Continue to pursue a negotiated or litigated settlement to resolve conflicts over water rights allocations in the Nooksack River basin. From 1998-2010 the Lummi Nation engaged in water rights negotiations through participation in the Water Resources Inventory Area (WRIA 1) Watershed Management Project. After efforts to reach a settlement were unsuccessful, the Lummi Nation suspended negotiations on December 1, 2010 and soon thereafter filed a litigation request with the United States seeking quantification of the tribal instream flow right. As work to resolve this conflict continues, it is important that all involved parties understand how climate change will impact water resources. For instance, the fact that past hydrological data may no longer provide an accurate representation of future streamflow should be incorporated into the decision making process.