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<br />Legal Actions, Disputes Cloud aSA Transfer
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<br />l~uJll1ili~atioll ;x'ltl<:mclll Aw~'Cment
<br />lqS:\l. Iq:Jllh.JlelJgn ,Il1J other lorn',
<br />.Ire ,hlpl'inJ; JW.lr .II lh.' t.,:tS..h fUllnJ,uiulls.
<br />\X'hi]e oh'...n-'('n don'l 'IT ...'riou,
<br />pmhk'1I1' i{"the: Jgfl'l'1l1ent ~'l't. Ihey '.Iy
<br />dwr.. i, (,Ill\<.' for (I1nc<:rn. [y,O IJw'IlJt,
<br />r1IJl ill\uh'(' ,he tJ":\ ;Jr..- rt:nJIll~ IIlthc:
<br />u.un_, ,'lId (\Hl hJ~ I'Jnin 10 ,he: i2\;\
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<br />\"In I )l.'~n COllllf\" \\";Hl"1 AlllhnrllY
<br />(,,[)("\\'.-\)-are dudil1t: "H'I Ihr
<br />"Kh>c'.llnumil d.....~" 01 ,I long,!rrrll
<br />w,nl:r \r.l.mt'er from III> to \[)('\\'A"
<br />On<: l.lw,uit It.., lwn pan" .I d.l.im In'
<br />Impl'li,ll CllUllI.\' Ih.lIl'fU\'i'lum ,,!th.,
<br />(~S.-\ to milig.llt' ,,,"itl\"l,Ol1<llllll imp,!'I'
<br />\'iol.lll" tll<' \'CUer (~oJ... JlHllht' ( alilor,
<br />ni,1 FII\'ironllll'ntJI qu,dil~' :\,-( (( "FIlA).
<br />.Iud.l \('cond ran III ,~ht,h .I group of
<br />III) farm.'r' daim, the liD hO.HJ of
<br />diredor, i]Jc~.I.]]~' ,H1tllOrilTJ Iht. "Jtl'!
<br />lrJll\fn to "I,m Dit,!;u \,ilhoUI Jl'l'r,wJI
<br />of,h<: di"rkl" nwmbcr,lup" ~I'
<br />,uh'tJnlin: ru1int: ha' !x"'1I i'~u."J ill
<br />the C.l~r, anJ J ~C,lll' ,11'1><',11, (nUn e.1r1i."t
<br />thi~ ~'.'ar rut lhe (J'r I1n holJ,
<br />I\kJllwhlk.!II ;s.:l'\"'I,!J 1l:'.krJI C\lurl,
<br />.I .\lexKJn "lI'lIIC" Jnd (l\'Ic group,
<br />[connmK rk,dopm"1lI (\llllh:illll
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<br /><'nvirunmenlJl ~t"ul" h.l~ \ueJ, chJ]-
<br />It'n~inf ,I rie...e..f the QS:\ th,lI call- Il."
<br />~uilJjng .I 2J,mil<: pJt"lIcI ~l'\1l1ln "t' tilt'
<br />Ail-AmerICan CJn,ll dlJt ,,"nulJ !x.lin<:J
<br />tll rrJu.:l' ~eerJ!,:e. "ome of Ihe WJter
<br />C1.n"er..-eJ ~y lming" --.OUO ane-t.'et pet
<br />H'ar, wuuld b.: ll.ln~fl'rrnl1<l "DC\X',\.
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<br />with lh.. ~Jn Llli, Rl'~' Indiall Trihn 1I1
<br />the .\an t )iq~n Jrl'.l. Thl' law'1l11 J]kgl"'
<br />Ih,J1 the hnmg I'rnir., fl'lllllrr, .III
<br />1I1'.I.l.wd cnvironl1len\.l] irnpJd 'tatl'-
<br />l1l<'lIl ,md d1.l.t il woul.lmtTing.' 011
<br />.\kXll,1lI rihhl\ 10 pump groundwJt.'r
<br />thJr '<:<"1" !rom dll' unlinnt (,1lI;1] ,lIld
<br />re...h,ugl" the,\lrxicali Jqllltl:r. 1]1).
<br />S()('\X':\.I.nd the ljSl>q,arlm..nl
<br />(lIthe Inlerillf .Ire "I'f""mg th.. ,uit.
