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<\/a><\/div>Minute 323 Implementation Report, 2018<\/h2>\n
(May 7, 2020) — <\/em><\/strong>Release Announcement and Highlights of the<\/span>\u00a0Minute 323 Environmental Work Group Implementation Report<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n (7 de mayo de 2020)<\/strong> — Bolet\u00edn de Prensa y puntos claves del Reporte de Implementaci\u00f3n del Acta 323 del Grupo de Trabajo Ambiental<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n (November 28, 2018) —\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Minute 319 Colorado River Limitrophe and Delta Environmental Flows Monitoring Final Report<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Our Annual Report of accomplishments and progress, as of July 2018:\u00a0 Part 1<\/a>\u00a0 Part 2<\/a><\/p>\n Collaboration for the Colorado River Delta:\u00a0<\/strong>Minute 323 Agreement boosts water security for Colorado River water users, continues Delta restoration<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n Opinion | Not Dried Up: US-Mexico Water Cooperation<\/strong><\/p>\n (October 23, 2020)\u00a0\u2014A detailed and thoughtful review of the issues leading to the recent water crisis in\u00a0Chihuahua, the political and\u00a0social factors that have contributed to it, and\u00a0the resolution. The Minutes, described as a hallmark of creative binational and subnational collaboration, are applauded for their\u00a0recognition of the natural environment as a water user ( a global breakthrough), and the provision of environmental flows to restore riverine habitats in Mexico, with the United States financing the flows and environmental restoration in exchange for water stored at Lake Mead. \u00a0From Mexico Today\/Reforma<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n Mexico Announces Agreement with US on Water Dispute<\/strong><\/p>\n (October 23, 2020)\u00a0\u2014\u00a0Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Thursday that his government reached an agreement with the United States, allowing Mexico to meet its treaty obligation to provide water to the neighboring country without causing shortages south of the border. From Latin American Herald Tribune<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n New agreement with US allows Mexico to meet water obligations<\/strong><\/p>\n (October 22, 2020)\u00a0\u2014 Reporting on the terms of the agreement to resolve the border conflict over water, in which\u00a0the United States allows Mexico to settle its water debts using international dams and guarantees the supply of water for urban centers in the north of the country.\u00a0From Mexico Daily News<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n Delta del R\u00edo Colorado oasis de aves migratorias<\/strong><\/p>\n (October 19, 2020)\u00a0\u2014 On average, more than 160 thousand species of birds visit the ideal conditions in the wetlands and river banks of San Luis Rio del\u00a0Colorado each year. Featuring the work of Pronatura Noroeste. From la Voz de la Frontera<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n Arizona Daily Star, Casa Grande Dispatch win press awards<\/strong><\/p>\n (October 15, 2020) \u2014 Announcement of The Arizona Daily Star and the Casa Grande Dispatch winning top honors in the Arizona Newspapers Association\u2019s annual awards. These included the award for\u00a02020 Journalists of the Year going to Ian James of The Arizona Republic, as well as for 1st Place, Best Feature Story, for Ian\u2019s reporting on the work of Raise the River: “How a trickle of water is breathing life into the parched Colorado River Delta\u201d. <\/em>From The Hour<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n R\u00edo Colorado: un sitio para miles de aves migratorias<\/strong><\/p>\n (10 de Octubre 2020)\u00a0\u2014 October 10,\u00a0World Migratory Bird Day, serves as a reminder of the urgency and importance of the conservation of habitats such as wetlands, lagoons, riparian corridors and any site with riparian vegetation. In the Colorado River Delta more than 160,000 birds fly through this important habitat each year. Featuring Pronatura Noroeste. From La Voz de la Frontera<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n MET COMMITTEE: COLLABORATION ON THE COLORADO RIVER BETWEEN MEXICO AND THE US BRINGS BENEFITS FOR BOTH COUNTRIES<\/strong><\/p>\n (September 23, 2020)\u00a0\u2014 An overview of Minutes 319 and 323, the Environmental Workgroup, and the successful cooperative relationship\u00a0between the US and Mexico on Colorado River water sharing.