What is the Treaty for the Columbia River between the United States and Canada proposed for Weiman?

The 53-page report proposes the treaty signed in 1964 between the US and Canada for management of the Columbia River.

This treaty is an agreement between the two governments with which construction of large hydroelectric dams (three in Canada and one in the U.S.) was required for the optimum production of electricity, which was also aimed at reducing devastating floods.

The treaty is seen as an international model of co-operation for developing hydropower.

The U.S. and Canada had entered this treaty on the Columbia River to develop the hydropower potential of the river basin and to ensure flood control.

Canada had built three dams, and in exchange it had received half of its electricity generation and payment for increased profits from flood control.

The US had built a dam that has resulted as a cross-border reservoir.

This treaty cannot be completed until it reaches 60 years of ratification, meaning 2024. Even after its conclusion, parts of the treaty dealing with flood control are said to remain in force.