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- '~ "-' 9,600 parts per million. Estimated cost of the desalting plant ~ and associated works was $98 million. CD CD It was anticipated that a new concrete-lined canal would 00 je co;.s~~~c~ed ~o replace the ~irst 49 miles of then unlined ~~~~~OD c= t~e C0ac~Ella Canal. This, together with associated works, was estimated to cost $21,450,000. Mexico received major new benefits from the new agreements. She received a guaranteed quality at Morelos Dam related to the quality of water at Imperial Dam. All of the costs in money or water to achieve this quality guarantee were borne by the United States., Mexico had the promise of financial assistance with respect to salinity problems, including tile drainage in Mexicali Valley. In addition, the United States would support efforts by Mexico to obtain favorable financing for the improvement and rehabilitation of Mexicali Valley. Also at the United States' expense, a concrete-lined canal was constructed in Mexico to discharge saline water to the Gulf of California. The United States negotiators believed there were consid- erable tangible benefits to the United States. The agreement eliminated the possibility of long years of acrimonious contro- versy between the two countries. The agreement did not require any payment~ to Mexico for any past damages. Since the agreement was described as a permanent solution, presumably Mexico waived any future rights to press for monetary damages. Mexico agreed permanently to accept 140,000 acre-feet per year of their treaty water at the Arizona-Sonora boundary. This is largely drainage water with a salinity considerably higher than that of the ,'\"""."