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<br />002035 <br /> <br />D. Other Concerns of Mexico <br /> <br />Today; the agricultural base in the Mexicali and San Luis Rio Colorado Valleys is generally <br />stable. However, salinity remains a problem, particularly in the San Luis Rio Colorado Valley where <br />the water supply is predominandy agricultural drainage water from the Yuma Valley. Also, <br />groundwater users in Mexico are increasingly concerned about the stability of groundwater supplies <br />that may be diminished by canal lining programs in the United States. Groundwater quality in <br />.District 014 is also a concern since the salinity of the .groundwater aquifers continues to increase <br />because they are recharged by brackish agricultural deep percolation. <br /> <br />In addition, awareness of the need to protect the ecosystems of the Colorado River Delta is <br />growing in Baja and in Mexico City. Mexican state, federal, and NGO interests express a desire to <br />see a shared, bilateral commitment to providing the water needed for protection and restoration of <br />the Delta. They look to the US and Mexican Sections of the IBWC to pursue an ongoing dialogue <br />seeking resolution of these problems. <br /> <br />20 <br /> <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />) <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />J <br />I <br />1 <br />J <br />I <br />I <br />1 <br />