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<br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />I, <br /> <br />>- <br />r~ <br />,,"' <br />c:: <br /> <br />HISTORY OF WATER RESOURCE OEVELOP~~~T <br /> <br />"a. The United States shall adopt measures to assure <br />that not earlier than January 1, 1974, and no later <br />than July I, 1974, the approximately 1,360,000 acre- <br />feet (1.677.545,000 cubic meters) delivered to Mexico <br />upstream of Morelos Dam, have an annual average salinity <br />of no more than 115 ppm + 30 ppm United States count <br />(121 ppm + 30 ppm Mexican count) over the annual average <br />salinity of Colorado River waters which arrive at Imperial <br />Dam, with the understanding that any waters that may be <br />delivered to Mexico under the Treaty of 1944 by means <br />of the All-American Canal shall be considered as having <br />been delivered upstream of NoreIos Dam for the purpose <br />of computing this salinity. <br /> <br />lib. The United States ....ill continue to deliver to Mexico <br />on the land boundary at San Luis and in the limitrophe <br />section of the Colorado River downstream from Morelos <br />Dam approximately 140.000 acre-feet (172.689.000 cubic <br />meters) annually with a salinity substantially the same <br />as that of the ....aters customarily delivered there. <br /> <br />"c. Any decrease in deliveries under point l(b) ....ill be <br />made up by an equal increase 1n deliveries under point <br />1{a) , <br /> <br />"d. Any other substantial changes in the aforementioned <br />volumes of ....ater at the stated locations must be agreed <br />to by the Commission. <br /> <br />"e. Implementation of the measures referred to in point <br />lea) above is subject to the requirement in point 10 <br />of the authorization of the necessary works. <br /> <br />"2. The life of Minute 241 shall be ter::J.inated upon approval <br />of the present Minute. From September 1. 1973, until the <br />provisions of point l(a) become effective. the United States <br />shall discharge to the Colorado River dO'Jnstream from Morelos <br />Dam, volumes of drainage waters from the Well ton-Mohawk District <br />at the annual rate of 118.000 acre-feet (145.551.000 cubic <br />meters) and substitute therefor an equal volume of other ....aters <br />to be discharged to the Colorado River above Morelos Dam; and, <br />pursuant to the decision of President Echeverria expressed in <br />the Joint Communique of June 17, 1972, the United States shall <br />discharge to the Colorado River do~stream from Morelos Dam <br />the drainage ....aters of the Wellton-Moha....k District that do <br />not foro a part of the volumes of drainage waters referred <br />to above, ....ith the understanding that this remaining volume <br />will not be replaced by substitution waters. The CO~iss1on <br /> <br />23 <br />