River treaties and changing values.(Feature on Water and the Law)(The Columbia River Treaty) From: LawNow | Date: June 1, 2004| Author: Bankes, Nigel | COPYRIGHT 2004 Legal Resource Centre of Alberta Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

The Columbia River Treaty (CRT) is a bilateral agreement between Canada and the United States that provides for the co-operative development of the Columbia River Basin. The agreement was negotiated in 1961 and finalized in 1964. As a product of its time, the treaty emphasises the values of flood control and power generation. The treaty is silent with respect to other values including fisheries, recreation, aesthetic, and biological diversity values. These values have all assumed i...