Presenter: Melissa Hathaway McKeith, Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP.
Respondent on US-Mexico Issues and Other Lower Basin Matters: Bob Johnson, US Bureau of Reclamation.
15 slides and 12 pages.
Contains references

Johnson, Bob

McKeith, Melissa Hathaway

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Presenter: Malissa Hathaway McKeith, Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP.
Respondent on US-Mexico Issues and Other Lower Basin Matters: Bob Johnson, US Bureau of Reclamation.
15 slides and 12 pages.
Contains references

McKeith, Malissa Hathaway

Colorado Law

University of Colorado Law School Colorado Law Scholarly Commons Hard Times on the Colorado River: Drought, Growth and the Future of the Compact (Summer Conference, June 8-10) 2005 6-9-2005 SLIDES: So What if It’s Called “All-American” Melissa Hathaway McKeith Bob Johnson Follow this and additional works at: https://scholar.law.colorado.edu/hard-times-on-colorado-river  Part of the Environmental Policy Commons, Hydraulic Engineering Commons, Natural Resources Management and Policy Commons, and the Water Resource Management Commons Citation Information McKeith, Melissa Hathaway and Johnson, Bob, "SLIDES: So What if It’s Called “All-American”" (2005). Hard Times on the Colorado River: Drought, Growth and the Future of the Compact (Summer Conference, June 8-10). https://scholar.law.colorado.edu/hard-times-on-colorado-river/17 Reproduced with permission of the Getches-Wilkinson Center for Natural Resources, Energy, and the Environment (formerly the Natural Resources Law Center) at the University of Colorado Law School.     Malissa Hathaway McKeith, So What if It’s Called “All-American”, in HARD TIMES ON THE COLORADO RIVER: DROUGHT, GROWTH AND THE FUTURE OF THE COMPACT (Natural Res. Law Ctr., Univ. of Colo. Sch. of Law, 2005).  Reproduced with permission of the Getches-Wilkinson Center for Natural Resources, Energy, and the Environment (formerly the Natural Resources Law Center) at the University of Colorado Law School.  SO WHAT IF ITS CALLED "ALL AMERICAN"  Presented to: University of Colorado Boulder June 9, 2005 Malissa Hathaway McKeith Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith 221 North Figueroa Street, 13th Floor Los Angeles, CA  90017 213-580-6303 213-250-7900 mckeith@lbbslaw.com  Map of Imperial and Mexicali Valleys showing Old Alamo Canal and portion of AAC to be lined Map of Imperial and Mexicali Valleys Map showing wells in Mexicali Valley Map showing wells in Mexicali Valley Another map showing wells Another map showing wells View Looking North - Colorado River Approaching Imperial Dam and entering All American Canal Desilting Works - Lower Left View Looking North – Colorado River Approaching Imperial Dam Drop 5 on All American Canal Drop 5 on All American Canal Imperial Valley Irrigated Farmland Looking south toward Mexico and Mount Signal  Imperial Valley Irrigated Farmland Looking South All American Canal on Pilot Knob Mesa looking southeast (Section to be lined) with Pilot Knob in background  Mexicali and California at the Border Mexicali – Second-largest Maquiladora sector in Mexico – Agricultural Richness • “Breadbasket of Mexico” • Wheat, Cotton, Alfalfa, Green Onions, Lettuce • 17% of rural labor force – University Town – Capital of Baja California – City accounts for 30.5% of Baja’s Gross State Product – Fully developed commercial sector – Almost 1 million residents Imperial County – Poorest county in California     145,000 residents (Calexico: 36,000 residents) – Highest unemployment in California  – Retail is one of Imperial County’s 3 primary job sectors, and its biggest growth area – Calexico and El Centro economy largely dependent on Mexicali day-trip consumers THE PROPOSED NEW CANAL • U.S. proposes a new parallel canal lined in concrete  • New American Canal will reduce seepage into groundwater by 70,000 afy  • Elimination of recharge has both supply and quality consequences for Mexicali Valley  THE 1994 EIS IS OBSOLETE • immigration impacts   Immigration from Mexico:  EIS admits "construction activity would make it more difficult for the Border Patrol to conduct surveillance and detect the presence of illegal aliens."  • growth inducement   EIS claims the preferred alternative "would not have any growth-inducing effect."  OBSOLETE EIS (cont.) • no discussion of socio economic impacts in Mexicali  • no discussion of cumulative impacts of socioeconomic impacts due to the QSA fallowing on either side of border   OBSOLETE EIS (cont.) • requires updating to address new endangered species (pearson milk vetch) and ESA compliance  • requires updating to address wetlands issues  • requires updating to address new designation of Imperial under Clean Air Act.  THE FAILED MINDSET BEHIND THE AAC EIS • failure to address the overall physical watershed   • failure to address the overall regional economy  • failure to focus on alternatives beneficial to entire region  • failure to consider local interests due to institutional structure of negotiations between two countries.   

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