Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-03-22
SURVEY OF RIO
TO DETERMINE
! SITE FOR dam
Serrano and Anderson
Head Sub Commit
tee of international
Water Commission

Location OF dam sites along the
Rio Grande for the purpose Of inn
pounding water for irrigation and
the generation of h~ydroelectric
power will be undertaken BY w. +.
Andersen of San Benito and Gustavo
p. Serrano Of Juarez. acting q a
subcommittee of the international
water commission which recently
completed a survey Of the border
streams.
The report Of the subcommittee
will be submitted at a meeting OF
the international commission in
Washington in September or October,
and its findings are expected TO be
included in the report Of the COM
mission which will be utilized as a
basis for a treaty between the Unit
ed States and Mexico.
Hydroelectric power experts have
been invited to accompany the com
mittee with a view of determining
available sites for h~ydroelectric pro-
lects in connection with the i'm
pounding Of Rio Grande waters. A
detailed survey will be made of all
dam sites and the committee expects
to have n complete report on a nun
Der Of sites ready for submission
when the commission meets.
w. r. Anderson has been appoint
ed engineer end irrigation expert
representing the American section,
and Gustavo p. Serrano was appoint
ed BY the Mexican section with Aman-
do S~antacruz as irrigation engineer.
N. c. Grover, chief photographic en-
gineer of the U. s. geological survey,
10 expected 70 accompany the party,
and two or more of the most prom
inent hydroelectric engineers of the
Southwest have indicated their in
tention OF assisting in the survey.
Members Of the state board OF water
engineers will also accompany the
party.
The work will start early in May.
ard the committee will first make a
survey of the various dam sites be-
tween the Pecos and Roma. Approx
imately four weeks will be devoted
20 the compilation Of data on that
section Of the stream after which the
committee will continue its opera
tlons above the mouth of the Pecos.
Nearly two months will be required
for the survey, and il Il expected to
definitely establish the most feas-
ible dam sites on that section Of the
river below FL Paso.
AirpIane photographs Of the entire
BIO Grande area, including both the
Mexican and American sides OF the
stream, have been completed from
the Pecos to Roma, and will be avail
able Tor this survey. These photo
graphs q proved invaluable In the
work already completed BY the com
mission, but will be of especial value
IN the location Of dam sites and i'm
pounding reservoirs.
From the data collected in this sur
vey the subcommittee VIII compile
its recommendations to the commits
sion respecting the various dam sites.
The commission will make a careful
analysis Of the recommendations and
its findings will be included in the
Recommendations TO be submitted 10
the Mexican and American govern
ments.
Preliminary surveys have indicat-
ed several excellent dam sites be-
tween Roma and the Pecos. In their
field work the subcommittee Of en-
gineers will make detailed SURVEYS
ard measurements Of these sites
with especial reference 70 the vol
hme of water which could be i'm
pounded as well as TO stability Of
the dams and the volume OF hydro
electric power they would generate.
Members of the committee expressed
confidence IN the survey definitely
locating o site which will assure am
pie storage and which will also as
sure a large volume Of h~ydroelectric
power.