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<br />(~ulllelmt'.. Hut Il,Jr1 II<:nt\chl...<:. gencf.ll
<br />~"\ll"d I(,t SDC\X':\, \Jid thr WJrer III
<br />h." (on'l"f\'l"d ~y the ]lnlnf prnled j, ,I
<br />l...n- p.lf! of;-,an I)t'"fo\ WJl..t tdi.l.hilil~
<br />program I", the futUte, .I' i, iI' WJU't
<br />Ir,Jr1di:rJ~reell1<'l1t wich III),
<br />nur Ill) latl'ly I' ,howlllg \i~Il' nl
<br />..onn'Tn 'w." W,lfef \r,ln'kr,. In.1
<br />le\olution ,1.llll't,'d in e.uh' :S:"\,(~lllhCl.
<br />thl' di'IIlU', hn,ud ',lid Ill) w..n't
<br />.ll'pfI...-e ,un' ,lJdlllOnJI watCl tramfl"T
<br />.lpn'l1lI'ru, Jnd Millll'llJ, 10 1110'" JW,l~'
<br />Irom 1:llJowlII~ _IS.I nll"an' of dl"\dllpilif
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<br />t'ndo the lll)-~[ lC\X',\ ,l~reenll:nt.
<br />11[1 wdl HAThkr up 1U 200,000 J.~rl',fl"t'1
<br />ofwJll"r I'.'r \<'.11 w:'.DC\\".\ lor'l"
<br />~Tal\ wllh .Ill 1l1'Iion to rene'~ Iht'
<br />J~tl"'llIl.nt lor dnlllher ~O \'('Jf' The tull
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<br />rl';l~h."J umil 202], hUI b~' thl'lI Wall'r
<br />hUl1llhe III) ILlll,!i:t anJ rill' <'Anal-
<br />]Hlln~l'fI)il'(1 ,lrr("'';I'('(leJ W,\(l"IlUlII
<br />Il.'f ,\n I'('rc("nl oj \.111 Ilirgn\ ,,",ller
<br />~ul'rh', Thi, ~'e,lr, "\0,000 dCft'-fl'l'C nl
<br />,,",Il.'r 1\ t'\p<:llt'd III h<: rr,lII\frrred frotH
<br />II[) 10 \Jll Pil"fo.
<br />t :nJn tI\<' (2S..\, SnC\'(':\ wa~ to I'''Y
<br />$.] 0 million durin!,: th., 11m fuur y<'an
<br />of till" ,lgtl't'Il1l'1ll III mitig,lIe ,UUIH.....U.
<br />n"l1ll. lmp,IU\ uf IJmllJ.llnwilll; I,n lhe
<br />ImpnlJI \'alley" Jol1l1 li.H,lk'h, .I
<br />'1",1..<"111.111 IlII SDC\\:',\, ',liJ chefint $2
<br />million h,., [,.,<,n paid, A r.llld Of rhrIT
<br />,'..'nlll>llli'l~ J...tt'lTlllll.,d III .I (lecelTlhct
<br />20f\.j rl'pOrl Ihal ...[)( '\X',\'< r,l~'mCnIS t;lr
<br />If,lll,lerrnl Wall'! Ilwre Ihan uA~'el JCllul
<br />IIllP,I~(~, [11) Jil...~wrs dl\J~rer with thai
<br />linding, .Iud the di'I'IlII' W;I\ refl'rr<:d to
<br />.1.11 .ldrmni,rr"lIiw (Il1lUnillCe l1lJJI' lip 01
<br />teprl"I'llIJII\t'~ frofllllP ,\lid SIlC\X':\.
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<br />~Illnlllllll'l' I~ 11IlJhlc III n:Jcll ,1(c(lrJ, the
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<br />Ilwmh<'T'. _lfIJ if t11.11 pJnt'! i~ ullJ~I<, to
<br />reJch agreemell1, i"lIe~ wIlul.! be
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<br />The liligalion. .Illd tll.' di'rutr
<br />"."twI'<:n [Ii) ,lilt! "nC\\'A, ,Ire JII ,i~n:\
<br />dUI hear w"r~hinf. for lht' luture nl
<br />Ihl' l~S:\, \Jid Antonin RO\'m,lll_ J.n
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<br />(ounl\', "lmpt:rIJI ClIulllylJJ' ht."rn J
<br />~J.U{IOU' ,url'otter 01 the l)S,-\,M he ';lid.
<br />hut Ill' IIOl..J rhere 1\ ~f\lwin~ 'enciment
<br />"ithin (hl- ..:ounty que\llllnln!,: whelher
<br />III Cllnlllllir with il
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