Much of the problem in the Mexicali Valley of Mexico is reiated to its cropping pattern. Most of the acreage is devoted to cotton, which requirs Iarge summer deliveries of water. As a result, Mexico schedules only the Tycaty minimum quantity of...
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Since, as the Mexican Ambassador emphasized in his conference with you, it is vitally important to the farmers in the Mexicali Valley to be informed as quickly as possible of the program to be followed, I should appreciate your telephoning me...
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June 7, 1962 - Hearing before Senator Anderson's Subcommittee on Irrigation and Reclamtion regarding "Release of Colorado River Water" (for river regulation). Quoting Commissioner Dominy: Page 20: "I would like to point out that the only...
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46 RELEASE OF COLORADO RIVER WATER for the Mexican water users if the two countries are to achieve the maximum benefit from use of Colorado River water. Potential programs for the United States include- (1) Further river channelization and...
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maximum of 65 e.n.s. during the last eight days of October and of November, during the full month of December, during the first and last eight days of January, and for the full month of February. These higher-volume deliveries would be for a...
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Sayre-- Sessions in Mexico over week-end. Our chairman feels Joint report impossible. 1. Demand salt balance at W-M 2. Will put program into effect in Mexicali Valley Panel's 1. Confidential Report here- 2. Public Report not ready yet.-
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(5) Encourage Mexicans to improve irrigation and drainage systems in Mexicali Valley.
The cost of a tile drainage system for all of the Wellton-Mohawk irrigable lands is estimated at $36 million, assuming use of the existing conveyance system. We...
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8¦EXICAN WATER TREATY Are you sure that we could not, by the use of our dams and reservoirs in the United States, prevent Mexico from using that water? Mr. ACHESON. I am not an engineering expert. The facts of the matter, as I understand them,...
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Document: Draft Memo to the Secretary, January 30, 1965, page 7
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Telegram: From ARA/MEX:TRMartin, Department of State, "Verbatim Text: Proposed White House press statement," March 17, 1965, page 4
1965-03-17
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United States Department of Interior, Stewart L. Udall, Secretary, Bureau of Reclamation, Floyd E. Dominy, Commissioner, Region 3, A.B.West, Regional Director, "Special Studies, Delivery of Water to Mexico", February, 1963, page 68
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Memorandum of meetings: From J.F. Friedkin, to the two Commissioners and the two Secretaries, "Colorado River Salinity," July 23, 1964, page 1
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[Oct, 13, 1963]
INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY AND WATER COMMISSION
UNITED STATES AND MEXICO
205 SAM FRANCISCO STREET
EL PASO. TEXAS 79950
MAILING ADDRESS:
P.O. BOX 1859
C. fauyley
LIMITED OFFICIAL USE
Dear Bob:
"El Sol", of...
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construction of an additional 25 new drainage wells, making a total of 92 wells in the area from which drainage water could be pumped selectively in a manner to vary its quality according to the quantity of water available in the Colorado River...
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laboratory analyses; (5) electrical analog studies are underway to determine optimum well locations, pumping schedules, and optimum location of tile drains; (6) laboratory model studies are underway to determine potential salinity of tile drain...
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INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY AND WATER COMMISSION
UNITED STATES AND MEXICO
THE SAN FRANCISCO STREET
EL PASO TEXAS
MAINLAND ADDRESS
P.O. BOX 1859
July 8, 1962
Dear T. R.
At a meeting with the Mexican Commissioner today, he presented the...
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Various authors.
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Agricultural water use in the binational Lower Colorado River Basin is about ninety percent of all the beneficial use. Fast growing border cities of Baja California and conservation uses will increase their water allocations in the near future....
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OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
For Release JANUARY 24, 1962
MEETING HELD ON SALINITY OF WATER DELIVERED TO MEXICO Secretary of the Interior Stewart L. Udall met January 24...
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1963
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE
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night in October of 1961 when the Mexican Ambassador complained to the U.S. State Department that the water being received by Mexico under the treaty provisions had become so heavily loaded with salt as to...
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July? 1962 J
SLU:
Re Mexican water meeting, here are some things you may want to look at. Attached are thermo faxes of the more pertinent letters and memos from the thick file I showed you yesterday.
Also, draft of a press release for our use...
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U. S. DEPT. OF INTERIOR
RECEIVED
DEC 10 11 11 AM 64
IMMEDIATE OFFICE
OF THE SECRETARY
LIMITED OFFICIAL USE
No. 1152 December 9, 1964
Amembassy MEXICO CITY
Your call on the FONMIN today.
Commissioner Friedkin discussed with the Mexican...
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CONFIDENTIAL
Enclosure #2
Airgram A-48
From: Mexico, D.F.
July 13, 1964
(Informal Translation)
My dear Mr. President and distinguished friend:
The Secretary for Foreign Relations has informed me of the content of a communication which the...
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Irrigation and Drainage District could well serve as a valuable interim procedure to provide the necessary time to install and place in operation permanent drainage control measures. To offset the necessary shift in the agricultural pattern,...
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