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<br />. ,mg government a, us to, restore _ 'bire Ie.. JatitucIe to do g.,Gct lhiD8s
<br />,endaDl1ered SPel:lCS'IUId,ecosys-""li "'lUIdnverL_~ '."__'
<br />, 'tems 'in the Colorado'8IId RiO .':. "',~. ~lat ~'J11 '
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<br />, ,,\>ureIi.ucracios ,-th.~'InteriOl',," Cozp~ $tU~l.of .RiD. Grlmde ,o~ .
<br />D!'Partmem's Bureau' of F~"I.......;:: l:lans" llIIl'OUI'lIgIIlg.,~ Yet he s'le!"""Cf ~,
<br />, ilcin and the U.S: ~y. Corps of': clear ofl1llJf!lg,~~ G~,
<br />Engineers -skptchecl OlItprcpo.ed" .~d recoamd..r ~ plans 10 sue,
<br />studies of, boosi:!n~~.Ria Grande'.'., ~~e:me~,~~~~,
<br />,e ,flows to mlinic: ,,!atm.:al' flooding', ........u=-m ,....IP, "'~;;";"':""";"::~"
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<br />:' Water m8118gers hi the Colorado' front" 10 resolve paleIItialllrlptM...,
<br />Riverbasinstl\rtedsuchcillingesin:,' Mid, Bob SiIow, aa'attonleyat tho:
<br />the early 19905, IUId 10 have ahe'ad7~ q.S:,Depll1'lmm1! of'Immor Ilu.d-' 'I':,
<br />.tart on racoverilig emJangered:, 'quartl!ra sad arcbltect or MondaYs
<br />spec:ies. One reason: TIle Colorado', 'meeting., 'Tm hoperuJ. We toak .
<br />basin carries mOl'll water. IlIId more: first step: We bad . meeting,'. :'
<br />potentialforusingwaterCoreco/og.-,', 'Said 'Il1IllertIt'"rIlesa aBenciea ' "
<br />leal benef"It" than the RiD GtandC stillllllelll to tI1lnk they're bopel__ t'
<br />basin. :' "" , ',', ','ly CDaatrillned' by the existing I}'l>-' ~
<br />"Thera are niajordl!ferences 'tem of water rigbls and these com-' .'
<br />, between New Mexico and up in Coi- pactS. ... 'W. wllI keep ta1kIit&. but' "
<br />orado as to the resources we can Ws not going 10 prohibit us from.f!1.
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