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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... considerable loss of life both on the 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 ...
... considerable loss of life both on the 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 ...
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... considerable area , nevertheless in the normal stages most of the water will be confined in the deep canyons . Five ranch headquarters are located in the reservoir area . This is considerably different from Falcon where we had to ...
... considerable area , nevertheless in the normal stages most of the water will be confined in the deep canyons . Five ranch headquarters are located in the reservoir area . This is considerably different from Falcon where we had to ...
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... considerable saving of water which would , before this dam was built , escape to the gulf and those annual conservation benefits are $ 1,892,000 a year . CONSTRUCTION OF HYDROELECTRIC PLANTS Now H.R. 12263 provides that the U.S. ...
... considerable saving of water which would , before this dam was built , escape to the gulf and those annual conservation benefits are $ 1,892,000 a year . CONSTRUCTION OF HYDROELECTRIC PLANTS Now H.R. 12263 provides that the U.S. ...
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... considerably different in that this is an inter- national dam and that the additional amount of water which is produced in relation with the amount which is already produced by Falcon , is not a tremendous amount . Falcon did not ...
... considerably different in that this is an inter- national dam and that the additional amount of water which is produced in relation with the amount which is already produced by Falcon , is not a tremendous amount . Falcon did not ...
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... considerable amount of gas being exported from Mexico . They are shipping it all the way to New York . It is coming across the Rio Grande at the present time . The CHAIRMAN . Where does it come across ? Mr. HEWITT . There is one ...
... considerable amount of gas being exported from Mexico . They are shipping it all the way to New York . It is coming across the Rio Grande at the present time . The CHAIRMAN . Where does it come across ? Mr. HEWITT . There is one ...
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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