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<br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />J J 3 .1. '~i 6 <br />Consultations and New Developments in the Re~ion <br /> <br />Point 6 of Minute No. 242 provides that: <br /> <br />". . . . . the United States and Mexico shall consult with each other prior to <br />undertaking any new development of either the surface or the groundwater <br />resources, or undertaking substantial modifications of present developments, in its <br />own territory in the border area that might adversely affect the other country." <br /> <br />The United States and Mexico began informal International Boundary and Water Commission talks <br />related to conveyance of a portion of Mexican treaty water in a lined All-American Canal. <br /> <br />Similarly, binational technical work groups of the IBWC continued to develop joint cooperation <br />options concerning salinity peaks in the southern boundary deliveries and removal of sediment in <br />the international reach ofthe Colorado River. <br /> <br />A binational technical group has also been formed to carry out the tasks of completing a United <br />States - Mexico inventory of scientific studies concerning the ecology of Colorado River Delta, a <br />hydrological model of the riparian section and a pilot restoration project of the Colorado River in <br />the Delta. <br /> <br />Acknowled~ment <br /> <br />The full cooperation ofthe United States Department ofthe Interior and the United States Bureau <br />of Reclamation, which enabled compliance with the 1944 Water Treaty and the salinity agreement <br />with Mexico, as reported herein, is acknowledged with appreciation. <br /> <br />Robert Ortega <br />Interim Commissioner <br /> <br />9 <br />