▁However , ▁many ▁felt ▁that ▁such ▁expect ations ▁were ▁left ▁un real ized ▁by ▁the ▁effects ▁of ▁the ▁actual ▁treat y . ▁ ▁So on ▁after ▁the ▁treat y ▁came ▁into ▁effect , ▁it ▁became ▁apparent ▁that ▁greater ▁combined ▁returns ▁had ▁not ▁necessarily ▁been ▁achieved ▁than ▁had ▁each ▁country ▁continued ▁operating ▁independently . ▁ ▁O thers ▁dispute ▁that ▁idea . ▁ ▁Over ▁the ▁lif es pan ▁of ▁the ▁treat y , ▁both ▁positive ▁and ▁negative ▁impact s ▁have ▁been ▁felt ▁by ▁the ▁province ▁of ▁British ▁Columbia ▁( BC ). ▁ ▁For ▁BC , ▁the ▁positive ▁impact s ▁of ▁the ▁treat y ▁have ▁included ▁both ▁direct ▁and ▁indirect ▁economic ▁and ▁social ▁benefits . ▁ ▁Direct ▁benefits ▁came ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁better ▁flo od ▁protection , ▁increased ▁power ▁generation ▁at ▁both ▁new ▁and ▁existing ▁facilities , ▁assured ▁winter ▁flows ▁( for ▁power ) ▁and ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Ent it lement ▁power ▁currently ▁ow ed ▁to ▁BC ▁by ▁the ▁U . S . ▁( valu ed ▁at ▁approximately ▁$ 3 0 0 ▁million ▁ann ually ). ▁At ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁treat y , ▁the ▁province ▁received ▁l ump ▁sum ▁pay ments ▁from ▁the ▁U . S . ▁for ▁the ▁sale ▁of ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Ent it lement ▁for ▁ 3 0 ▁years ▁and ▁for ▁the ▁provision ▁of ▁ 6 0 ▁years ▁of ▁assured ▁flo od ▁protection ▁to ▁the ▁North western ▁States . ▁Ind irect ▁benefits ▁to ▁the ▁province ▁have ▁included ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁employ ment ▁opportun ities ▁for ▁several ▁thousand ▁people ▁in ▁the ▁construction ▁and ▁operation