Amistad Dam and Reservoir: Hearings Before the Committee on Foreign Relations, United States Senate, Eighty-sixth Congress, Second Session, on H. R. 12263, an Act to Authorize the Conclusion of an Agreement for the Joint Construction by the United States and Mexico of a Major International Storage Dam on the Rio Grande in Accordance with the Provisions of the Treaty of February 3, 1944, with Mexico, and for Other Purposes. June 21 and 22, 1960Considers H.R. 12263, to authorize State Dept to conclude agreement with Mexico for joint construction, operation and maintenance of Amistad Dam and Reservoir on Rio Grande River. |
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... kilowatts - which would be inundated . There are also about 21.5 miles of State highway , 5 miles of country roads , 12 miles of the Southern Pacific Railroad , and about 16 miles of telephone trunk- line to be relocated . The Bureau of ...
... kilowatts - which would be inundated . There are also about 21.5 miles of State highway , 5 miles of country roads , 12 miles of the Southern Pacific Railroad , and about 16 miles of telephone trunk- line to be relocated . The Bureau of ...
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... kilowatt - hour which has been given as the value of dump power generated by this pro- posed plant . Senator HICKENLOOPER . Well , without doubt you can produce power part of the time down there . But it is the part of the time when the ...
... kilowatt - hour which has been given as the value of dump power generated by this pro- posed plant . Senator HICKENLOOPER . Well , without doubt you can produce power part of the time down there . But it is the part of the time when the ...
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... kilowatt capacity . Senator MANSFIELD . That would be one generator or two ? Mr. HEWITT . Probably three , sir . CONTEMPLATED OPERATION OF THE DAM Senator MANSFIELD . Do you have any information as to the aver- age cycle for the water ...
... kilowatt capacity . Senator MANSFIELD . That would be one generator or two ? Mr. HEWITT . Probably three , sir . CONTEMPLATED OPERATION OF THE DAM Senator MANSFIELD . Do you have any information as to the aver- age cycle for the water ...
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... kilowatts or kilowatt - hours ? Mr. HEWITT . The figure of 1.7 applies to kilowatt - hours . EFFECT OF AMISTAD DAM ON GENERATING CAPACITY AT FALCON DAM Senator MANSFIELD . Kilowatt - hours . What about the firming up of the power at ...
... kilowatts or kilowatt - hours ? Mr. HEWITT . The figure of 1.7 applies to kilowatt - hours . EFFECT OF AMISTAD DAM ON GENERATING CAPACITY AT FALCON DAM Senator MANSFIELD . Kilowatt - hours . What about the firming up of the power at ...
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... kilowatts . Three generators . Senator AIKEN . And that is dump power sold at dump prices . Mr. HEWITT . No , sir , it is not . Part of it is sold as dump power and part of it is sold on a $ 15 per kilowatt installed capacity . Senator ...
... kilowatts . Three generators . Senator AIKEN . And that is dump power sold at dump prices . Mr. HEWITT . No , sir , it is not . Part of it is sold as dump power and part of it is sold on a $ 15 per kilowatt installed capacity . Senator ...
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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