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Show 420 INTERNATIONAL TREATIES This Treaty has been done in duplicate copies in the English language. In witness whereof the undersigned, duly authorized by their respective Governments, have signed this Treaty at Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America, this 17th day of January, 1961. FOR THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA! Dwight D. Eisenhower, President of the United States of America. Christian A. Herter, Secretary of State. Elmer F. Bennett, Under Secretary of the Interior. FOR CANADA! John G. Diefenbaker, Prime Minister of Canada. E. D. Fulton, Minister of Justice. A. D. P. Heeney, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Canada to the United States of America. ANNEX A PRINCIPLES OF OPERATION General 1. The Canadian storage provided under Article II will be operated in accordance with the procedures described herein. Q. A hydrometeorological system, including snow courses, precipi- tation stations and stream flow gauges will be established and oper- ated, as mutually agreed by the entities and in consultation with the Permanent Engineering Board, for use in establishing data for de- tailed programming of flood control and power operations. Hydro- meteorological information will be made available to the entities in both countries for immediate and continuing use in flood control and power operations. 3. Sufficient discharge capacity at each dam to afford the desired regulation for power and flood control will be provided through outlet works and turlbine installations as mutually agreed by the entities. The discharge capacity provided for flood control operations will be large enough to pass inflow plus sufficient storage releases during the evacuation period to provide the storage space required. The discharge capacity will be evaluated on the basis of full use of any conduits pro- vided for that purpose plus one half the hydraulic capacity of the turbine installation at the time of commencement of the operation of storage under the Treaty. 4. The outflows will be in accordance with storage reservation dia- grams and associated criteria established for flood control purposes and with reservoir-balance relationships established for power opera- |