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TEN TRIBES PARTNERSHIP obligation to assist the tribes of the Colorado River in fully developing their resources. The tribes believe that is the meaning of the phrase in the 1922 compact, "... nothing in this compact shall affect the obligations of the United States to the Indian tribes." In 1992, the Ten Tribes formed the Colorado River Basin Tribes Partnership for the purpose of strengthening tribal influence over the management and utilization of Colorado River water resources. During 1992, the Ten Tribes partnership met for the first time with the seven basin states and formally joined the Colorado River Water Users Association, with one of its members serving as an ex-officio member of the CRWUA board of trustees. Since 1992, the Ten Tribes have worked with the seven basin states, the United States, and CRWUA to develop and promote solutions to areas of mutual concern. Two principal areas thus far addressed have been the establishment of a water marketing format and the coordination of state and tribal efforts to minimize the impact caused by the federal implementation of the Endangered Species Act on the use of Colorado River water rights. In addition, the tribes have actively participated in the ongoing business of CRWUA, serving on various committees and assisting in the development of CRWUA resolutions. The tribes believe the future management of Colorado River water resources will necessarily involve changes in policy and use that will be significantly different from past practices. As demand increases, members say, the need for greater flexibility in expanding the economic uses of the water supplies will require new ways of using this unique and valuable resource by all the parties on the river. The tribes believe that their involvement in CRWUA, one of the most respected water users organizations in the Colorado River Basin, will assure a more beneficial and profitable utilization of Colorado River water resources for all parties. Compiled and writen by Jessica R. Aberly Esq., Nordhaus Haltom Taylor Taradash & Frye, Albuquerque, New Mexico; and The Law Office of Daniel H. Israel Esq., Carefree, Arizona. 37 EXCAVATION MATERIALS OVERWHELM LARGE PIECES OF EQUIPMENT DURING CONSTRUCTION OF THE MAIN CHANNEL OF THE COLORADO RIVER INDIAN IRRIGATION PROJECT. THE FRUITLAND IRRIGATION PROJECT IN NEW MEXICO WAS THE CATALYST FOR THE HARVESTING OF THIS INDIAN WHEAT CROP.