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<br />, <br /> <br /> <br />~-i~S~." <br /> <br />... <br /> <br />. <br /> <br /> <br />ETRO <br /> <br />, Sunday, December 17, 1989 .-. <br />. r <br />:, <br /> <br />',I~on Digilio <br /> <br />, <br />, <br />\ . <br /> <br /> <br />Ai~ this meellng an am- <br />. bltloiuS scheme to trade <br />wab Ir for money between <br />, <br />upst leam and downstream <br />stlltcls on tho Colorlldo Rlvor <br />was IpresMted. ' <br />The plan offers states like <br />Wyol',lng 8 new source of <br />momlY for water develop. <br />ment and water efficiency, <br />while' giving downstream <br />state: I access to water at <br />least \\emporarlly as they line <br />up ottler more secure long- <br />term \ I'ater supplies. <br />TM top water officials <br />from elvery Colorado Fllver <br />statu \>Iere In attendance. <br />There ~Nas one exception. <br />No oM' from Nevada was on <br />hsnd'l <br />The Colorado River Com- <br />mlsslo II has one main oblec- <br />tlve -Ita watch out lor <br />Nllvad':;"G Inlerl;lsts on the <br />Colors do River. <br />$orr lebody mado a malor <br />gool h~lre. Maybe the Co/- <br />orado' F liver Commission <br />staH Is i In over Its head, <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />',. <br />'" <br />'. <br /> <br />.~n odvl30rycommlttee <br />j to the Legislature met <br />A last weak to 1;,118cus8 <br />a" old but troublesome pro- <br />bllem: Is Nevada runnIng out <br />o I water? <br /> <br />The committee was told <br />th,st rapid growth has raided <br />bl ~th ground water and re- <br />S(,lurces Irom the ColOrado <br />RI '/er. and Nevada Is suffer- <br />In.9 It3 third 3trDlght year pf <br />drought, with possible <br />w, Irmlng from the <br />gr eenhouse effect looming. <br /> <br />It wasn't a very bright pic- <br />tUlre. ' <br /> <br />As a matter of fact. Jack <br />5t onehoc;ker, ColOradQ <br />Rh.er Commission director, <br />sa,ld: "We, In essence, are <br />ou I of wator In a vary ohor! <br />t1rne. <br /> <br />Agsemblyman Danny <br />Th ompson, D-Henderson. <br />cn !drman of the committee. <br />ohl mod In: "The Issue Is real. <br />Iy ','ery simple. We're out of <br />wa ler and what are we doing <br />to 1.10 about It?" <br /> <br />. :;0. with comments like <br />that. It Is almost astounding <br />to ,Uscover Ihal Nevada was <br />not represented by so. <br />me,~ne from the ColorMo <br />Rlvtlr Commission at a <br />oru<:lal water meeting In <br />Alb"lquerquo. N.M.. last <br />month. <br />