, ▁and ▁K oot en ay ▁River ▁di version ▁rights . ▁ ▁The ▁Canadian ▁and ▁US ▁govern ments ▁are ▁review ing ▁the ▁treat y ▁before ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁opportunity ▁for ▁notice ▁for ▁earliest ▁term ination . ▁Options ▁generally ▁fall ▁into ▁three ▁categories : ▁ ▁Cont inue ▁the ▁Tre aty ▁with ▁the ▁automatic ▁change ▁to ▁called ▁upon ▁flo od ▁control , ▁▁ ▁Term inate ▁the ▁treat y ▁( with ▁continued ▁called ▁upon ▁flo od ▁control ), ▁or ▁▁ ▁Neg oti ate ▁changes ▁to ▁the ▁treat y ▁that ▁modify ▁the ▁flo od ▁control ▁and ▁power ▁oblig ations ▁and / or ▁create ▁new ▁prov isions ▁for ▁other ▁benefits , ▁especially ▁environmental ▁object ives . ▁ ▁The ▁BC ▁and ▁US ▁govern ments ▁launched ▁websites ▁to ▁inform ▁and ▁eng age ▁citizens ▁about ▁the ▁review . ▁ ▁Imp act s ▁▁ ▁There ▁was ▁initial ▁controvers y ▁over ▁the ▁Columbia ▁River ▁Tre aty ▁when ▁British ▁Columbia ▁refused ▁to ▁give ▁consent ▁to ▁rat ify ▁it ▁on ▁the ▁grounds ▁that ▁while ▁the ▁province ▁would ▁be ▁committed ▁to ▁building ▁the ▁three ▁major ▁d ams ▁within ▁its ▁borders , ▁it ▁would ▁have ▁no ▁ass urance ▁of ▁a ▁purch aser ▁for ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Ent it lement ▁which ▁was ▁sur plus ▁to ▁the ▁province ' s ▁needs ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁The ▁final ▁rat ification ▁came ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁when ▁a ▁cons ort ium ▁of ▁ 3 7 ▁public ▁and ▁four ▁private ▁util ities ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁agreed ▁to ▁pay ▁C $ 2 7 4 . 8 ▁million ▁to