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<br />Oct-03-2001 12:28pm From-Colorado River Commission 7024862697 <br /> <br />_ GU3...5') _ <br /> <br />T-273 P,009/018 F-652 <br /> <br />country should rake unilateral actions that limit fumre actions for restoring the Colorado River delta's <br />ecosystems. <br /> <br />3. The highest priority must be placed on determining the amount, quality, and timing of water <br />deliveries necessary TO sustain and restore Colorado River delta's ecosystemS, including the riparian <br />corridor below Morelos Dam. the Cienega de Sanra Clara, the River's estuary, and other brackish <br />wetlands. <br /> <br />4. A scientific approach that uses experimentation and includes specific milestones for long-tenn <br />monitoring, as well as the flexibility to respond to new infonnation, should be used to determine the <br />quantity and quality of freshwater needed to protect and restore the Colorado River delti' s <br />ecosystems. <br /> <br />5. The United States and Mexico should work together to secure funding both. for research needed to <br />develop alternatives to protect and restore Colorado River delta's ecosystems, and for the <br />implementation of those alternatives. <br /> <br />6. Research and development of alternatives for proteCtion and restoration of delta ecosystems must <br />acknowledge the interconnectivity of groundwater and surface water. <br /> <br />7. The development of altetnatives to protect and restore the Colorado River delm's ecosystems <br />should be transparent and inclusive, and the United Stites and Mexico should include stakeholders <br />on both sides of the border in the development of any agreements to provide these ecosystems with <br />water. <br /> <br />ABociaclon Ecologica de Usarios del Rio Hardy-Colorado, A.C <br />Center for Biological Diversity <br />Centro de Derecho Ambiental y Integradon &onomica de Sur, A.C. <br />Centro Intercultural de Estudios de Desiertos y Oceanos, A.C. <br />Centro Regional de Estudios Ambientales y Cientifieos <br />Defenders of Wildlife <br />ECO-SOL Educaci6n y Cultura EcolOgica A.C. <br />Environmental Defense <br />El Grupo Ecol6gista Antares, A.C. <br />Friends of Arizona Rivers <br />High Country Citizens' Alliance <br />International Rivers Network <br />La Sociedad de Historia Natural Niparaja, A.C. <br />Living Rivers <br />Pacific Institute for Studies in Development, Environment, and Security <br />Pro Esteros <br />Pronatura Peninsula de Baja California <br />Sierra Club, Colorado River Task Force <br />