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• Board Meeting Date: 9/16/2008
• Description: WSP Section - Colorado River/Mexico Treaty Update on Shortage Sharing and Potential Augmentation of Supplies
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

to ~a~ider joint projeet to benefit ~~ate user ire both eountrie~~„ paid ~.~, ~`ornmiiar~er
`arla~ Sarin.
~e:~ieat ~'amr~~iioter ~rtura ~e~era added, ~~~`anidering the eaaperati~e relatianhip
that pre~~ail amang `alarada Ri~~er talehalder~, bath in ~e~iea and the ~.~.~ the mea.~re
adapted fn this meeting strengthen binational effart~ rhieh ~~ill allay far the identi~~eatian and
inplen~entatian of joint ~neaure to a.~re the ~utainable maragernent of the ~ater~ of the
Colorado ~i~~eo ~`hi~ utainability optirni~e eater supply for en~iranrnental~ urban and
agriet~ltural uses to eaunteraet ~~ariatians in the basin due to elirnate change ar operation of the
basin's infrast~cture itself:"
~'he august ~oo~' .faint ~taterrent expressed the interest of authorities from both caunt~ies
in reinforcing bilateral cooperation regarding issues related to the lower pardon of the C'olarado
Riper through ~. process coordinated by the International ~aundary and dater ~`arrzn~ission.
~'or~natiaa of the binational Core gaup i an important step in that process.
the Inte~iatianal boundary and dater Canrissian is a trea~~baed. bilateral
organization responsible for applying the boundary and mater treaties between the C.nited States
and. Mexico and settling differences that arise in their application.
F`or more information:
Sally Spener
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