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<br />o <br />LIj <br />00 <br />-' <br /> <br />c. <br /> <br /> <br />Boulder City IOday. I...lke ,Head i.~ ill bilckf(/"OI/!/d. <br /> <br />availability for use in the respective <br />States under the Colorado River Com- <br />pact and the Boulder Canyon Project <br />Act. <br /> <br />IVhat are Mexi('o:\' rights to Colorado <br />River water? <br />The United States and Mexico entered <br />into a treaty on February 3, 1944, which <br />guarantees Mexico 1,500,000 acre-feet of <br />Colorado River water annually. This en- <br />titlement is subject to increase or decrease <br /> <br />under certain circumstances provided for <br />in the treaty. <br /> <br />Boulder City, Nevada <br /> <br />Where is Boulder City? <br />Boulder City is located on U.S. Highway <br />93, about 7 miles southwest of Hoover <br />Dam and 25 miles southeast of Las <br />Vegas, Nevada. <br /> <br />What is Boulder City's population? <br />The 1980 census showed the city had a <br />population of about 9,600. This was up <br />83 percent from the 1970 population of <br />5,223. The estimated 1985 population <br />is 11,500. <br />What is Boulder City's domestic water <br />supply source? <br />Boulder City originally obtained its water <br />through a water supply system and filter <br />plant built by the Federal Govemment in <br />1931, with an additional pumping plant <br /> <br />49 <br />