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<br />WE5T[Rtl Bour,DA~'f WA,T[P BULL[fH, 1976 IIHERNATlONAL mur_OA,R,- AND Wl'TfR COMMI~Slor<
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<br />SEWAGE INFLUENT, DOUGLAS. ARIZONA
<br />INTERNATIONAL TREATMENT PLANT
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<br />DFSCPll'I'lON: P&r:;ha11 flWlle in 1nfluent line to the internat10nhl t...."tlIlent Jllant, equipped v1th S1.llplex dil!:l~
<br />tal mete, for a.e"suring ,0mbI~ "evage nOlls froOl ~u.g.las, Arizona and!\gua Prieta. SOllOno; BOd Parahe.ll
<br />flume IIlth,ecorder forllleasurlngthe aev"4>"'fI'Olll Doug.las. 1'1o;rsfrolll.lg!J"p,.let.aered.ed.ucedfra::cloteJ.
<br />flOlls w,d th" c1t.J of Doug.lBs nov,; hollever, sInce Apr1l8, 1968, all se"B8e flO11e fro[]l Ague Prleto. hBve
<br />been diverted t-:> nev oJt1dat.1on ox>nds 10cllted ln Me;dca. 1.6r1111es (2.6 km) ecuth or t"" Internatlonal oourmry.
<br />REX:QRffi, Contlnuous monthly records slnc~ Iot:lrch 1948; dally records l'rom March 18, I?48 throoJgh 1Q50 and from
<br />Jarwou-y195;> through 1?76.
<br />RF.MARl'-S: The Doug).IL'.Agua Prletto Interf\EltIonal Treo.tlIlent Plant VaS constructed by the goven",,~nt~ of the
<br />Ull1ted t:tlltee ......d MeY..1.~o In 1947 to correct a serlouII Internatlonal 6an.1.te.t1on prnble.m. The pl""t 11 located
<br />In the United St"tes adJa.cent. to tn.. InterTL!l.tlonnl boundlLry IIbout one wile (1.6 kill) vest of the Doug.laa.Agua
<br />PrlehFtlrtofF:ntry. Prlor to December 1970, the trell.tlIlent of sevage lIescOllLpllllllented by theliSe of old
<br />ox1<l.a.tlon IX>nd~ in Mex1~o s.dJ"cent to the Inten\8tlone..l OoWldary. Sloce December 1970, sevege effluent from
<br />the plant flov~ int.:> Me:dco and then lIeras:; to the right banko:f the Ag<.III Prletll Arroyo, bj' llleans ofa canal
<br />bridge, to be used for lrr1gu.tlon.
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<br /> T ot~1 Monthly Flows Me~n Daily FI0W5-Milhons of Gallons Per D~y
<br />Month Millions of G~lIons Current Yen 1')16 Period 195;>.1916
<br /> U.S. MeXICO Tot~1 Maximum Minimum Me~n Mnimum Minimum Mean
<br />J~. 32.195 , )2.195 1.200 0.915 1.0)9 1.618 0.619 1.061
<br />Feb. )1.050 , )1.050 1.210 .920 1.071 , ," .,,, 1.0b6
<br />..,. )2.590 0 )2.590 1.170 LOOO 1.051 1.598 .590 1.068
<br />,,,. 29.370 0 29.1370 1.100 .910 .996 1.5)6 .619 1.066
<br />"" 33.901 , )).001 1.420 LOOO 1.0<;l~ 1.595 .619 1.071
<br />J~ 33.340 , )3.340 1.330 .9)0 1.111 1.784 .626 1.124
<br />''''' )6970 , )6.970 1.490 .,"<> 1.1';l) 3.209 .610 1.178
<br />AUg. )6.160 , 36.160 1.390 .700 1.166 1 '85 .619 1.197
<br />S~pt. 37.910 , 37 .~dO 1.40:J 1.110 1.264 "IlS' .626 1.166
<br />"'L 35.)30 , ]5.330 1.340 1.000 1.140 1.667 ", 1.110
<br />Ibv. 3].045 , 33.045 1.240 LOOO 1.102 1.586 .619 1.0133
<br />Dec. 35.]75 0 35.]75 1.760 1.020 1.141 1.760 .019 1.081
<br />Yeuly 4077]6 0 ~07.1)6 1.760 "00 1.114 ].209 0.584 ,,06
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