\u00a0From Maven\u2019s Notebook<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n In the Colorado River Delta, Local Residents Revive Long-Dry Wetlands<\/strong><\/p>\n (September 24, 2020)\u00a0\u2014 Written by Peter Skidmore and\u00a0featuring Yami Carrillo, Mike Vargas, and Gaby Coloca, this article tells how the community members restoring native habitat in El Chausse are also rebuilding pride in their natural environment.\u00a0From Walton Family Foundation<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n The Water Tap: New study finds climate change will dry Colorado River even more than previously thought<\/strong><\/p>\n (September 10, 2020) \u2014 As the climate warms and trees need to absorb additional water to counteract increasing evaporative loss, the amount of water left over to flow downriver will drop by 4 percent more than what previous models have calculated. From The Spectrum<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n Lake Mead and Lower Colorado River to Remain in Tier Zero Shortage for 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n (August 25, 2020)\u00a0\u2014 The Lower Basin water users have demonstrated they can conserve water at scale through system conservation and key partnerships. Their voluntary reductions have been substantial, are demonstrating that we can adapt to a shrinking water supply with water conservation.\u00a0By Jennifer Pitt;\u00a0From Audubon Website<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n National poll shows broad support for water solutions<\/strong><\/p>\n (August 25, 2020)\u00a0\u2014The Water Hub at Climate Nexus partnered with Climate Nexus Polling, the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication, and the George Mason University Center for Climate Change Communication presented the results of a national poll to understand more about the water solutions voters support and the concerns that motivate them.<\/p>\n \u2014 Press Release<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Topline Results<\/a><\/p>\n Es necesario otro flujo pulso en el R\u00edo Colorado<\/strong><\/p>\n (August 24, 2020)\u00a0\u2014Commentary by the ecologist\u00a0ec\u00f3loga Martha Rom\u00e1n encouraging\u00a0the analysis of having another pulse flow as,\u00a06 years ago, water was released in the bed of the Colorado River and that greatly helped the ecosystem with the flora and fauna of the site, she reasons. From La Voz de la Frontera<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n Beneficia ahorro de agua del R\u00edo Colorado ante sequ\u00eda<\/strong><\/p>\n (August 20, 2020)\u00a0\u2014 Reporting that\u00a0\u2014 despite the\u00a0announcement by CILA of required reductions in water\u00a0consumption\u00a0\u2014 the\u00a0amount will not have any material impact whether agricultural, commercial or domestic. Also noted is that the agricultural sector is the largest user of water, consuming 60 percent.\u00a0From La Voz de la Frontera<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n Reclamation announces 2021 Colorado River operating conditions<\/strong><\/p>\n (August 14, 2020)\u00a0\u2014\u00a0The Bureau of Reclamation released the Colorado River Basin August 2020 24-Month Study, which sets annual operations for Lake Mead and Lake Powell in 2021. Based on projections in the Study, Lake Mead will operate in the Normal Condition in Calendar Year 2021 and Lake Powell will operate in the Upper Elevation Balancing Tier in Water Year 2021 (October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021). \u00a0From USBR Website<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n Anuncia CILA recorte de agua del R\u00edo Colorado por sequ\u00eda<\/strong><\/p>\n (August 14, 2020)\u00a0\u2014 As part of\u00a0an agreement between Mexico and the United States that dates back to 1942, the Mexicali Valley will be required to reduce their consumption of water from the Colorado River by\u00a051 million cubic meters (M3),\u00a0in order to generate savings, reported the International Boundary and Water Commission (CILA) in a statement.\u00a0It is contemplated to apply to from 2021.\u00a0From La Vox de la Frontera<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n New Senate Bill Threatens U.S.