Minute of the International Boundary and Water Commission concerning emergency deliveries of Colorado River waters for use in Tijuana (No. 240 of 1972).

In consideration of severe drought conditions in the watershed of the Tijuana River and of the inadequacy of existing sources of water supply, the International Boundary and Water Commission recommended an agreement between the Governments of the United States and Mexico for emergency deliveries of a portion of the waters of the Colorado River allotted to Mexico by article 10(a) of the Water Treaty of 1944. As an effect of such emergency deliveries there will be an increase in the salinity of waters and in the discharge of sewage waters to the Pacific Ocean, which may require additional measures to prevent pollution.
The necessary arrangements shall be made for a period not to exceed five years, during which Mexico will provide permanent works necessary to fulfill its water requirements for the City of Tijuana. Furthermore, the emergency deliveries shall be established in volumes according to the capacities available in the conveyance works and to the criteria set out in paragraphs 2 and 3 of the Minute. Mexico shall pay (a) the actual costs of construction of the new connecting works, which include all costs of planning, engineering, and surveying as well as the costs of rights-of-way; and (b) the charge for the use of the existing diversion and conveyance works, according to the provisions of paragraph 6. Criteria for the disposition of materials and equipment upon termination of the agreement are set out in paragraph 7 of the Minute.