Published: 12:36 EST, 16 December 2017 | Updated: 12:37 EST, 16 December 2017
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) – Members of Congress from Washington state are praising the decision to start negotiations early next year over the future of the Columbia River Treaty.
The 1964 agreement between the United States and Canada governs hydropower and flood control operations along the Columbia, which starts in British Columbia and flows through the U.S. to the Pacific Ocean.
The Northwest congressional delegation has been pressing the U.S. government to reopen treaty negotiations with Canada for several years.
FILE – This June 3, 2011, file photo, shows the Bonneville Dam on the Columbia River near Cascade Locks, Ore. Politicians from both major U.S. parties are praising a decision to start negotiations early next year over the future of a treaty between America and Canada that governs hydropower and flood control operations along the Columbia River, which starts in British Columbia and flows into the U.S., eventually ending at the Pacific Ocean.(AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)
The treaty doesn't have an expiration date, but either country can cancel most of its provisions after September 2024, with a 10-year minimum notice. The U.S. Department of State on Dec. 7 announced its intention to enter talks with Canada over the treaty.
FILE – In this June 1, 2011, file photo, water is released through the outlet tubes at Grand Coulee Dam, Wash. Politicians from both major U.S. parties are praising a decision to start negotiations early next year over the future of a treaty between America and Canada that governs hydropower and flood control operations along the Columbia River, which starts in British Columbia and flows into the U.S., eventually ending at the Pacific Ocean.. (AP Photo/Nicholas K. Geranios, File)
FILE – This file photo taken Thursday, May 12, 2011, shows the Columbia River near Corbett, Ore. Politicians from both major U.S. parties are praising a decision to start negotiations early next year over the future of a treaty between America and Canada that governs hydropower and flood control operations along the Columbia River, which starts in British Columbia and flows into the U.S., eventually ending at the Pacific Ocean. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, file)
FILE – In this March 7, 2012, file photo, the Columbia River flows past the Vista House on Crown Point, right, with Beacon Rock visible in the distance near Corbett, Ore. Members of Congress from Washington state are praising the decision to start negotiations early in 2018 over the future of a half-century-old agreement between the United States and Canada that governs hydropower and flood control operations along the Columbia River. (AP Photo/Don Ryan, File)
FILE -In this June 3, 2011 file photo, the Dalles Dam on the the Columbia River, is shown in The Dalles, Ore. Members of Congress from Washington state are praising the decision to start negotiations early in 2018 over the future of a half-century-old agreement between the United States and Canada that governs hydropower and flood control operations along the Columbia River. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)
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