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<br />13 <br /> <br />CJ <br /> <br />~ Mexico has been satisfactorily growing crops with this <br />tC <br />CO water without complaints to date. <br />3. In the eastern Mexicali Valley, Mexico irrigates <br />with water from wells that have a salinity of 1300 to 1400 <br />ppm. The pumping apparently helps the drainage situation, <br /> <br />and there are no complaints concerning the use of this water <br />for their crops. <br />4. It is only in the western Mexicali Valley, where <br /> <br />the soils are of a similar nature to those of Imperial <br /> <br />Valley, that the Mexicans have complained about the water. <br />However, Imperial Valley has installed approximately 17,000 <br />miles of underground tile drains at a cost to the farmers of <br />over $40 million to carry away the drainage water, while <br />Mexico has not installed any drainage tiling. <br /> <br />Certainly, Mexico should receive usable water to support its <br />agricultural economy which relies on Colorado River water. The <br />United States, the Colorado River Basin states, and Colorado River <br />water users have been concerned that Mexico does receive usable <br /> <br />water. To this end, the United States has expended considerable <br /> <br /> <br />funds, and to date the states have agreed to giving Mexico Colorado <br /> <br />River water above the Treaty requirements. Further, the states are <br /> <br />willing to continue to give additional water for a limited number <br />of years. <br /> <br />Special Representative of President Nixon <br /> <br />It is apparent from the above that the special representative <br />