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Amendment to Minute No. 240 relating to emergency deliveries of Colorado River water for use in Tijuana (Minute No. 243 of 1973)

Document type
Bilateral
Field of application
Regional/restricted
Date
Sep 25, 1973
Source
FAO, FAOLEX;  IUCN (ID: TRE-152292)
Place of adoption
El Paso, Texas
Language
English
Subject
Water
Keyword
Inspection Water shortage/drought Inland waters Basin/catchment/watershed
Basin
Colorado
Abstract

The International Boundary and Water Commission adopted a Resolution which, subject to the approval of the two Governments of United States and Mexico, adds Point 12 to the Resolution of Minute 240 as follows: "That, Mexico's request for deliveries of water in the limitrophe reach of the Colorado River be not less than 900 cubic feet (25.5 cubic meters) per second, excluding the flows charged for the emergency deliveries made to the City of Tijuana as part of the volume of Colorado River water allotted to Mexico by the Water Treaty of February 3, 1944".

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