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<br />;'1.\)1,,,,\,:1;;: drstil1Gge wntr:r (:ti)proxlmakly
<br />JUO,GOO MIF) whlch r('.-:;ttlt" in Mexico de-
<br />livcrinr; \Yaler into its Alamo Can..l with a
<br />I'fllill.it:y 0[' ,n'oHml 9;iO ppm. 'These ftctlomJ
<br />ilre Inr.ol'ilomt{'~l In. Minute 241, wh~cb be-
<br />came cfl't.ci.ivo on July ]4. 1[17.2, and t\rl) to
<br />l'O,l:dn In CJJt)c~ \dltil December 31, W'{2.
<br />},1:ill""C 21fl wa~; torminated when l\Hnutc 241
<br />becan;e cffccUrc,
<br />H !!l ";art" <;xn~nllllnr: fOl" a nlOlYlCnt tho
<br />j"'l';~;lc"ll !1,dLlon Ulat \lley f>houhi rccdvo tl>(;
<br />f;:mH~ (j1.1nliL<1 or w,tkr :t.'3 Lhr.t at Tmncrlt\l
<br />J)0,tn, j'1'(':,eJ{Uy, m.\He thaTl 500,000 nriyr ot
<br />the wa(.el' clcJ1vl'rNl to ;\;cxl~o uncleI' t.he HHA:
<br />Tn;;:!,ty is {jf'l"ivl'c1 from rctntn 11o\':ij below
<br />J'llIJcj'iat DnnL The W('llton~:i\1ollawJc Proj-
<br /><'ct fnrnbhe.'1 npproxl."Mltoly 220,000 r;.f/yr,
<br />:'.nd (,110 l>aln.l1cc cOUles from ot.llt'r UnIted
<br />&(::<t(',j jH'0jocin, In<:imIln!; the delivery of
<br />dndn;l~_~e W.(!:C'f I\~ the ;;o11UH~rly IntcrnnMonr.l
<br />hOllll(l;lI'V, I\ll Co\(,;,'[\(l() Hl\'cr wl\tcr fll)0'vC tho
<br />1.& mafh'f Tf(';l:'Y obll:5a-tfOll to Mexico 13
<br />commHi\)d t.o \W~ \'/ilhin 010 Un.ited State3.
<br />To PfO\'WO :i\-J:c:;[c,) \'!a~cr ot Impci'Jal Dam
<br />(j\\;.J,lity wO'd1d CU,llCl' rcqulfo the convcyn.nco
<br />o[ all l'Nq,'n flOI''-~i bdow Imporial D,nn to
<br />1-)(;) GnU (,1.' G,,;!.~omifl. nml. tllO EmhstE-.;t1on
<br />thc:'cfOl' ot Ool(lr;~c1o RIver witter (to tllO
<br />((,~!,dmol1t of United G~-f1l.(1C;_\iSCI'S), or ",ould
<br />"('(Flire " lHajol' nUt,l\)cntation of the rh'cl' or
<br />"-" l:.\ns:;l\'(~ dpI';"\H-lng l!f[or"(;, P~Sl\ltinG at 500,-
<br />000 nf!yr 1._; ('3l-lm:'.lcc! to c...lfit in the Ol'~lor
<br />(,r (,:':5 to 4'.;)0 million a year. DC!;llltill[i would
<br />leavo I~ hri/lo dlsj,lOsal problem ot at least
<br />fiO noo n.';' I~'r.
<br />j\1,\JOll 0l.1Tr;'r:.Nl1r:-'G rs,>uP;s Wn-lI MFxrco
<br />'l'lw1'c nre two l):\.';IC'. fGS1.1c$ wi(;h ISexlco:
<br />(1) Due;j 1.1e:dco ha\'c to )'('(Il:lve re(,urn flows
<br />lwlow lmpC'!"inl Dam m1c!cr-tho 194.4 treaty?
<br />p) Is tIll,: waLN w;C\l)le?
<br />With l"('spccl: to tho retlll'l\ now issue, the
<br />111:;I.;('J'Y of 0.\) lH.'i:v!:!;'\.tlons, the Ir~.Ji!_;ji1th't)
<br />11i!j(,0)'y kndlll.'( to j:~d,liicf.~.ion nnd tho Treaty
<br />1n.ll~~\lltgt) lU;clC ror\.;~{J It clear that i'e\,urn
<br />f~ow.s {\(~li\'l:red to IIIp::ico uro to bo counted
<br />in rn~ci il1~ the 1.5 maUyl'. obi;,-,llt;on to ;\:tex-
<br />leI). Hot\lrn .dO\\'H h;J.ve been iilcluded since
<br />(J1H'l'atioll:~ cCWlllellCt~ci under ti)e Trent-y In
<br />HH5. H:"ti i'Cl;l1r,l .lows and other J(,j:>ccJ~
<br />l:;l1eom; wat(~r.'l liot heen (nciudecI, United
<br />S\'<tLes llCP;OUIl,t.lll'i1 could not hnve agreecl to
<br />/1, G\I;'\ml\l't'\~([ ql"wntil.y of 1110re than twleu
<br />iho wfol:cl' willc.h l\il'xico used prior to eon~
<br />~,ll'\lcclon of 8l:0l'i\[';e 1'0!-ll1l'voirs in tho United
<br />~:ilr<L~~;.
