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5 . part on December 5, 1975. The total estimated cost of the entire extension based on the contract prices, amounts to $24.4 million. It is scheduled for completion in June 1977. The upstream extension of the bypass drain to be constructed in the United States is scheduled for completion in September 1977. Groundwaters Point 5 of Minute No. 242 provides that: "Pending the conclusion by the Governments of the United States and Mexico of a comprehensive agreement on groundwater in border areas, each country shall limit pumping of groundwater in its territory within five miles (eight kilometers) of the Arizona-Sonora Boundary near San Luis to 160,000 acre-feet (197,358,000 cubic meters) annually." Mexico pumped from its San Luis Mesa well field within five miles (eight kilometers) of the boundary near San Luis the following quantities: . Period Acre-feet Cubic Meters July 1, 1974 through December 31, 1974 74,262 91,602,000 January 1, 1975 through December 31, 1975 106,227 131,030,000 The United States pumped from domestic, municipal,aand irriga- tion wells located within five miles (eight kilometers) of the boundary near San Luis the following quantities: Period Acre-feet Cubic Meters July 1, 1974 through December 31, 1974 17,189 21,202,000 January 1, 1975 through December 31, 1975 26,787 33,041,000 Progress for the installation of additional pumping in the United States is also reported in the Bureau of Reclamation's status report aa of December 1, 1975, Exhibit 3. To provide a technical basis for consideration of a comprehensive agreement on groundwater in the border areas, contemplated in Minute No. 242, the Commission has initiated a program for exchange . __>r""