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<br />-2- <br /> <br />1 j CI :) <br />COLORADO <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />t\ <br /> <br />, <br />" <br /> <br />RIVER ASSOCIATION <br /> <br />before the U.S. Court of Appeals in the District of Columbia. <br /> <br />"The suit is another example," Rurrunonds said, "of misguided <br /> <br />thinking by preservationist groups whose leaders consistently ignore <br /> <br />facts. <br /> <br />"There will be no damage to the bridge. The water will never <br /> <br />be any closer than 21 feet below the abutments of the span." <br /> <br />Rurrunonds said Lake Powell must be used to full capacity to <br /> <br />avoid spilling precious water which could not be stored in other <br /> <br />downstream reservoirs--most notably Lake Mead. <br /> <br />"If the plaintiffs win this action," he said, "it is likely <br /> <br />to trigger major conflicts and potential litigation involving all of <br /> <br />the Basin states in such problems as interpretation of the Colorado <br /> <br />River compact, interpretation of other areas of the Law of the River <br /> <br />and renegotiation of the long-range operating criteria for Colorado <br /> <br />River reservoirs. II <br /> <br />The Colorado River Board is a state agency. The board members <br /> <br />represent the Coachella Valley county Water District, Los Angeles <br /> <br />Department of Water and Power, Metropolitan Water District of <br /> <br />Southern California, Imperial Irrigation District, Palo Verde Irri- <br /> <br />gat ion District and San Diego county Water Authority. <br /> <br />**** <br /> <br />7/15/71 <br />