<br />\Vith l'0::;IJCct to tho u~:"b1lity iflsuc, de-
<br />livel'il:3 Hl1t;er, tho equ1\'p,Jcnt~snlt-balaneo
<br />COIICCi)t will I'c5tllL in: 11cxlco receiving "'later
<br />wjlh an nvcrago ,<;"lini'oy of 1'140 ppm durllig
<br />t.ilC cllsuing- YC[11', '.J:'hnt. M:o::dcQ 1U1S used (\.nd
<br />IV)\\' (locs Wi(! wnh~r,l with l:l. hIgher Gal1nity
<br />to g.-ow crop8 is illd1cnkd by the following
<br />items:
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<br />1. Dp Hntil July 14-, 1972, 'vhen Minute
<br />241 beer.me effect-ive. the Mexicans. based on
<br />their own sctcn1.iJic BtudIerJ, accepted Well-
<br />ton-i\lohawi-;: dri'..innge watCl' nlong- wJt.h other
<br />w"ter to tho extent thn,t it did not result In
<br />overall s:tliniUcs in excess of 1230 ppm.
<br />~l. TJ.c np?l"oxim,.tc1y l'~O,OOO am'c-feet per
<br />reo. of Color,,(lO River dr~ll1n.gc water cte-
<br />llvCl'ed to 1\;e,,1('0 r\-t the southerlY Int<.'rna--
<br />tionrcl bound:wy nc~i Sn.n Luis in the State
<br />of Sonora r.v(-rage,~ between 1'.1,00 '~o 1500 ppm.
<br />tl.tlcl Mexico has been satlsfnctorily grOWirl;i
<br />eropo with this waLer withoi.lt comulaint-s.
<br />to date. .
<br />3. In the e[!stNll l\lexicl1.li Vnllcy, :Mexlco
<br />irrig:at('s \'lith wr,ter from wells that b:we a
<br />saJ;nILy of 1:':;JO to 14.00 ppm. 'I'~-..c pumpIng
<br />appRrcntJy ]ICljls t.it" Cil'ainagc situatIon, find
<br />therc are no COlJ'pln.ints concerning the use
<br />of this \V"ter lor their crops.
<br />4. It is QI,ly in t.he western l\'Icxicali Val-
<br />ley, where the r:oi1~ nl'C of a sltnllal' ni\ture
<br />to t-hose of Imperia.} Vallo)'. that tho 1:1e"l-
<br />C"l,S hn':c complained [~bout tile water: How.
<br />over, Impcl'hl Vflllcy h.'"\s installed nppro;d-
<br />1l18_lnty 17.000 wiles o.f undCl.'f;"l"OUl1d tiie
<br />dmln5 at (1, cc'sL to the farmers at over $40
<br />miWon to cal'.l'y rwrny tho df"hmge' water,
<br />w1\:\1o :.\fcxico hn-!.l nol; .111$1;[\.1;0(\ I\I1Y draInage
<br />tilinr;.
<br />Cor~Mnly, 1-lex!co 6hould receIvo lir.m.blo
<br />Wtl,tcr to support He ag'ii.eultural {!cono:my
<br />\~hi:h l'c.::c~. on Color-mIo RIVe!' water. The
<br />Unhed t-),.n.,_\"'!" t.h<'\ c:.....lo!''''1'' T~\':".'::- :"?~.~!;1
<br />ntatc.'3. and CoJo,;:ulo River wate-1' '\.I::;('rs havo
<br />been concornerl that Mcxlco docs receive us.
<br />ablo w....ter. To thi:, end, tho UlJiLcd St,1.tc.'J
<br />ha21 expended eon$Icicrnblc fnndi;;, nnd to d~to
<br />the stoles have n~il'<Jed to g-ivilHj 1Tcxlco COlo.
<br />ratio -RIver wn.tet' ubove tho T1'o<1.ty require..
<br />Inen.ts. Pnrthcr. the r,tatcs arc willlnr' to con..
<br />tinuo to glvlJ ucidiUona1 water for ;{ limIted
<br />number -Of }'efl.i's..
<br />sJ'r,cur, IlEf'HESI;NTAT1vE OF PRE.sIDEN'..' K!XON'
<br />It l.s appflnmt from tho above that tLC
<br />6pcclo,l rtepresont.rltive or the P..eDicicnt hila
<br />quito 0. fon:nicir.hlc task before h~m In aniy..
<br />ing- at a p(,n:nanent solution to t.hl.s problem
<br />in 4Y2 mm.nlLS. lIe will have to consider
<br />many items f\nd complex 13sues whIch hn.vc
<br />been discusscri. for over a decade [wd solvcc;l
<br />to tiMe by Various temporary but pmet1Cf\l
<br />'solutIons. His rmalyso3 will hn.vc to include:
<br />fl.. the leg-t.l aspects of the 'l'reaty,
<br />b, tho U!;,'abil1ty ot watera of varIous saliuw
<br />itles.
<br />e, the I'oturn flow issue,
<br />d. International relr.tlollS with :r.-rcxico, and
<br />e, the varloU3 EOlternative8 thf\.t w111 bo
<br />proposed.
<br />In summary, it 100::'::8 lIko WO have a very
<br />interesting timo in the next f(\w months in
<br />connection with the 1\Iexican \Vater 'i'rea.ty.
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