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<br />. .. <br /> <br />. -- <br />. <br /> <br />01/21/07 WED 15'30 FAX 3033127350 <br /> <br />~002 <br /> <br />S) <br /> <br />u.s. DeplrbaeDt of Jutfite <br /> <br />Environment and Natural R~ Diviuon <br /> <br />90-6-2-00944 <br />~F_" <br />JH1Srta111rm <br />,. F'- <br />~.COIl1f* <br /> <br />T~(1fH)IU-1H1 <br />'-,ul) Mf.UW <br /> <br />January 24,2001 <br /> <br />Veronica A. Spcrfing <br />Moses, Wi:remycr. Harisoo &. WocdnJ1f. P.C. <br />P.O. Box 1440 <br />Bou!dcr, Co 80306-J440 <br />Re: City ofDwango, Case No. 06CW!) <br />Dear Ms. Sperling: <br />As you know. the United Stales illDopposer-in-suppo."t oCthe City ofDurugo's <br />application in the abow case. While _ have filed in suppcm or die Cjty's -wlication, we have <br />voiud two general conc-ems. This k:ner cJ8rifies the basis of 0lI1 COIlCemS. In addition, this <br />letter idenIifies some ofthc inaccwa.."ies Ihld the United SUles Bureau ofRedamaliOll ("BOR") <br />bas identifIed in your elient'$ expert ~. Oly of lNrrztr,o ~ PtP'1c Hydrwogy SnuJy. <br />w.w. Wheeler and Associate;. Septl:lDxr 2006 ("Wheeler Report"). <br />First, as we have stated ~-hcn:, we cc ooncemed wbdller the RICD and the <br />aswciated Boating Parle. illCluding but not limited 10 ita loc8tion. CODStt\ICtion and opetation. will <br />ueglltively iJnprKt me design. COIl$UUCtion and opaabOll oCthe Aoimas La-P1ata. ("ALP" or <br />'?roJec!j, mjwe the water riJbts to be served by the: ALP. inc:bldiug water rights held in trUst by <br />the United Stares fDr'dIe benefit of the Southern Ute lDdiao Tribe IDlI the Ute MOUDtIin Vre <br />T ribc, or impair in any manner the ability of !he ALP to operate and address its various <br />commitments. ~Dry R1Ii~ 16(Q)(1) DuclOSUTU qfOpposer ill Support. tIw UNled SrOlU of <br />America. Aug. 23. 2006) ("U.S. Disc:IOSUleS"). More specifically, to suppIcmr:nt the U.s. <br />Discloswes and &s we discussed i:t our two mcetia.JS this filii. this rust CllIX.cnl is about po$$iblAt <br />UnpacU from the RICDJBoatiDg Puk on 1he ALP Dutan&o Pumping Plant intake aIn1d'lR IIld <br />the CO:tSequr:DCClll oftbOsc impadS on the ALP. AI you bow tiom 0Ul meetings. it is this first <br />CO~ for wbidJ we secl eondiliOQS on any water ript granted to the: City. We ba\-'e submittal <br />an expert report ~garding this concern. <br />Our second previously stated renc:em is whethutbc ~ oftbe design and <br />operation of the AlP. as uscrted by the City md it5 CODIradols in its application documents and <br />exhibits. is comp!ddy accurate. C.s. D~. Our coaccm here is that the City (and all <br />other parties) make accUl8le ~ons about the ALP. We idmtified 1his second issue <br />follo\\-ing a RVjew of wtier tlliDgs made before the ColoJ8ll:. Wiler Conscrvllillll Board that <br />aJso iDc1iidcd inaccuracies abour the PJojcd. This litiplionianor.Jxlutthc: merits of the ALP. <br />Consequently, we have not identified any ~ to aldrw this second concem. <br />During the December 2006 meeting \llilb. you. your clieDI. the City ofDuraogo. and the <br />BOR, we discussed the ~ that the Un.~ed 8raIes IwI found. numbu of d~ics. <br />inaccur2cics and ovcrsUnplifitations in 1M repn:seabdioD of the AU in the WMeJer R.eport. <br />You asked us to write you ~garding these ettOlS. The foUowiDg is oot DUeSSariJy a c:omplete lis! <br /> <br />C.S. Oepmrncat of J. <br />1961 S&outStrr<< <br />r FJOIX <br />Denver. Colorado S0294 <br />(303) .......1348 <br />1:C: aG ccu:lSd!pro se panics of rec::o:rl in Case No. 06C\\-'9 <br /> <br />-2- <br />