US EditionCanada, U.S. governments reach in-principle agreement to update Columbia River Treaty
- The Canadian and U.S. governments have reached an in-principle agreement to update the Columbia River Treaty to enhance flood-risk management and hydropower cooperation.
- The updated treaty will include new provisions such as ecosystem health and Indigenous cultural values, reflecting extensive negotiations involving representatives of provinces and First Nations.
- The deal aims to rebalance energy coordination between the countries, allowing the U.S. to retain more hydro while Canada gains opportunities for power imports and exports with Indigenous input and enhanced flood control measures.
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U.S., Canada reach new agreement on Columbia River hydropower, water
The U.S. and Canada said Thursday they have agreed to update a six-decade-old treaty that governs the use of one of North America’s largest rivers, the Columbia, with provisions that officials said would provide for effective flood control, irrigation, and hydropower generation and sharing between the countries.
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US would keep more hydropower under agreement with Canada on treaty governing Columbia River
The U.S. and Canada say they have agreed to update a treaty that governs the use of one of North America’s largest rivers, the Columbia, with provisions that officials said
Canada and the United States reached an agreement in principle to modernize the Columbia River Treaty
Canada, U.S. governments reach in-principle agreement to update Columbia River Treaty
WASHINGTON, D. C. — The Canadian and U.S. governments have reached a deal on how to modernize the Columbia River Treaty, the decades-old agreement that regulates the waterway that flows from southeastern British Columbia into Washington state.
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