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<br />9 <br /> <br />C) <br />C) salinity of the Wellton-Mohawk drainage water continues to decline. <br />~ <br />--J <br />c.o The United States also informed Mexico that, for the long term <br />~ <br />future, a more serious problem for Mexico and for United States <br /> <br />users in the Lower Colorado River Basin is the projected increase in <br /> <br />the salinity of the river at Imperial Dam. Mexico was informed of <br /> <br /> <br />the United States' plans to undertake a major basinwide salinity <br /> <br /> <br />control program, and of feasibility studies being under way by <br /> <br /> <br />the U. S. Bureau of Reclamation. The objective of this program <br /> <br /> <br />is to keep the salinity at or below present levels. California <br /> <br /> <br />has been working very closely with the federal government and the <br /> <br /> <br />other basin states in developing the salinity control program. <br /> <br />Although the United States negotiators thought they were near <br />agreement with Mexico in November 1971, Mexico finally rejected <br />the American proposals and negotiations were discontinued. In the <br />early part of 1972, there was a resumption of talks at different <br />levels within the two governments, however no agreement was reached. <br /> <br />Joint Communique Between President Nixon <br />and President Echeverria - June 17, 1972 <br /> <br />On June 15 and 16, President Nixon and President Echeverria met <br /> <br />and following the meetings, issued a joint communique dated June 17, <br /> <br /> <br />1972. With respect to the Colorado River, President Echeverria gave <br /> <br /> <br />the essence of the current Mexican position as wanting water under the <br /> <br /> <br />1944 Treaty to be the same quality as the water at Imperial Dam. <br /> <br /> <br />President Nixon replied that "this was a highly complex problem <br /> <br /> <br />and needed careful examination of all aspects." The President then <br />