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<br />Gmtiflll(d from p{>tlf P'IJV
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<br />h..lween the t:.~. ~nd ,\f<'XH.:" ~TH"
<br />d'N~r. Th.. relJllUn,hlp Jh.. t:\lnld,
<br />to warer. bUl .I, ,,'/llpcliliun tor "'.Ilt'r
<br />lnueJ,n, will il be.ln 1"lIe Ih,lt hrill!"'
<br />Ihe IW(I I;:ountrt<', do'cr w!,,'!lwr or
<br />"Ill' lh.lr Ji\"itl", lhem?
<br />~\X'e'r,. mO'-ill!, trom.1 r'l:ril,d ot
<br />rd.llive abunJ.ln..-" of W.ller on lhe rl\'er
<br />tow.lrJ .I IUlure wh..r... w<"'r<,, t:lJin~ III
<br />h.lve III work ljuil(" .I hn h.lrJn 10 1ll,'CI
<br />lhe WJlt.r net.J~ ot' pn'l'lt' ,15 well .I, lht'
<br /><"n\'lfIlfllllent afld ,1~rt"lIlrure In bOlh th<"
<br />Untletl \IJrl;"' dnJ .\kxi~o,~ ',I~'S Pt.ll.r
<br />Culp. pruj~1 mJIl.l.~n .I.nd ,IltIlHlC.\-
<br />!Ilr I'm~ram'.I.1 lhe S<l/WLlIl In,riWI<'
<br />Border "Jln ~ontro'<"r<in (on:r
<br />,I wide r.lI1~<" of erl\'irunmelll.ll and
<br />t.conomic i,'ues, mdudin~ h,lbi!a1
<br />prn"f\"llion Jnd ...nh,lIhl'l1It'nt, \\'.II,'r
<br />qUJliry Jnd Wdler III \\II'I><lT1 df:f1(ulrural
<br />Jnd Cl."!I0mK de,'e1oplll<"nt. III r1...
<br />p,I'1. Ih.. l1,\. Jlld Me:w.:u ml~hl try
<br />to ,Iddn." rhme issue' \el'.H,IlI'I~'l1r
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<br />11,( CO!fJr,ldtJ Ntl'(r III ti.../imlrmpJ,( ,nfum
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<br />''The Iong-tenn health of
<br />the riparian corridor will
<br />depend on base (lows and
<br />pulse (lows."
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<br />through lilTllud
<br />binJliollJI pn'grJIlI\.
<br />hill .1\ hlJr,la~llic\
<br />Jlld e...ullollli.... h.!\...
<br />~rowll morl' mtnd..-
<br />p...nd,.nt, '0 11.1' Ihe
<br />nn.J to liml ,olutmn, that ,ali,l\
<br />eUIl,tIlUt'llcil'l un hoth 'IJn "I 111<'
<br />borJn. ;\ ".Illlioll to .I pruhlelTl 011
<br />01\" ,ide nl Ill., l>mdl'f likd\' will hJH'
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<br />lel't'r..U\'lllIl', IOl1lellmt"' nq~,I[I\'e,
<br />on thl'other \Idl',
<br />rhl'rc hJ"c bl'clI numetllu, oHiuJ!
<br />JnJ m,ng,,,,'nlll1t'nIJleHoH\ ovn lIIany
<br />In,ld.., III addre" hOldc! warer i,'un,
<br />hut progre" lu_\ he.'1l ,low. Thl, tkl";ld....
<br />ot flef;oli;HWIlS Jnd hundn.J, ul milli"n,
<br />01 JoIIJf\ 'pelll Oil \\".1'leW.l1e! Irt'dlllll'nl
<br />falililin to d".lII111' rwCl 01 Ih,' hmJ<"r\
<br />mll'l nnr"riou,I.ll'loIlul,'d rln.rs,th...
<br />TilU.\lla Ri,...r IIt'Jf "'.m fli<"t:fl ,Illd [h...
<br />NI"\>.' Rin'r llowlllg Ihrllugh .\kxiL,11i
<br />,llld Cal.'xio" Jrc ell.1lllpl..... 1'1' ,he ,low
<br />p,ln' olhin,lli'll1al CHOHI W JJd!t'S\
<br />~011l1l10n prohlt,tm. SimiLHI~', II look
<br />I" years for ~kxi(o IU re-p,lya 1,'1
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<br />million,\(re-t,:e-l
<br />WJtn ,kht \o;pll'lllhn
<br />JU on Ih... nth.'r
<br />IIIJI"rblnJtJUnal
<br />hordn rln"r '.'"'I..m.
