Amistad Dam and Reservoir: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Inter-American Affairs of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, Eighty-sixth Congress, Second Session, on H.R. 8080, a Bill 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, February 8, 9, 10; March 7 and 18, 1960Considers H.R. 8080, to conclude agreement between U.S. and Mexico for joint construction of the Amistad International Storage Dam on the Rio Grande River. |
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... Falcon not been in existence , a considerable number of lives would have been lost in the river reaches below that dam since it was built . But it has been found from experience that Falcon is AMISTAD DAM AND RESERVOIR 3.
... Falcon not been in existence , a considerable number of lives would have been lost in the river reaches below that dam since it was built . But it has been found from experience that Falcon is AMISTAD DAM AND RESERVOIR 3.
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... Dam and Reservoir , at a site 300 miles up- stream from Falcon Dam and 1 river mile below the mouth of the Devils River , would be the second of the major international storage dams provided for by the treaty . I might say in view of ...
... Dam and Reservoir , at a site 300 miles up- stream from Falcon Dam and 1 river mile below the mouth of the Devils River , would be the second of the major international storage dams provided for by the treaty . I might say in view of ...
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... Falcon Dam , a distance of some 300 miles , the river flows in a flood plain , generally one - half to a mile wide , bordered by hills and benchlands . The ... Falcon Dam there are no live tributaries from 10 AMISTAD DAM AND RESERVOIR.
... Falcon Dam , a distance of some 300 miles , the river flows in a flood plain , generally one - half to a mile wide , bordered by hills and benchlands . The ... Falcon Dam there are no live tributaries from 10 AMISTAD DAM AND RESERVOIR.
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... Falcon Dam in 1953 , the first of the major interna- tional storage dams , provided a reservoir in the main channel of the river of a total capacity of 4,150,000 acre - feet , consisting of 1,710,000 acre - feet for control of floods ...
... Falcon Dam in 1953 , the first of the major interna- tional storage dams , provided a reservoir in the main channel of the river of a total capacity of 4,150,000 acre - feet , consisting of 1,710,000 acre - feet for control of floods ...
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... Falcon Dam no damage was suffered from the 1954 flood , but only because the reservoir was practically empty at the time of its occurrence . However , in 1958 a flood occurred below Falcon Dam , due to a combination of spills at the dam ...
... Falcon Dam no damage was suffered from the 1954 flood , but only because the reservoir was practically empty at the time of its occurrence . However , in 1958 a flood occurred below Falcon Dam , due to a combination of spills at the dam ...
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acre-feet acres allocated Amistad Dam annual authority benefits bill Board of Water Boundary and Water Bureau BURLESON Cameron County Central Power Chairman Colonel HEWITT committee Congress conservation storage construction of Amistad Control and Improvement cost County Water Control Dam and Reservoir dependable capacity Diablo Dam Eagle Pass electric cooperatives energy estimated Falcon Dam Falcon Reservoir falling water FASCELL feasible Federal Government Federal Power Commission FISHER flood control flow Hidalgo County hydroelectric impounded Improvement District International Boundary irrigation kilowatts KREZDORN land legislation lower Rio Maverick County ment Mexican Mexico miles million O. C. Fisher O'HARA operation percent plant Power & Light powerplant proposed Diablo Dam questions Quitman REAVLEY release representing Rio Grande River Rio Grande Valley riparian SELDEN Senate SHEPPERD statement storage dam subcommittee Thank tion treaty U.S. Section U.S. share U.S. water United Water Commission water rights water supply water users WEAVER
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Page 222 - Interior, who shall transmit and dispose of such power and energy in such manner as to encourage the most widespread use thereof at the lowest possible rates to consumers consistent with sound business principles, the rate schedules to become effective upon confirmation and approval by the Federal Power Commission.
Page 153 - Tennessee Valley Authority, and the United States section of the International Boundary and Water Commission (United States and Mexico...
Page 266 - The cost of construction, operation and maintenance of each of the international storage dams shall be prorated between the two Governments in proportion to the capacity allotted to each country for conservation purposes in the reservoir at such dam.
Page 31 - Secretary, is a contract, containing stipulations on the part of the Government, and on the part of the corporation, entered into for full and adequate consideration. The Government became party to this contract by granting the charter, and the stockholders by accepting it.
Page 243 - Without objection, it will be included in the record at this time. (The letter .referred to is as follows :) INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD or ELECTRICAL WORKERS, LOCAL UNION 66, Houston, Tex., February 29, 1960.
Page 9 - 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 264 - 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 251 - That nothing contained in the treaty or protocol shall be construed as authorizing the Secretary of State of the United States, the Commissioner of the United States Section of the International Boundary and Water Commission, or the United States Section of said Commission, directly or indirectly to alter or control the distribution of water to users within the territorial limits of any of the individual States.
Page 65 - Mr. Chairman and members of the committee, my name is JE Sturrock. I reside in Austin, Tex., and I am general manager of the Texas Water Conservation Association, a statewide organization dedicated to the task of promoting the development, conservation, protection, and utilization of the water resources of Texas for all beneficial purposes.
Page 9 - Treaty between the United States of America and the United Mexican States, signed in Washington on February 3, 1944, relating to the utilization of the waters of the Colorado and Tijuana Rivers and of the Rio Grande...