Memorandum on Solution to Salinity Problem Associated With Delivery of Colorado River Water to Mexico Under Treaty of February 1944

Memorandum: From Secretary of the Interior and Secretary of State, "Solution to Salinity Problem associated with delivery of Colorado River water to Mexico under Treaty of February 1944", draft 12/1/64, page 2channel along the left bank of the Colorado River to a point below Morelos Dam and the operation a of control structure in this extension channel above the limitrophe section which will permit the discharge of the District's drainage waters to the bed of the river either above or below Morelos Dam. The control structure proposed will be operated by the Bureau of Reclamation to permit the discharge of all the District's drainage water below Morelos Dam except that at Mexico's request these waters will be discharged above the dam at such times and at such rates as Mexico may request in writing. Mexico has agreed that she will schedule no more than the minimum treaty requirement of 900 cfs for not less than 90 days during the October-February period each winter. Also it has been agreed that when Mexico requests the winter treaty minimum rate of delivery that the flows reaching Mexico, not including Wellton-Mohawk drainage waters, may vary generally between 800 and 1000 cfs but will average not less than 900 cfs for the total of the days of minimum request in the winter period. Both countries have agreed that the Wellton-Mohawk 2Epson Perfection 4870 Photo, 400 dpi, 8 bit, 1,224,014 byte