Amistad Dam and Reservoir1980 - 40 pages |
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... U.S. side and Mexican side and a great loss of property . The characteristics of the Rio Grande are peculiar . Many times you have a very small flow in the river and as an example , on June 23 , 1954 , at Del Rio , there was less than ...
... U.S. side and Mexican side and a great loss of property . The characteristics of the Rio Grande are peculiar . Many times you have a very small flow in the river and as an example , on June 23 , 1954 , at Del Rio , there was less than ...
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... U.S. property , which it may be anticipated the proposed Amistad Dam would pre- vent , would be $ 1,861,000 . There ... side of the border ? Mr. HEWITT . I am speaking on our side now , Mexico would install a plant which would probably ...
... U.S. property , which it may be anticipated the proposed Amistad Dam would pre- vent , would be $ 1,861,000 . There ... side of the border ? Mr. HEWITT . I am speaking on our side now , Mexico would install a plant which would probably ...
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... side , and on the right side the United States would maintain the facilities ... U.S. waters would be as it is at present in Falcon Reservoir that the use of ... U.S. waters required for irrigation would be retained in storage in the ...
... side , and on the right side the United States would maintain the facilities ... U.S. waters would be as it is at present in Falcon Reservoir that the use of ... U.S. waters required for irrigation would be retained in storage in the ...
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... U.S. side they require a Texas license , too . MAINTENANCE COSTS The CHAIRMAN . I don't believe you ever said what the maintenance costs would be . You said the capital costs would be $ 21⁄2 million a year . What is the maintenance cost ...
... U.S. side they require a Texas license , too . MAINTENANCE COSTS The CHAIRMAN . I don't believe you ever said what the maintenance costs would be . You said the capital costs would be $ 21⁄2 million a year . What is the maintenance cost ...
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... U.S. share of the first year cost during this session of Congress . H.R. 12263 does the following things : It ... side alone amounted to $ 18.6 million . On the Mexican side , property damage was even greater , and an undetermined number ...
... U.S. share of the first year cost during this session of Congress . H.R. 12263 does the following things : It ... side alone amounted to $ 18.6 million . On the Mexican side , property damage was even greater , and an undetermined number ...
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2½ percent 50 percent 50-year basis acre-feet acreage acres additional Amistad Reservoir amount of water annual Anzalduas Dam believe benefit-cost ratio benefits Boundary and Water Brownsville build Ciudad Acuña Commissioner COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN Congress DAM AND RESERVOIR DAM Senator downstream estimated facilities Falcon Dam Falcon Reservoir FEDERAL CONSTRUCTION Federal Power Commission figure firm power flood damages gulf HEWITT Hoover Dam House bill hydro impounded International Boundary international dam international storage dam irrigation joint construction kilowatts land Laredo LELAND H located Matamoros MELVILLE E Mexican Government Mexican side miles million Nuevo Laredo operation OSBORNE penstocks plant POWERPLANT Senator HICKENLOOPER President proposed Amistad Dam pursuant question railroads RECOMMENDATION AGAINST FEDERAL relocate Rio Grande River Senator CARLSON Senator GREEN Senator MANSFIELD Senator WILLIAMS statement steamplants Texas total cost treaty of February U.S. Govern U.S. share U.S. side United States share Water Commission water supply
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Page 10 - I. The dams required for the conservation, storage and regulation of the greatest quantity of the annual flow of the river in a way to ensure the continuance of existing uses and the development of the greatest number of feasible projects, within the limits imposed by the water allotments specified.
Page 9 - Senate resolution of ratification of the treaty of February 3, 1944, between the United States and Mexico, the approval of the...
Page 1 - Act for the construction of a major international storage dam the Secretary of State, acting through the United States Commissioner, International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico, is authorized to conclude with the appropriate official or officials of Mexico an agreement...
Page 6 - The joint operation and maintenance of the dam, reservoir, and powerplants by the United States and Mexico through the International Boundary and Water Commission...
Page 2 - ... authorities of said State to distribute available United States share of waters of the Rio Grande in such manner as will comply with said stipulation. Sec. 4. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Department of State for the use of the United States Section, International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico, such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act.
Page 2 - States share of waters shall he integrated with other United States water conservation activities on the Rio Grande below Fort Quitman, Texas, in such manner as to provide the maximum feasible amount of water for beneficial use in the United...
Page 15 - UNITED STATES SENATE, COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS, Washington, DC The committee met, pursuant to notice, at 10 :30 am, in room F-53, US Capitol Building, Senator JW Fulbright (chairman) presiding.
Page 2 - States shall be made pursuant to order by the appropriate authority or authorities of the State of Texas, and (b) the State of Texas having stipulated that the amount of water that will be available for use in the United States below Falcon Dam after the proposed dam is placed in operation will be not less than the amount available under existing conditions of river development, and to carry out such understandings and said stipulation the conservation storage of said dam shall be used, and it shall...
Page 34 - The two Governments agree to construct jointly, through their respective Sections of the Commission, the following works in the main channel of the Rio Grande (Rio Bravo) : I. The dams required for the conservation, storage and regulation of the greatest quantity of the annual flow of the river in a way to ensure the continuance of existing uses and the development of the greatest number of feasible...