura .nd
<br />raqui.. Iht Sec,.t.ry to m.k. nu.....rou..tud-
<br />... .nd con.ld.. ".tIou. ;lIm.;n dalral<lponl
<br />.n .nn....1 pl.n <II <lpatlllOn 10' thl m.jo'
<br />Colo.-ado Rn.'re.......I", The CoIo..do R,ve,
<br />Bo<trd wo,h with lha Bu....u 01 R.d.m.tion,
<br />whlchh..beende.ign.te-dbytI>tSa<:retaryof
<br />t""lntarlo,toh.ndl'lhll m.n.., In ord..to
<br />...uralh.lc..I,'omll..lnt....tto...ProloK:t8d
<br />Ma.lcanW.I..T....ly
<br />Undol. th. M..lean Wltar T...ty 01 1944.
<br />the United Slaln.l....dto dah"a, to M..;Co
<br />a lu..ant..d InnUII! qu.nl'ty of 1.5 m,lIion
<br />.c,.-I~IOI Colorado Rive, wltar. The t....ty
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<br />Morelos OIIm If! M".ko,
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<br />.I.t.. thaI M..ico.. to _e'v' w.'" "from
<br />.ny.ndall .....",n," Th... I. nomanllon In
<br />Ih. .'ulyol....I..qu.r,ty......I'nllylu...n-
<br />tea., The ma/O,..hnily ptOblem ...,th Mexico
<br />comm.n.ca<l In 1961 ...hanth.W.llton'Moll......
<br />!,rig.bon .nd o..lf\lI.OI.t.!Ct InA,lxDn.l>a.
<br />g.n d'ach''lillna: hlKhly ..I;"" dra;n.g. ....t.,
<br />1'110 Ih. Colorado Rl....' below lmpa",,1 D.m
<br />but.bOvelh.di",,,ion po;nllO Me..co. M.ul,
<br />co.tronglyoll/lcledtoth.llIRh..llcontanlaf
<br />th. wllar...lllch <t...c.,Ir6(!. Attar.lo~apa'lod
<br />Dfn.IDII3Ioon..lhetwocount.....g.....dto
<br />c.rt.ln m.nu,e. .mbod'ad In M,~ut. No. 218
<br />ollhe Intarnlllon.IBoulld.ry.ndWlle,Com.
<br />m...IDtl to Insen the Impact 01 ullnl.y on
<br />MU1c.n_l" "...ra,
<br />M,null No, 218"'''';lnadln 1965 'ndln~
<br />t..lly "PI,ad On Novamber 15,1970. It"'lI
<br />e.'\ended unl,1 November 15, 1971, ...hll. th.
<br />!'WOcount".. .tt.mpl.d 10 ."Iy.,I. n_
<br />10na.\IO,m .a....ment Thay ...ara un.lll. to
<br />..ach'Rraem.nland MlnUIINo, 218...31th.n
<br />exlend.dlor.notMryaat. Th.VnltadStal..
<br />StJlt.Dapart.....nIConductsth.n.loti.tlOn.
<br />WllhM..ico.nd i.ad"lsad byth."van,.tata
<br />Comm,ll'" 01 Fourtll". Th, Colorado Rive.
<br />Board I. repr...ntad on tha Commll.11 01
<br />FOllrteln.ndlllrtlcip,ola.lntll..t"d....nd
<br />polley dtoetlion...I.t"'lI 10 !tIII.I....'pmb..m.
<br />...;th Mexico,
<br />Th.lmporta"".olllli.probleml..cc.nlll-
<br />.tadby.sl.t.manltlylll......ld.nloIM".1co
<br />th.t ..Ilnity 01 th. Colorado RIva' w.te, da-
<br />l,vetadt<lM..K:Oi.lll..inal. mOltimpOrt.~,
<br />un'uOI....d......balw...nthlllwocountr...
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