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Additions and modifications to Minute No. 240 entitled "Emergency deliveries of Colorado River water for use in Tijuana" (Minute No. 245 of 1973)

Document type
Bilateral
Field of application
Regional/restricted
Date
May 15, 1974
Source
FAO, FAOLEX;  IUCN (ID: TRE-152295)
Place of adoption
El Paso, Texas
Language
English
Subject
Water
Keyword
Inspection Water shortage/drought Inland waters Basin/catchment/watershed
Abstract

This Minute of the International Boundary and Water Commission amends various provisions of Minute No. 240 on Emergency Deliveries of Colorado River Water for Use in Tijuana. The amendments concern the following: (a) substitution of subparagraph (a) of point 6 on the charge for the use of the existing water diversion and conveyance works; (b) addition of new paragraph (e) to point 6 regarding the charge for the use of certain electrical transmission facilities; (c) substitution of final paragraph of point 6 on the modalities for the payment of said charges. Furthermore, a new subparagraph (d) is added to point 8 as follows: "That the Government of Mexico agrees to pay to the United states the value of the damages to the electrical distribution system which could occur because of the transfer of electrical energy form Mexico".

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