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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... 1958 floods , we have conservatively estimated about $ 24.1 million damages . This is about one - third the cost of what we estimate the Amistad Dam will cost . In addition to that , we have had , according AMISTAD DAM AND RESERVOIR 3.
... 1958 floods , we have conservatively estimated about $ 24.1 million damages . This is about one - third the cost of what we estimate the Amistad Dam will cost . In addition to that , we have had , according AMISTAD DAM AND RESERVOIR 3.
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... million cubic yards of concrete and 11.9 million yards of earth work . We assume that there will be a highway over the top of the dam which will provide access internationally to the residents of the United States and of Mexico . Now ...
... million cubic yards of concrete and 11.9 million yards of earth work . We assume that there will be a highway over the top of the dam which will provide access internationally to the residents of the United States and of Mexico . Now ...
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... million a year . What is the maintenance cost ? Mr. HEWITT . The maintenance cost , annual operation and main- tenance cost , of the dam and powerplant is $ 532,000 , as annual costs . So that the total cost of capital , fish and ...
... million a year . What is the maintenance cost ? Mr. HEWITT . The maintenance cost , annual operation and main- tenance cost , of the dam and powerplant is $ 532,000 , as annual costs . So that the total cost of capital , fish and ...
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... million . On the Mexican side , property damage was even greater , and an undetermined number of lives were lost . A second major flood occurred on the Rio Grande in 1958. Floodwaters from above the Amistad site joined with heavy ...
... million . On the Mexican side , property damage was even greater , and an undetermined number of lives were lost . A second major flood occurred on the Rio Grande in 1958. Floodwaters from above the Amistad site joined with heavy ...
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... million acre - feet of water conservation storage and facilities for the production of hydroelectric power . Although the need for flood control provides the most compelling reason for the immediate construction of this dam , there is ...
... million acre - feet of water conservation storage and facilities for the production of hydroelectric power . Although the need for flood control provides the most compelling reason for the immediate construction of this dam , there is ...
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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