1. Summer 2008 Plenary June 20, 2008 Kate Widland

2.  Formed at Summer 2007 Plenary ◦ Newest AMC subcommittee  Focused on Water Supply  Member of the Expanding Trade Cluster ◦ Agribusiness, Tourism, and Transportation

3.  Transboundary Aquifer Assessment  Bi-National Institute for Water and Renewable Energy  Workshop on Water Management in Arizona  Workshop on Water Management in Sonora  Tour of Lower Colorado River  Groundwork for a Bi-National Study of Water Augmentation

4.  Information on groundwater in border region  Supported successful funding request for $1,000,000  Regular technical meetings  Bi-National field visits

5.  Established September 2007  Connects Arizona’s and Sonora’s universities  Recognizes link between power and water

6.  Held in Hermosillo, March 2008  45 participants  Topics ranging from municipal water management to agriculture  Pressing issues ◦ Growth ◦ Long-term planning ◦ Environmental issues

7. Sponsored by:  Held in Phoenix, May 2008  66 participants  Covered pressing issues in Sonora ◦ Drought ◦ Population growth ◦ Increasing agriculture  Investment in technology ◦ Desalination

8.  Exchange of technical personnel  City of Phoenix Water Infrastructure  Desalination research  Border Water Infrastructure Conference

10.  October 2007  From Yuma to La Ciénega de Santa Clara  La Ruta de Sonora Ecotourism Association  Government leaders, water managers, environmental groups, tribal leaders, and business executives

11.  Major wetlands restoration project  Improving water supply  Investment in security

14.  Knowledge of existing infrastructure and needs  Collecting information on projects and research in other border states  Scope of Work for Desalination Study

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