<br />lhl' Rio (;rJI1,lc.
<br />rhl<"e lUII<'nt l"lI"\ rclJlIlIg to Ihc
<br />('"I"r.ldo Ri\n illmlrall. b<Hh tilt.' ran~e
<br />"fl"nJcr 1"lIn and _he tlilferl'lIt kind.
<br />of f"rulm III which Iht'y .He ;lddrn~I'd.
<br />( Ill,' nJmple is it rc~cllfh- rcleJ<eJ whir..
<br />pJI'l'f of re,omlllt.lIdatlllm l'lr ol'nJlioll
<br />lit' rh.' YUllIa Ik>.;\llIll!; I'lalll (Y1)f')
<br />o,rered h,\" .I \ollJhorJljoJl lit Jgt"lI(i."
<br />.1Ild '1.Ikdloldn' ,1\ J \11'1' towarJ
<br />JJdrt"'lIlg el1\'ironnll'nlal pmhl.'llIs III
<br />,\In.i,o whik a]..o I'IO\"Jllillt: J\\urJn(C,
<br />10 U,S. W.IlI'r U'I'(\ ,lhout lh,.ir ,upplies,
<br />TIlt" (nll.rhorJIlIlll i. ,III euml'k ofhnw
<br />puhlit Jnd I'[JVJf,' ~l.Ikehnld..rs ...Ill lintl
<br /><.:ommon ~lOllnd wha(" linle WJ\
<br />d",u~hl to ,.xi,!.
<br />;\ \<'lolld horder l"IlI' hUHt un Ihc
<br />',<.:-n,' Ifl [uh-, whl'n .I I.lw\uit WJ\ lill.d
<br />,("l.klllg to 'Ill!, Ihe rn::on'lrunioll Ilfa
<br />23-lIIiJ.. ,<,<.:linn ollh(" r\lI-t\mni,.lll
<br />( ..tn,11. TI1<' u'c rJi\C' 01l1lpln lcg.,11
<br />qUt"\IWIH ahout ri~ht, 10 wain th,I1
<br />":lIlIl'lIl!\- "....,,\ out (lllhe ulllin<'J ,-anal
<br />.lIld ,I,ro" 111<' honkr, whnt' If hdl"
<br />re..:h.n~e Ihe ;\Inl..ali Jqllifer. Jl1J lhe
<br />af'l'ltc.lllullllfll,\,t'nvirlmIllCIlI.11 bws.
<br />A third elllerging i"lIl' is Ih~ dc\-'dlll'-
<br />lIl("nt III -1l1lTl.Ige guiddilH'S tilt thl'
<br />Ce,lllrado Riv("r 'y\tl'm in lhe U.S, If ,h...
<br />guitldines .lre .I.,I"plnL ,Ill,l if ,I ,hon.lge
<br />werc ded.lrt.d, h"w wuuld Ih.\! Jlfc"'l
<br />.\1exinl? l'udl'l a 1')+. W,lft'r Heaty
<br />h.'lwl'cn th.. U,\. Jnd ~1cxj<':<l, ,\Iexiw's
<br />,haTc 01 the rin'r \Iluld he dcue,I,("J
<br />"in Ihc t"\"I:111 of l'XtrJOr..lill.1TY droughl elT
<br />'t'rIOU' ,luj,knr tu tht" irrig,llinll '\,\!{'lll
<br />In Ihe l'nll("d "t.lI<", bUllhallangU,I!"<':'
<br />h'I' never hei:n in,,,k...!, '0 Hl' UndeJT
<br />he>\\ II mighl lIllul'la\" with ,hot{;lge
<br />guiddinn.
<br />rhi, i"u... 01 RII'(r Rr/,orr 1')(11,(,' un
<br />W,lIer ,11lJ l'n\'lwnm,.ntJ!I"u.... IJ..:ing
<br />Ih... l:,~_ Jnd .\kU<':Cl in Ihe <:oll>rdJIl
<br />Ri\'l'r B.1\JIl d!JinJge Ih<.:'\' .hJtc, flo"
<br />lhe two (ollntril.... Will cnr<' WJlh the
<br />w,uer ~h.lllengl" Ihn' f,ld' "'J\ [he
<br />'lIl-olc,,-< ut' .I p,md di,(u~'tnn ,II the
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<br />- 0sveI Hinojosa
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