▁purchase ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Ent it lement ▁for ▁a ▁period ▁of ▁ 3 0 ▁years ▁from ▁the ▁scheduled ▁completion ▁date ▁of ▁each ▁of ▁the ▁Canadian ▁projects . ▁British ▁Columbia ▁used ▁the ▁funds , ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁U . S . ▁payment ▁of ▁C $ 6 9 . 6 ▁million ▁for ▁U . S . ▁flo od ▁control ▁benefits , ▁to ▁construct ▁the ▁Canadian ▁d ams . ▁ ▁In ▁recent ▁years , ▁the ▁Tre aty ▁has ▁gar ner ed ▁significant ▁attention , ▁not ▁because ▁of ▁what ▁it ▁contains , ▁but ▁because ▁of ▁what ▁it ▁is ▁lack ing . ▁A ▁reflection ▁of ▁the ▁times ▁in ▁which ▁it ▁was ▁negoti ated , ▁the ▁Tre aty ' s ▁emphas is ▁is ▁on ▁hydro elect ric ity ▁and ▁flo od ▁control . ▁ ▁The ▁" Ass ured ▁Oper ating ▁Pl ans " ▁that ▁determine ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Ent it lement ▁amounts ▁and ▁establish ▁a ▁base ▁operation ▁for ▁Canadian ▁Tre aty ▁storage , ▁include ▁little ▁direct ▁treatment ▁of ▁other ▁interests ▁that ▁have ▁grown ▁in ▁importance ▁over ▁the ▁years , ▁such ▁as ▁fish ▁protection , ▁ir rig ation ▁and ▁other ▁environmental ▁concerns . ▁ ▁However , ▁the ▁Tre aty ▁perm its ▁the ▁Ent ities ▁to ▁incorpor ate ▁a ▁broad ▁range ▁of ▁interests ▁into ▁the ▁" D etailed ▁Oper ating ▁Pl ans " ▁that ▁are ▁agreed ▁to ▁immediately ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁operating ▁year , ▁and ▁which ▁modify ▁the ▁" Ass ured ▁Oper ating ▁Pl ans " ▁to ▁produce ▁results ▁more ▁advantage ous ▁to ▁both ▁countries . ▁ ▁For ▁more ▁than ▁ 2 0