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OQ2247 order to keep the money out of the political spectrum. i All of this is important to the Delta because . stitutional alternatives exist and can serve as a conduit to providing better information on Delta and increase operational activity in this area. The institutions, such as the ECC and the North American Development Bank, have financial resources available to attend to the Delta. The La Paz Agreement is viable because it provides a ~greater scope of people interested in the prob- lems of the Delta and the Colorado River, such 0" as the Environmental Protection Agency / ~f SEMARNATcreation of the Border 21 program. C\I&A ' - (VERBATIM): Q: JAIME PALAFOX: What legal or technical actions are implemented by United States government to control the water quality of the Colorado River? A: LUIS ANTONIO RAsc6N MENDOZA: With regards to the actions implemented by the United States government to control the quality of the water in the Colorado River, and I'm going to comment on the actions that have been carried out by IBWC. Even though Minute 242 expresses the definite solution to the salinity of the Colorado River in the frame of this minute, we have been working in IBWC to look for a way in which we can improve the conditions of the water delivered in order to ensure the beneficial use on the Mexican side. We have a work group in IBWC that analyzes the quality of water that has been delivered. We have had very specific actions related to prob- lems, for example, with regards to the quality of certain peaks of water salinity, how can we attend to those problems. The establishment of facilities to conduct or transfer the non-saline waters to the Mohawk Dam are cooperation measures. So, at IBWC, we're always looking for cooperative measures to solve these problems. Q: JAIME TINOCO: What are the legal limitations in the treaty of 1944 that IBWC has implemented to solve ecological problems that are being suffered by the Colorado River Delta? A: LUIS ANTONIO RAsc6N MENDOZA: When the treaty was signed, both countries did not consider the environment. This is something that has had more importance recently. When the treaty was signed, the treaty was focused specifically on water distribution. These aspects that suffered later on, like water quality, salinity, and other issues, have been looked into with specific actions. The environmental aspect was not included. Minute 306 takes a first step in that direction - the interest of considering the environment. Of course, right now, all the resources are distributed and we would have to explore options of how to consider the environment as part of all this hydraulic system Q: JAIME TINOCO: Thank you. This is also to Mr. Rascon and this is related to expanding on the information on Minute 306, the objectives, the participation from different role players like local government, state government, etc. A: LUIS ANTONIO RAsc6N MENDOZA: As was expressed during my presentation, we acknowledge the interest from both govern- ments in the conservation of the Colorado River Delta. We acknowledge the effort already made to date. We acknowledge the activities that are being carried out by the fourth work group in the interest of working jomtly and of workmgIn cooperation to form work groups to have a better knowledge of the Colorado River Delta and to exchange information. I think that is, in general terms, the minutes generate or form work groups where we can ~tify '-p~ems and potential solutions. ~ COLORADO RIvER DELTA BI-NATIONAL SYMPOSIUM PROCEEDINGS ENGLISH 25