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INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY AND WATER COMMISSION <br />UNITED STATES AND MEXICO. <br />...4 <br />is <br />• <br />5. The limitations as to the rates of deliveries specified in Article 15 of the 1944 <br />Water Treaty continue to apply. <br />6. The United States shall be deemed to have fulfilled its delivery obligations under <br />the 1944 Water Treaty for 2010 through 2013, notwithstanding any adjustment of <br />delivery schedules pursuant to this Minute. <br />7. Under the framework of Minute No. 317, entitled "Conceptual Framework for <br />U.S. - Mexico Discussions on Colorado River Cooperative Actions," dated June 17, <br />2010, discussions shall continue for joint cooperative actions on the Colorado <br />River that could benefit both countries. Particularly recognizing the need to <br />minimize the impact of potential shortage conditions in the Colorado River Basin <br />and in light of the growing recognition of the potential adverse impacts of climate <br />change, the United States and Mexico recognize that it is critical to both countries' <br />interests to move forward with efforts to minimize the aforementioned impacts, as <br />was established in Minute No. 317. <br />Volumes referred to in Resolution 2 above will be delivered to Mexico starting in <br />2014, subject to reconsideration depending on the progress of Mexico's <br />reconstruction efforts, and in light of the cooperative opportunities that may be <br />identified in the context of Resolution 10 of this Minute. Said water delivery will <br />be made within the delivery schedules contained in Article 15 of the 1944 Water <br />Treaty, will not exceed a total annual delivery volume of 1.7 million acre -feet <br />(2097 mcm), and will not exceed the salinity limits set forth in Minute No. 242. To <br />take delivery, the Mexican Commissioner will submit a request for the <br />corresponding delivery to the U.S. Commissioner, indicating the volumes to be <br />delivered and the months to which said volumes correspond, at least six months <br />prior to the first delivery of said volumes of water. The U.S. Commissioner, upon <br />receipt of the request, is responsible for reviewing the Colorado River System's <br />status and approving the order subject to operational issues identified in the review <br />of the Colorado River System's status, taking into consideration the desire of both <br />countries to schedule delivery of this water in such a fashion so as not to trigger or <br />exacerbate any potential shortage conditions in the United States. <br />9. The provisions of this Minute shall not be regarded as a precedent for future <br />delivery of Colorado River water in addition to that allotted to Mexico annually <br />under Article 10 of the 1944 Water Treaty, nor for future salinity management via <br />the mechanism described in Resolution 4 above. <br />10. The ongoing discussions pursuant to Minute No. 317 as referenced in Resolution 7 <br />above may consider other joint cooperative actions related to delivery of the <br />