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<br />$'f!lIf1 Campbetl.StalejRl'g>oo EdltO<'. 892.5181
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<br />Water rights fuel wilderness battle
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<br />Bill to add 640,000
<br />acres in Colorado rides
<br />on fight of developers
<br />vs. environmentalists
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<br />8J Debo..II F1U\<er
<br />R~-JIl_...,.,._Sl.tlfll'......
<br />Colouoo's cnggy peAks. cry....
<br />l<lllat... and Um'lt' pi...- forna
<br />epllO"",,", wil<kmn.,bul tho- lG-
<br />ye.,o:onfuctover Jt.roolationto
<br /><!nil""!" nnrl, &40.000 addI-
<br />lional acrf'lidtmonstntnJo rift
<br />lJut ~tr"lch6 tar beyond I""
<br />sUt...lbocdo:.....
<br />'Th.1tri:ftisaUOONlbr.....tt.
<br />CoIondoistbrlountainlorlhe
<br />W_. II,.. """'.,.. ~ four nwn
<br />1h.11......""':O'~SUln..Wild<-r_
<br />_5Ilrn>undomanJ<:/thoolw.ad-
<br />..aINS. I>o.irinf: lhe d<oaM 0( lot-
<br />t....ousorgatiltlollr..... bill to
<br />""",_CoIondo"~rnessar'
<br />e.as.envin,..menllli5l.f""<<ht;td.
<br />VOC1I"d.<b......~-..dd"'"'r.
<br />......ov...-oontrol<:/lheW:Olcr
<br />Andlheb.ottle......rinllHttu.
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<br />OUI..,,~UlI.. "",m"",, of Coo-
<br />itf......ln~wir.hc..lor..oa
<br />..nV1ronmtnulfl:t<JUl>l....,,""pe<:t.
<br />~IQ.""""'Ihr-bilIwrt"..f<"doM-al
<br />r"ServO' water rights." That
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<br />rouldnol.beallel~ilI.nJ"'ay,
<br />Thpf~I".I..rflKht".n
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<br />"""....lndoth<>n..,ho..antto
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<br />m<'nl.abouId_~onth<-""",
<br />of..al"'Ilo\O'lflgt~h..iIde.-
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<br />M..tofColorado'SrnRK""S"""
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<br />Colo,. who...'rol" tho, Hoo... ....,-
<br />sionofllloebill...llloutl.........l
<br />...al...ril:hl..
<br />lJ....le.riKhlu'..addnl.Camp-
<br />kU...id. ..!.hat ..-ill put me.. !he
<br />funnYl)Oi.l!lonofllil''1fIgto<>ppose
<br />mym'",bill."
<br />To wilder........' ad"""a'..... 'M
<br />f......ral..a'..'righlls~II..I_
<br />allhoughrnostoftbea,..asar..
<br />bud...a..... ,hat ullnot b..
<br />dommed, Sevettbeln&. ,he Wil.
<br />de........~v.l""SternClub
<br />andotht:rJlfoui>swantlhe.....t'"
<br />'ight.ua~tf"'OIher
<br />IH~..-.Ide..-a...a-o. .ndlld-
<br />Ulglhe400.000Kl'nofBure-.."nf
<br />land~bnaga""'nlland.
<br />1lUs .. lhe ~t for all
<br />futflf..~.reu.lt'.tb.-
<br />lhr..shhoIdlortbe...al..rdeY..Jop-
<br />mmt comnlllflllyand 'OI~" said
<br />Darryl Knuffl<.. of 1M WllderTlhS
<br />Society.
<br />Sod",g ...nh ~VlnIfl"""'tmal.
<br />.....Rep.GeorgeMIller.D-Cal4"
<br />dwrman 01. lhe Howe 1m.......
<br />Committ..... and Rep. BOICe V...._
<br />10, [).MiM.,dtainnanClflhepubli(
<br />llnds.lIbcommin..... who.., thaI
<br />~w::Ilft'<leael'Ye$fWl
<br />prO!eI;t>OII.
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<br />ptiDn..q>ectSVentOandM~""IO
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<br />The Ngge(I peakS Of the San Juan Mounlil1OS JUI: InlO the sky 01 southweslern Colorado In tile' W........1'ItJCIle W,Id(>tnes.5 A.ea near
<br />Durango, II wasestablls.hed if11915. the first ",i\demeSSarea added ff1 COIorado!;fOCf! tneW;l11emess Act "'a!iO passed '" 1964
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<br />Mired 0 the mud of politics and water
<br />In In Colorado. ronIIid..I....Y. ~DIher/tf""""h.o""I"""'" Ihr..., Ih;nK' Ihat lfI"~ Colorado
<br />~"""'baclrtowa'....-..vMWlI. WIl.D(RI\!ESS~Tllf.90. ag,.;nslllM>biIl. WIlderness ...rnm f10....."""..
<br />"'"me..... ._'st>o!""'~~'" "W~ lhink thaI Ccloado ...il. prOle<hofllhananyoth..r.r..a."