\u2014Mexico Cooperation, Environment, and Birds of Lower Colorado River<\/strong><\/p>\n (Updated August 21, 2020) \u2014 Thanks to Audubon and their network\u2019s efforts to alert decision-makers to the consequences of S. 4228, the Water-Energy Technology Demonstration and Deployment Act. with its de facto mandate to operate the Yuma Desalting Plant, the CAWCD Board of Directors did not end up supporting the bill. By Jennifer Pitt; From Audubon Website<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n Congress and the Yuma Desalting Plant<\/strong><\/p>\n (August 2, 2020) \u2014 An exploration of the environmental tradeoffs of operating the YDP, bu John Fleck, quoting Jennifer Pitt; every acre foot of water cleaned up at the YDP and put to some human use means a loss of water the Ci\u00e9nega de Santa Clara, an environmental haven that is currently the beneficiary of the water that would otherwise go to the YDP. From John Fleck\u2019s Blog<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n Remarkable Drop in Colorado River Water Use a Sign of Climate Adaptation<\/strong><\/p>\n (June 23, 2020) \u2014Use of Colorado River water in the three states of the river’s lower basin fell to a 33-year low in 2019, amid growing awareness of the precarity of the region’s water supply in a drying and warming climate. For water managers, the steady drop in water consumption in recent years is a signal that conservation efforts are working and that they are not helpless in the face of daunting environmental changes.\u00a0From EcoWatch<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n For Now, No Border Wall For Arizona Tribe’s Colorado River Stretch<\/strong><\/p>\n (June 15, 2020) \u2014 It’s not just tribes including the Cocopah Indians who are worried about what a wall could do to the landscape. Environmentalists like National Audubon Society’s Colorado River Program Director Jennifer Pitt say before agriculture, industry and cities, this delta was an oasis. “This area was once an ecosystem of somewhere between one and a half to two million acres of wetlands, riparian corridors and mud flats,” she said.\u00a0From KUNC<\/a>;\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n La Comisi\u00f3n Internacional de L\u00edmites y Aguas tiene nuevo titular<\/strong><\/p>\n (June 13, 2020)\u00a0\u2014 Announcement of the appointment of\u00a0Dr. Humberto Marengo Mogoll\u00f3n as the new commissioner of the Mexico section of the Secci\u00f3n Mexicana de la Comisi\u00f3n Internacional de L\u00edmites y Aguas entre M\u00e9xico y Estados Unidos<\/em> (CILA), effective June 15, 2020. The organization was created in 1889 by the U.S. and Mexico governments for the management of border and water issues between the two countries. From El Sol de Cuatal<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n Delta Fieldwork Under COVID-19<\/strong><\/p>\n (May 21, 2020) \u2014Details of how the staff of the Sonoran Institute in the Colorado River Delta are adapting to continue to care for Laguna Grande, our restoration site at the valley of Mexicali, Baja California.\u00a0From Sonoran Institute<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n Restoring the Colorado River Delta<\/strong><\/p>\n (May 8, 2020) \u2014 The back-story to the release of the EWG Implementation Report by Jennifer Pitt, detailing how building binational support brought water, trees, funding, and birds back to the Colorado River Delta.\u00a0From\u00a0Audubon.org website<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n Now, more than ever, we need tribes at the water negotiating table<\/strong><\/p>\n (May 4, 2020)\u00a0\u2014 Authored by\u00a0Dennis Patch and Ted Kowalski, this OpEd discusses how a new study published in the journal Science found that global warming and climate change have led to an emerging \u201cmegadrought\u201d in the western U.S. \u2013 and that the drought we\u2019ve been experiencing over the last 20 years is as bad or worse than any in 1,200 years. The findings underscore the urgent necessity of work together to make progress for the environment, and this includes ensuring a seat at the table for the Tribal Nations which have historically been left out of the planning process. \u00a0From AZ Central<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n Native Plants Help Restore the Colorado River<\/strong><\/p>\n (May 1, 2020)\u00a0\u2014Although this story highlights actions by the Audubon Society<\/b> further north along the Colorado River in Yuma, it demonstrates the restorative impact of native plants in an ecosystem.\u00a0From Audubon.org<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n Webinar:<\/em>\u00a0An Overview of the Colorado River for Birds and People with Audubon\u2019s Jennifer Pitt<\/strong><\/p>\n (April 21, 2020)\u00a0\u2014 Jennifer Pitt, Audubon\u2019s\u00a0Colorado River program director,\u00a0shares an overview of the big challenges on the Colorado River and some of the ways that\u00a0Audubon’s staff and network are helping to find solutions for people and for birds and all of nature that depend on the Colorado River.