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^ Many of the stories demonstrate that no <br />one group or government agency can <br />achieve a "success" in isolation (see <br />PROTECTING AND RESTORING <br />THE WATERS). The cooperation of <br />multiple parties is required to progress <br />from the first stages of building trust <br />and identifying solutions to the final <br />stages of implementation and monitor- <br />ing. <br />Establishment of a watershed council <br />does not guarantee sufficient water for <br />agriculture, endangered species or <br />recreation, but it can provide the crucial <br />forum for breaking a stalemate or <br />avoiding litigation over water manage- <br />ment issues (see Henry's Fork Water- <br />shed Council, Idaho and Wyoming). <br />^ Congressional action (see Central Ua <br />Project, California and Umatilla Rive <br />Basin Project, Oregon), negotiated <br />settlements (see Colorado River: Gra <br />Canyon, Arizona and Bay-Delta <br />Accord, California), and use of both <br />judicial and administrative forums (s <br />Mono Lake, California and Washing <br />State Protection o f Instream Flows) c <br />also be important steps toward retur <br />ing water to western rivers. After a <br />decision is reached in Congress, the <br />conference room or court, however, <br />actually seeing water in the streams <br />often requires additional efforts of tl- <br />committed to protection and restora~ <br />of the West's waters (see Lahontan <br />Valley Wetlands, Nevada). <br />