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<br />~~linitv a..Lth8 Intern,T~iQ;1Ql
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<br />In 1973, a major international agreer,lent \"lith respect to
<br />Colorado Riv8r salj_nity vias agreed to by the United States and
<br />Mexico. This agreement, 11inute 242 of the International Boundary
<br />and Herter Commission, is reproduced below.
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<br />I~NTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY AND WATER CO~~1ISSION
<br />UNITED STATES AND l,ffiXICO
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<br />1,1exico, D.F.
<br />August 30, 1973.
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<br />'~HNUTE NO. 242
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<br />"PERMANENT AND DEFINITIVE SOLUTION TO THE INTERNATIONAL PROBLEM OF
<br />THE SALINITY OF THE COLORADO RIVER.
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<br />"The Commission met at the Secretariat of Foreign Relations, at
<br />Mexico, D.F., at 5 :00 p.m. on August 30, 1973, pursuant to the
<br />instructions received by the two Co~nissioners from their respective
<br />Governments, in order to incorporate in a Minute of the Co~mission
<br />the jOjnt recommendations which were made to their respective
<br />Presidents by the Special Representative of President Richard Nixon,
<br />Ambassador Herbert Brownell, and the Secretary of Foreign Relations
<br />of Mexico, Lic. Emilio O. Rabasa, and which have been approved by
<br />the Presidents, for a permanent and definitive solution of the
<br />internatiunal problem of the salinity of the Colorado River, resulting
<br />from the negotiations which ~hey, and their technical and juridical
<br />advisers, held in June, July and August of 1973, in compliance with
<br />the references to this matter contained in the Joint Communique of
<br />Presidents Richard Nixon and Luis Echeverria of June 17, 1972.
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<br />"Accordingly, the Commission submits for the approval of the
<br />two GOVE,I"nments ~he follovling
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<br />"RESOLUTION:
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<br />"1. Ref,3rrj.ng t.o the annual. volume of Colorado River 'vaters
<br />g-,laranteccL "';0 l~exico m10.er t:,e Treaty of 194.4., of 1,500,000
<br />acre-feet (1,850,231:,OGJ cubic meters):
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<br />"a) The United States shall adopt measures to assure that
<br />not earlier than January 1, 1974, and no later 7,han
<br />July 1, 197L, , the approximately 1,360,000 acre-feet
<br />(1,677,545,000 cubic meters) delivered to Bexico up-
<br />stream of Morelos Dam, have an annual average salinity
<br />of no more than 115 p.p.m, + 30 p.p.m. U.S. count
<br />(121 p.p.m. i 30 p.p.m. Nexlcan count) over the annual
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