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<br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />-I <br />I <br /> <br />the United States are operating successfUlly v1th a higher dissolved <br /> <br /> <br />solids content in their irrigativn _ter than "ill be present in the <br /> <br /> <br />water delivered to Mexico under the proposed plan. <br /> <br /> <br />C. Recommendations <br /> <br /> <br />It is recommended thst: <br /> <br /> <br />(1) Necessary action be initiated to allot 30,000 to 35,000 <br /> <br /> <br />additional acres of cotton to the Wellton-Mohawk <br /> <br /> <br />District, co~nc1ng v1th the 1963 crop year. <br /> <br /> <br />(2) Congressional approval snd funds be obtained to start <br /> <br /> <br />immediate construction under Phase 1. <br /> <br /> <br />(3) Upon receiving Congressional approval, collection of <br /> <br /> <br />field data and deaign studies for Rlase 2 construction <br /> <br /> <br />be initiated, including repsir of gates at Imperial Dam. <br /> <br /> <br />(4) Proper action be initiated to transfer construction of <br /> <br /> <br />the Texas Hill-Gila Siphon levee and floodwy system <br /> <br /> <br />from the Corps of Engineers to the Buresu of <br /> <br /> <br />Reclamation so that the flood protection system can <br /> <br /> <br />be constru_c:t_e_dJlimultaneousJ.y-vi-tll--the-other Y' upOsed <br /> <br /> <br />works in Phase 2. <br /> <br /> <br />(5) Additional studies (discussed below) be started at the <br /> <br /> <br />ear11est date. <br /> <br /> <br />D. Continuing Studies <br /> <br /> <br />Due to the complexity of the problems involved, the international <br /> <br /> <br />implicstions, the short period of time available for this report's <br /> <br /> <br />preparation, and the need to expand investigations to other areas and <br /> <br /> <br />to refine present data, this report must be considered as an initial <br /> <br /> <br />report . <br /> <br />I <br />I I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />viii <br />