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<br />".' - ----, <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />DIVERSION: Government s~nt copies of impact study on diversion to various agencies, 8 individuals <br /> <br />ConUnuedfrom'.pOnI lowerqual1ty." the minerals and I8Ita wlJl rile to lummerllowft'om400dB to lSldll, checked." Proctor IIIId 1"llCIllIdI;Ibaw.the .. <br />The HJshlIne QuIlI1 project wu the BWface and fIu1her dUute avail- Norman uld. Tba1 would keep the Nonuilllld be ImcnrI r1 two 11. Ph1Ulpa JIlqIfJI'tJ wu IOId In 19&& bf ., <br />lesoftheftnal"Ondlngofno81g. Ont authorized In 1112 to IIImIsb ablewater,buald. waterlevelabovetbeln1ptlonland temaUveatheflumenCBllCllDlIder.." thelederalpll1llllSll" , ' <br />nUlamt \millet" were sent to- eight In1ptloil water to more than haJr r1 The bureau nm canlldered cII. at d1venlon polnta behind the dams, 'Ib8y could either bu,J water ft'om ., "It never had a water rflbt to.!~~f'" <br />lndIvlduals and a host of water and the 7O,IDI aeres r1ln1pted land In vertlng water back Into the river In allowing It to lIow OIlto the furrowed one r1 the upatream reeervoln. If . Proctor II8Id. . -... .. <br />other orpnlzaUtlns and state IIld the Grand Valley. 'Ibe initial por. 1996 as part r1 a court settlement lIeIds. 'ibis would ellmInate much or there Is capeclt)' In tile c:anaI. or Pb\DlpII8Id be baa been tOl. . ~. · <br />federal agencies, PhUllps said. tlon of the c:8nal c:an1es water to Ir. . when the u.s. FIsh and WI1dIIle Ser- the spUls In AUlUlt, September and they could peUtlon Grand Valley to people even wIthln Grand Valley' <br />"What about aU the fiarmen who r!gate IancIs served by the On:bard, vice decided to Inc%ease eIl'ortI to October a.... .."..... the ltate -... -.---1.... their -- to be e".... Water U- AWodattOQ that his . <br />Mesa In1ptlon District. the Pall. '. protect endan&ered nah In the Colo- ..... -" ...... RUIIIIlt.." ...u......" &IIi' -.. , <br />wW lose their water rights Cor \he sade In1gaUon DIsIrlct. the Mesa rado River. neer'l request Cor better conserva. ble Cor amalwater. lI'Ound prodUll8l better aIlaJlll tb8D . <br />rest or our lives?" PhUllJlll aid County Jn1ptlon DIstrlct and the Nonnan aid the ltate water engl. tlon elI'orta, Norman said. Grand VaJIeJ Water Usen Auocl- CIaa 1 property. He IBId ~ watit : <br />about the finding of no 8ignlficant Grand Valley Water Usen Aaocla. neer Is also puah\n& Cor water-usen "We've lupported It," said Erlc attan today provldel water to 23,S4O rl&ht for the property _ East SIlt . . <br />\mlllcl "The HIghl\ne was bullt for Uon. It IIIso delivers water to aener- .......u... In Wl!8Iem Colondo to In- KuIm r1 the Colorado River Waler aeres,lDlIJI8&llI'Dlck Proctor 88Id. Creek wu nmDled In I"" , <br />one purpose only: to divert water to h droel r- ,.. CoJuervatlon DIstrfct. "It provides a "Somet1meI '" have c:aplClty PbUlIpe pIaJu to petition Grand <br />the lower areas of this valley 10 ate y ectrlc J;ll)W8r at the crease conservation elI'orts, IS hap. lecltlmate way to address the flsb problema &ettInI to them dlll1nl the Valley Water UIl!l"I AunclllltIm.. <br />make them al.produclng areas." Grand Valley PowerPlanl pens on the Eastern Slope. IIow purposes. And In1ptlon aya. high demand r1 thuummer," Proc> next IIIIIDth to ~ his 1JI1lPeI" I , <br />Norman aaId Cedent omclala f~nJ:~= ~~ ~e ~J:. 