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<br />is by the terms of the Act prohibited from making any use <br />of benefits which may accrue to it through that construc- <br />tion. Because of the physical situation, Mexico unavoidably <br />does receive benefits from the operation of Boulder Dam in <br />controlling floods and equalizing flows. It is perfectly appar- <br />ent that if, as is the fact, the risk of damaging floods in <br />Mexico is diminished by the building of Boulder Dam, fur- <br />ther development in that country will be and has been <br />undertaken, supplied by the large quantities of water now <br />flowing entirely to waste. It is highly essential, therefore, <br />that under ultimate conditions, limitations imposed by the <br />treaty upon Mexico should be set up at this time. <br /> <br />The treaty makes no provision for the use of Boulder <br />Dam for the delivery of water to Mexico, but instead pro- <br />vides for the construction of Davis Dam for that specific <br />purpose, among others. The treaty will not involve any <br />releases from Boulder Dam in excess of those already re- <br />quired for the generation of hydroelectric energy. Davis <br />Dam is already authorized for construction, and until <br />stopped by war necessity, the construction was in progress. <br />Davis Dam will be built whether the treaty is ratified or <br />not, and the repayment of its cost has already been assured <br />from interests and uses which have nothing to do with the <br />consumptive use of water below it in either country. <br /> <br />7. In the formulation of the Colorado River Compact, <br />which has been ratified by all seven of the Colorado River <br />Basin States and approved by Congress, it was anticipated <br />that the United States would at some time by treaty allo- <br />cate to Mexico a certain portion of the waters of the Colo- <br />rado River. In agreeing to the terms of Article III (c) of <br />this compact, the signatory states voluntarily assumed the <br />performance of this obligation when incurred and provided <br />the means of discharging it. <br /> <br />I <br />~ <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />~ <br />I <br /> <br />\ <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />6 <br />