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<br />~ <br />"" <br /> <br />DISTRICT <br />~~ <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />,J... ' I "ti ",-1,," t <br />Insrur I1rg;ma I1115a on DZSu1C <br /> <br /> <br />':~. ."::.:r:.:e- <br /> <br />=- ;:.;'-;. <br />.....- ._~ -~ <br /> <br />\.,;!::!"".:.. ..\.~.~ ":.~;:~"" <br />-' <br /> <br />Protecting our water rights <br /> <br />The tIght is on.. \\=ge are finding o:.:rs~~\;e5 !!l t::e ce::!e:- 0: a fre:u-:..; o\:e~ Coiorac.o Ri,;er <br />'-.~;ater fu,d ho":;,: it ",..ill be diy-:dec :n Ihe 2illre. The f:e~~{ has in:e::sified oyer tte past <br />six momhs. This ne"wspa?e:- TIcS covered t~e s:ories . . . <br />anom nov.; Sa."1 :Diego .....",.ants a reEab!e st.:ppiy of water \vithot:! depencic.g <br />on ~lWD; <br /> <br />2.bo~: ),,1\\1) ~r:--ing !O se: :lrIe2.son2ble \\-hee~:ng fees 10 !:-2.i""1SpO:: \Vater <br /> <br />L:-~Oilgr: its I~ciEties: \,,-h::~ \\-o:lid UTIaer:r:.:ne \va!er marke!ii'!g OppO:1C- <br /> <br />:1i:ies in Sout~1e:r: Califu::1i:!.: <br /> <br />abocI ::0\\' ~1\VD's :op prioricy' :s:o :\:eep ~!s CO~OI'ado River AC:.1educ: <br />ful~; <br /> <br />abou! the Bl:reau ofRecialla:io;:~s srJ.dy tha: re~o~ec ve~-- darr:2.gi:1g (and <br />f1a\'.-ec) da:a abc::: IID's iH~ga:io:l effi::::en~~'; <br />abom ..tzona's new :)18.1"1 :0 use all of i:s Colorado Rive:- entider::e:l: by <br />1998; <br />aoom Kevada's :1eec. and t::e :::rcDosed deal w:~ M\VD m li~~e :..~e All- <br />_-\rnerica:l Ca..,-:al a.id sell a par: of ),c1\VD' 5 s::.pply to 1\evaca; <br />abo1.:! Reciamation's c.:ie:npl:0 ::e2.te ne\'\. guide~ines to:- operclio~ of <br />the Ri\'e!. <br /> <br />T~e Colorado Ri".e: is a ri\~er \:I.;he:-e \\-cter use by o::e ager:cy affec:s the amc~~t 0: <br />\\.aler other agencies can use. This ;;;;prio::ry use~~ ser...:p Guire narolf2l!y leads to ba:t!es <br />a.:.~Oi:g :he age:1c~es cor::peti~g ~a~ use of!~~ \\-a:er. T1:ere are disp:':Ies to settle oe- <br />t\:vee:1 Califon:i2., ..~.Ll.~zo~a and ~eYad2.. -:he~e 2.:"e diffe:-en:es :0 :esclve C-iJlong the <br /> <br />C2.1i:offiia 2.g.-:cuinlr2.: age:1cies. The Bt1reau of Recla.lla:ion is wOiki::g o~ i:s O""'TI <br />\~,:a~-s :0 I1:3;lage ti:e R.:\--er. \\-~e are ac::i\-.ery panicipating in all these =isc1.:ssiorls at the <br />reglO:la~, 5ta!e a..iC ~edercl PO~icY-U1a.lcing leve!s. Bu: \\"e kLo\v :: '\.~:il: cO:1tinue :0 be a <br /> <br />ICH.:.g:i rlgb!. <br /> <br />Lar2:e :':':-D:.l: a:-eas s<.:cr: as Las Vegas ar:.d Yf\VD \,,:2...-:': W2.ter tIar::. cgricdtu:-e and make <br />acc:lsctions 1:1:a': agricuirure shot:~d use less ,""ate:-. Those large agencies seem to ""-ant <br />!o ha\rre ali :ne contro~4 <br /> <br />Tt.e large <br /> <br />. . <br />l.:rba.l 2.gencles <br /> <br />are bt:ildi::.g coaj:ions \'.ith each other. \"Ve are bu:id:ng our <br /> <br />O\\ll coalitions \\;i:h c.gen~:es :hat ::a,,"e :nle:-esis 5iDil~:- to ours_ <br /> <br />.~!l o~ the ~::\-ol':ed agencies anc S!2.IcS seek so~~d Dolicies ~T}d guide:ines for manag- <br />ir:g :he Coiarado P~\.e:- :or today a::2 fo:- future gene~a!ions. Dt:~i!!g :::e pas: \\-eek, <br />Sacra:ne:l1:o o:r~::ials~ leg:sl2.!i\.e leaders a::d our 0\\11 St2:e Se:1a!or David Kelley na".e <br />2ssuoed a ~eadership :-ole 10 help Qui:d a las:ing consensus a~o::g C21ifomia~s agen- <br />c:es that :.l5e Coloradc P~~./er v',:ater~ The lID is s:.l??oning thc..! effor: as a~ additional <br /> <br />\4.:ay ~o preser;-e~ protect 2:13 en..:.::a::~e the ;;a~ae ofIID~s \\"a:er rights. \\~e'!i kee? Y'OU <br /> <br />info::ned as :n~s ettort pragresses. <br /> <br />I\i p~ss <br /> <br />S:..:::ca;"',, :Jec_ :: .&: ~1o::cc.~'. -..lee" <br /> <br />:995 <br /> <br />3 ::)::"::-:::-;5 x 1 ~ :r::::es <br />