\u00a0From Audubon<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n How a trickle of water is breathing life into the parched Colorado River Delta<\/strong><\/p>\n (April 20, 2020)\u00a0\u2014 Resulting from the recent trip by Ian James to the Delta with Jennifer Pitt and Gaby Colaco,<\/b> a wonderful article on the importance of Raise the River\u2019s\u00a0restoration work in the Delta.\u00a0From AZ Central<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n Repost from WaterEducation.org<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n El seco Delta del R\u00edo Colorado va cobrando vida de nuevo \u00bfC\u00f3mo se est\u00e1 logrando esto?<\/strong> CLIMATE-DRIVEN MEGADROUGHT IS EMERGING IN WESTERN U.S., SAYS STUDY<\/strong><\/p>\n (April 16, 2020)\u00a0\u2014\u00a0Scientists have been warning for some time that climate change may be pushing the region toward an extreme long-term drought worse than any in recorded history. A new study\u00a0\u2014\u00a0 based on modern weather observations, 1,200 years of tree-ring data and dozens of climate models\u00a0\u2014\u00a0says a megadrought as bad or worse than anything even from known prehistory is very likely in progress, and warming climate is playing a key role. The study appears in the leading journal Science.\u00a0From Press Release issued by The Earth Institute,\u00a0Columbia\u00a0University<\/a><\/em> Alumna que estudia el efecto del R\u00edo Colorado en el Golfo gana premio 1000-year Scholarship<\/strong><\/p>\n (April 6, 2020) \u2014 For presenting her thesis entitled “Effects of the Colorado River on the hydrography of the northern Gulf of California – a numerical study”, Katerine Elsy Ticse de la Torre, received the annual 1000-year Scholarship award, awarded by the Society for Underwater Technology (SUT), for master’s and doctoral students in Mexico and the USA. \u00a0With her thesis, Elsy seeks to characterize the different effects that the Colorado River can cause in the hydrography of the northern Gulf of California, considering the outflow of water at its mouth. To do this, it uses a numerical simulation model that allows the hydrography of the gulf to be represented considering the river flow for a climatological year.\u00a0From Zeta Tijuana<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n The Redford Center to Distribute Funds to Environmental Filmmakers<\/strong><\/p>\n (April 1, 2020) \u2014 The Redford Center announced it will run its environmental Grants program as planned and open the call for proposals today. \u201cIndependent artists and filmmakers, particularly those working in documentary, are facing dramatic shifts to the industry and their livelihoods as a result of COVID-19,\u201d said Jill Tidman, Executive Director of The Redford Center. \u201cEvery bit of support helps right now.\u201d\u00a0From PR Web<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n Excedente en R\u00edo Colorado: un respiro al corredor ripario<\/strong><\/p>\n (March 23, 2020) \u2014The Colorado River is currently receiving a surplus of water from the Hoover and Glen Canyon dams resulting from strong rainfall levels which have not been seen for over ten years. This additional water is bringing positive effects to the riparian corridor in its Delta, as it creates new habitat for birds and other species that are beginning to migrate, as well as provides recreational spaces for area residents.\u00a0From Tribuna San Luis<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n Water use by Colorado farms remains high despite conservation<\/strong><\/p>\n (March 10, 2020) \u2014 According to a new report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Colorado\u2019s farm water use remains stubbornly high despite millions of dollars spent on experimental water-saving programs and a statewide push to conserve water.\u00a0Farmers are the largest users of water in Colorado and other Western states.\u00a0From The Gazette<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n \u2018This system cannot be sustained\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n (March 10, 2020) \u2014An interview and discussion about Colorado River water usage with representatives of the Ten Tribes Partnership, coalitions focused on getting increased tribal participation on Colorado River discussions. During 2020 renegotiation will begin on the Colorado River Interim Guidelines, which regulate the flow of water to users. They were created in 2007 without tribal consultation and are set to expire in 2026. The 29 tribal nations in the upper and lower basins hold some of the river\u2019s most senior water rights and control around 20% of its annual flow. But the tribes have often been excluded from water policymaking;\u00a0From High Country News<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n The Colorado River: How will states manage a drier future?