1nI~. lema OIl the WeItem Slope need to tor uld. "So there 11110 room ftJr 11. He ..... oCbIra wbo have a. ; <br />aren't lure how ID8DY rannen rely and deteriDlned wbat ImOUDt r1 llIDletlmea OD\J ill much IS 8 cubic "lIIllI'8e1k:1eDt. TblIllaaood ..J i taklnsOllatra water," . .lute and .......""-1 riIIdI 011 tbeU' <br />on the water the pemment Ipl1ll acreage wu ellg\blf for water and feet per IIllCOIId ~ water mlgbt .. . to do It and have lOIDeone eIae pay Proctor IIII1d he DOtJced that two decled washes to consider cloln8.., <br />Into the washes because luch water what acreqe wasn't needed bJ the 6Irmen woo use the .lbr tile bin." new I\lInp OIl wutewater were the lBIDe tb\n8.. .' <br />Is considered wasle and Is not monl. Irrlpble land el\sIbl" Cor water canal In order to lIIlOI!II that water: PbWlpe I8Id he wondenlf people made In the put couple IIIOIItbI. "Don't trr and tab away wbat Wll 0' <br />tored. . hm the amal was liven a Class 1 though, there must be 400 c* In th~ In rharp r1 the prqJett bothered to Proctor IIII1d the III80CIatlnn bAa all have UDder the snteaIe ~ en- <br />However.\heOnalenv1ronmentaJ designation. Nonln1l11lble land DOt canal,Normanuld. I88lfallJeJldaD&eredftsh live In the been watl:bJDa the IaDd aplIta, r1 danaeredapec\el,"PblDlpllald. <br />lISlIe&SD1ent noIeI that there wID be ell&lble Cor ClIDlII wa_ was liven a NormaI\ IBlcl the eaataeed\Ddllt -. wubes tbeIIIIleIveI. , propertJ within III .-.ke tIrr1tIIrJ 'lbe bureau would \Ib to. bec1n i <br />_\mpectODthefarmen. ., Clasa8dllll&natkm,Uormanuld. . troilbUni wbeh...n Ii pIace4 fiIro':.."I ftIII8IIIber.... U8ed.to.. DlIt I and III8l'IIq ttbat JI8tCe\s doD't"CllDItnldkDCIl"=~~11 <br />"To \he extent d1verten rely on PhWIps has Class.. property but the river for IIlCln water, yet 10 . them In the UmJs wbell 1 was a kid, " qua1lly for water. tllIl. 'lbe a&eDCr 11 . ~ a ~ <br />the admlnlstrative-apW por1lon r1 he aIao baa an absolute water rlgbt pucb II IUD sent down the washes. Ph\IlIpIIIII1d. "We U8ed to 10 with a Norman I8Id there Is no way r1 , rullDa on tile IIah I'eCIO'lerJ JIl'ClIlr8IIl. <br />the wash flow. their water lupply In East SIlt Wash. Once Bureau r1 lnltallatlon r1 the cbeck dams J pltcbJbrkandlJl8lll'tbem tb\np I ut tellln8bow ID8I1J r1tboee land IJWDo I fortlleent1reCokndolUwllullJ,;, <br />would .. ~uoed." the report eald. Reclamatlon elImInatel sendlna wa- . would aUow Grand Valley W... U. .;, to keep tile d1b:b clean. 1bere WIn en bouabt P'lJII8l't)' wl!bout a JUBI'- Kulm aald . JII'8llmInarJ draft =' <br />"Water that Is available would be or Ier do1m tile wuhee &om the canal, en AaocIalllIIl' to c:ut the lite bUllllreda r1 them. TbeJ bawn't anteed water right DuD the canal. 'apected Marth I. ~- ~ <br />. .. . .--:., ~~. . <br />~ <br />rt <br />lQ <br />m <br /> <br />Nl <br />'""' <br />EI <br />> <br />rt <br />rt <br />I\) <br />n <br />, <br />=' <br />rt <br />Nl <br />