<br />Wale. - r....I..."u....l\owm.g _1"drallIO<V.~ dt""'.......,!itlt-<llollM>...fI... Ilul pr..""'" wild..rne...",,,,,
<br />thmuKb 1In\(1JfIJ>J..d Ionds. IUId .NolOgglngor_~.'" klndof wll.... protect"'" thill An_ ......T<' iI' Iw-.d""l"'~ wi,h no up'
<br />thep<>tenhalf(l(lItorJftll:lh:lt...... ..~_./... _..WJlde"""'"'a<>t.lhalN..... s.trum>ilhfo,d.>.m.,Theprt>-
<br />...rbt4Undd.>.....-hridthC' ._PMks:___ Mnico'....lIdelflO'SSgolandall p<>sedJ>;Mra.TaIw-KUifClw-ilnd
<br />.w....YIiJdt.r-neosblllhaoull"ifl oralowelye...-",'/45 Olhe,.........'_got.:....idlbr. Roub;de.." .re;ll. or.. lhe hnt
<br />lhr U.S. Senalef"'....a'Jy.do-. .Off-~eh"'J__""'" ryI KJ\lrl!ke 0/ ,.... W,\d<-tnft,$ "do"''''l","",'' ,"""""",,,-, "rn6
<br />,"", lo.teIlr"""0l>'!"'/~5 Society. .""""'"
<br />n,.,dnd1ockbrol<.-IhMily,a "CoIo.ado's wlld..r....... "', Pr<<'f'<lem.....'""le.....""
<br />,.. mool," site, 5..0. ",,'" .1.000GreatOlfl~...... te'l'YKnolH5_" rootol'hedil<puteo"ertheCoJo.
<br />a....",. R-CoIo.. look ove, 1M MQle...-................'... TlieWtrth.IlTmYflbi1l "",t<<t~ r.do ...,ld...o.... bill. TO,
<br />_1be-ldbyR..~flWilliam ~....l...._hootgr""'. 400.00c1-..... Bore"" 01 .....
<br />AnnmlltlgUldforll"laODml>rl>- EnVUontnenlith>tS..l;stmlh.l' Ulg....OIllrillfu..I.....;ghl. Tho:- M....Relllftlt....I<k-........prop>>-
<br />mi...., ....ilh Sen. Tim Wirth, [). comprum",..COUOle"'f'<<'RIw;). btllban~"'tlufll""wiIde,. al abo md....s.-s ;,event c$mono
<br />Colo. n.llthellcunprarnlOl<'.... dunessIrR~U.....wh>rhl!'Ml. nes&ar......."tl>ttnx-5tn..:Ilat.. ",....am II'elO5, _lhe;,."".. ......,
<br />.....t.., l'ighlShulfl1..-d the bill... edwilderneu.....nafedtral..... lo<Mlf\Itlimtlfnot'e;lImf\o""'and lI""'XilW'Y.
<br />!heH<Ju!;C. tlt'tnghtandlh...pr-otect""'lhe allo"-slhefederalr<'l"<'l'l'\meI1tto ..l'be-Inllh....bolhllO<les.....
<br />n.....omp"mll.......lwtedde- """- purdw.e....l...righu.. notl<d<iog.l I"" hill... much",
<br />~N.....wilde........a'us Tbot-S.erraCiub, the Wlldtr. ..S<>l..l1""Id<-''''''"''~r.....l>aw .. ..h.. ..om... "Ul." s.id
<br />h:l'-"lIOrighllOlh..wal...th.at _Soc",,)'.lhr3S.grwpCnJo. INIf'noI ......"'.. ....t...righlS... "'-
<br />llowst!m>ught........ ,... Eov"lIfI.....ntal C....huoo 9Ud Brown, .'And w..'v...so... -1H6t,.,,~F'ari..
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<br />.ddIM ...t.... ni:hland W1IIpllS'
<br />"'1I"'.OnIyR"p&.PalSchr~
<br />and Da,leI SUa., bxh [).Colo..
<br />'...orlhe...t....nghla~t_
<br />'--rM- mapr obo<taclt would be
<br />........N>d~.wbose_-
<br />...11 Colo,adod,st.fC1 includes
<br />"-'olIM~..-.Ide..-.e.s
<br />loCf'..age. H..andtMSUt..'.Olbe,
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<br />membtn 01 Cong,eso IHt'dIc1 thc
<br />biD_wllh tbr..-ale' nghlS-
<br />...lIl..1t\Hous.f'~OYal,
<br />A House_Senate confe,lt'IK..
<br />mmnnItH ....n l:'y 10 ...ww. the
<br />confbc1ow....al"'nKhIi
<br />no.. Senat.. bdl, by s..n., Tim
<br />\Io.lrtJt.f}.CoIn.......Haot Brmrm.
<br />R.colo" pa....d thi$ fall The
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<br />Wrrtll.Browubill IXlllI....not<'d.
<br />..ra-l...II...nghl..binprotec1S
<br />IIr1t'am5 in wil<k-mess......u~'
<br />barnng do...... \oeruns 1M SUt..
<br />gqann_ t\fU\llll..... flow-s arid au.
<br />tl>otKini:l""fedc,a1~nt
<br />lobilywal"fl1,jlh...
<br />U\1Ion-..J gtOtOp$. S<:hrol--
<br />d"faDdSkalUl'SopptJIrlhes.....tlt'
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<br />biUand sidt...nh MJIIer~ndV",IO
<br />....gra-nting.....lplicit".II...righ'.
<br />......'NItCalondoba$heldu
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<br />....OlheT......"......stat...h:o.'..
<br />'ourid...x..tionstolhis.....tyis:>oe.~
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