Columbia Basin Trust

From the Columbia Basin Trust website:

Over the next few weeks we have been and will post some of the information available at the Columbia Basin Trust website.  Treaty discussions have begun and as residents and beneficiaries of the Columbia Basin Trust we would like to raise awareness of the mass of knowledge on the Columbia Basin Trust website.

Columbia River Treaty

What is it?

The 1964 Columbia River Treaty (CRT) is an international agreement between Canada and the United States to coordinate flood control and optimize hydroelectric energy production on both sides of the border.

Why learn about it now?

The year 2024 is the earliest date either Canada or the United States may terminate the CRT, provided 10-year advance notice is given in 2014. It's possible either country may wish to renegotiate parts or all of the CRT, or terminate it entirely. Now is the time to find out how this 1964 international agreement relates to dams and reservoirs in the Columbia Basin and why it matters to your community, the Columbia Basin and all of BC.