<\/strong><\/p>\n (March 5, 2020) \u2014\u00a0On Feb. 20, the Utah State University Center for Colorado River Studies hosted a presentation and panel discussion in Moab on research being conducted on and policies being considered for Lake Powell. Scientists, activists, authors, and historians shared their perspectives on various aspects of the river, the dam, and the reservoir as part of an effort by the Center for Colorado River Studies to help the public understand the complexity of the natural systems and political agreements surrounding the Colorado River.\u00a0From Moab Sun News<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n To bridge the cultures of Mexico\u2019s border region and a neglected Colorado neighborhood, just add water<\/strong><\/p>\n (February 24, 2020)\u00a0\u2014\u00a0Denver and its Mexican sister city \u2014 San Luis Rio del Colorado \u2014 hope to revitalize the Sun Valley neighborhood and Colorado River Delta with eco-parks despite water scarcity. The River Sisters Partnership is a collaborative that has set its sights on not only restoring river flow from the border to the sea, but also rehabilitating neglected neighborhoods including in San Luis.\u00a0From The Colorado Sun<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n About 40 million people get water from the Colorado River. Studies show it’s drying up.<\/strong><\/p>\n (February 22, 2020) \u2014A new study published on Feb 20 in the journal Science, documented how climate change is sapping the Colorado River, and shows the river is so sensitive to warming that it could lose about one-fourth of its flow by 2050 as temperatures continue to climb. The research has major implications for how water is managed along the Colorado River, which provides water for about 40 million people and more than 5 million acres of farmland from Wyoming to Southern California. \u00a0From USA Today<\/a> (via AZ Central)<\/em><\/p>\n Colorado River flow dwindles as warming-driven loss of reflective snow energizes evaporation;\u00a0<\/strong>(February 20, 2020) \u2014 Access to the research study referenced above (fee-based). From Science<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n Mexicali tendr\u00e1 nuevo humedal artificial (Mexicali will have a new artificial wetland)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n (February 4, 2020) \u2014 Mexicali will have a second artificial wetland within the \u201cLas Arenitas\u201d complex, located approximately 20 kilometers south of the city, where a body of water has already been operating for 13 years. In addition to treating waste, it also brings ecological benefits to the region. Francisco Zamora Arroyo, general director of the Sonoran Institute Mexico, provides advance details of the project that has resulted from the need to increase water treatment services due to the accelerated growth of the city.\u00a0From La Voz de la Frontera<\/a> (ESP)<\/em><\/p>\n Reducci\u00f3n en entrega del R\u00edo Colorado afectar\u00e1 4 mil 400 has en Valle de Mexicali<\/strong><\/p>\n (January 11, 2020) \u2014(translated from Spanish): During 2020 \u2014 and for the first time since 1944 when the International Water Treaty between Mexico and the United States was signed\u2014 the United States will reduce the delivery of water from the Colorado River) to Mexico in the amount of 51 million cubic meters, said CILA representativeFrancisco Bernal. This was established by both the US and Mexico governments in Minute 323 as well as in the Binational Contingency Plan.\u00a0From InfoRural<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n Planning for a future with less Colorado River water<\/strong><\/p>\n\n
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Final Minute 319 Monitoring Report<\/h2>\n
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2018 Accomplishments Report<\/h2>\n
Minute 323 Adoption<\/h2>\n
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\n<style=”padding-left: 40px;”>(April 27, 2020)\u00a0\u2014 Version in Spanish of the Ian James article covering our work on the Colorado River Delta.\u00a0From La Voz<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n
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