WSP12655

• File Number: 8282.400
• Description: Colorado River Operations and Accounting - Deliveries to Mexico
• State: CO
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Water Division: 5
• Date: 1/1/2001
• Author: Suzanne Michel
• Title: The Alamar River Corridor - An Urban River Park Oasis in Tijuana-Baja California-Mexico - RE-Colorado River-Mexican Delta Issues - 01-01-01
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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Table of Contents

Acknowledgements......... ...... ...... ........ ......... ................... ........................ ..... ... ... ... ....... ..... .jv

Foreword........................................................................................................................ ...... v

Executive Summary................ ... ....... ... ................... ...... ...... ................ ... ..... ... ... ... ...... ....... ...1

Assumptions.................................................................................................................. .1

Purpose........................................................................................................................ ...2

Key Findings and Opportunities for the Alamar River Corridor...................................2

Introduction.................................................................................................................... ......4

Tijuana from an Urban River Perspective......... ......... ................ ........ ..... ............... ........4

The Problem and Approach......... ... .... .... ..... ..... ......... ... ..................... ... .......... ....... ........6

Water Resources in the Alamar River Ecosystem: Issues and Opportunities.....................7

Introduction.................................................................................................................... 7

The Water Resources Management Approach: Watershed...........................................7

Alamar River: An Overview. ... .... ..... .................. ........... .......... ...... ....... ...... ........... ........9

Water Resources and Uses in the Alamar River 'Watershed.... ....................................1 0
Water Quality in the Alamar River Corridor...............................................................12
Clean Water as Natural CapitaL.... .......... ................ ....................................................14

Recommendations....................................................................................................... .18

The Alamar River: A River Corridor with Outstanding Natural Resources......................29

Introduction................................................................................................................. .29

A Biogeography of Riparian Habitat.......................................................................... .29
The Cost of River Channelization for the Alamar River Corridor..............................31

Recommendations....................................................................................................... .34

Land Use Problems and Opportunities............. ................................ ..... ........ ................ ....3 5
Field Research Observations of Land Use Problems in the Alamar River Corridor ..35
Opportunities and Recommendations...... .......... ,. ............. ...... ........... ... ... ... ...... ....... ....37
Conclusion: Why Plan Now?..... ......... ..... .......... .................. ............................ .............. .....41

Appendix........................................................................................................................ .....43

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