Ms. Leila Shelton-Louhi, Director of the “Comité Pro Defensa del Lago Gatún”, submitted a Request to the MICI on her own behalf and in representation of the non-governmental organizations coalition “Alianza Pro Panamá” (the Requesters). The Request alleges, among other things: (a) lack of transparency, incomplete disclosure of information and misrepresentation of Project-related facts among the local and international community; (b) the potential that the expansion of the Canal could lead to the increased inflow of salt water into the Panama Canal Watershed, adversely affecting biodiversity; (c) lack of adequate risk identification and appropriate mitigation measures related to a major seismic fault threatening the Canal’s Pacific end; and (d) potential insufficiency of water resources to manage the expansion of the Panama Canal efficiently and sustainably.