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<br />JAN~15-02 rUE 12:56 PM <br /> <br />AS'/iS <br /> <br />FAX NQ LUL LUO o~.o <br /> <br />.. w <br />~>I"":'''llIU'~l~~~tiI.:!'ij''r.l,l\!jlt'J.,.~, <br /> <br />convened a Working Group of senior Departmental officials to guide, and facilitate, progress on <br /> <br />. <br /> <br /> <br />settlements. In Colorado, we are pressing forward with constrUction of tbe Anhnas-LaPlata <br /> <br />Project which will allow the United States to meet i~ p(Omises to the CoJorado Ute 'rribes. We <br /> <br />are also actively pursuing a Global Arizona Water ~ghts Settlement invol~ing the Gilt, River <br /> <br />Indian Community. <br /> <br />In addition, we are moving ahead to meet our environmental obligations. In the Upper <br /> <br />Basin, the well-established Rec?very Irnp1e~~nta[ioniProgranJ is an example of ,1 collaborative <br />~ . , .~ ~ ..... ~ . <br /> <br />program that works - as recently as last Thursday agr~ments were reached to extend this essent.i.~l <br /> <br />program. In the Lower Basin. many stakeholders are working together OJi 'the Multi- Species <br /> <br />Conservation plan to craft a viable conservation plan designed to address the needs of listed <br /> <br />species and water USers for decades to come, I would ~nco~rage the various environmcl1tn.l gl'OllpS. . <br /> <br />to take a renewed interest in this program - and work ~ith us on ilS implementation. The MSCP <br /> <br />offers the best chance to address the oeeds of currently listed spe:cies and to prevent the need for <br /> <br />additionallistlngs in the Lower Basin. <br /> <br />We continue to work toward an appropriate res\llution of Salton Sea;,restol'(IUOll iss.ues. <br />I <br />i <br />And we are engaged coope:ratively with Mexico in order to facilitate bi-Iateral diSC\lssion <br /> <br />regarding the future of the Delta. <br /> <br />These are extraordinary steps toward resolving issues that have haunted us for most of the <br /> <br />" <br /> <br />last century. But tbe job that has been begun so impres~ively is by no means fiuished. We still <br />! <br />! <br />have a long way to go. We must not faiter. and we must rededicate ourselves to work together \(1 <br /> <br />finalize thes~ inltlatives, and in pal1icular the-efforts 101;ldng C2Ufomia"s use in line with its <br /> <br />apportionment, As you know, CaJifomia's commitmen\ to l1ve within an apportionment of 4.'\ ,. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br /> <br />Page 4 of 8 I <br /> <br />- <br />