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<br />sidered some of,tke best trout -hab- Water. Conservancy Distri ' et-
<br />MORSON THE 19,86 LEGISLATURE itat in the region, he pointed out. He desdribed'demands
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<br />��-lyi6untdin News Capitol Bureau They will not reproduce after. the gation of wildlife'liab
<br />■ dam is built bec ' ause of water -level blackmail and extortion."
<br />awmaker determined to get his 20 worth/16 fluctuations.
<br />.)�pViroin:nentalists and develop-
<br />1, =.,squaring off for, a fight this ■ "Aviation fuel tax draws peculiar set of adversaries/17 I But members of the Colorado Water users are angry r, a�p
<br />with, proposed li mitigatip
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<br />'*heidier the Division of Water Congress say problems policy.:. ver habitat damage that the' division. were evident before has been
<br />Wildlife has 'gone, too faif in, de- through I
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<br />the Two Forks recommendation. 6 several by.the flit
<br />m an ing -replacement of habitat life Cominissi4&i i
<br />4estroyed . by Oonst , ruction. -fought by the Ruch said. But, he added, the figs- .-yoxi h4ye-t6 go through so many
<br />The bill will be a Some water use s e,
<br />Wildlife Federation. The proposed tire, has been "utterly blown out of, ,hoops these days," said Richard
<br />W: V11 by Rep., Bob Shoemaker, t. h
<br />legislation completely uncalled proportion. was never-au zel to 0
<br />D�C�ott City, would forbid- the di-. tion is 11 MacRavey,' executive director of S'00
<br />. A direct'r_ from. making for," said. Wildlife Federation ex- The estimate was thrown out to the , group that represents more such legislation.
<br />g rec, demonstrate ,o itio& to � any � state or fed- ecutive director Steve Blomeke. the scope of mitiga than 100 water districts, irrigation, Shoemaker's - bill will ie�quiie
<br />eral that division show bendfleial
<br />en about "mitigating the "We view anyone who votes for tion" that will be needed, Ruch ditches and ground water manage- the
<br />e#fept of ve , 16pment on. fish and this as being against fish and wild- said., No one suggested the Water ment agencies, plus 19 c0unties�— effects of water projects on,.` ild-
<br />he said. Board will actually have to spend federal environ- life habitat. For example, aVaMr
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<br />wildlife a theit nat�val habitat." life, Coupled -with,
<br />Sh'oema'ker, a rancher and Jim Ruch,- the director,, said he - V,19 million, and the division has ment . al impact statements, the project may destroy 10 miles-,of
<br />equipment operator, .-said believes that Shoemaker's bill was no power. to issue such an order, he wildlife division rules are increas- trout stream, but create a � r&*-
<br />heavy� be overzealous to an opinion issued said. voir with 150 miles of shdrelihe ,I�
<br />thie'div*on can riealous in in response., aid the figure is purely ing the intakes t6 build water
<br />dergan4inj protection, or ,replace- last September -that construction Ruch' - projects, MatRaveysaid. said.
<br />meat of habitat ruined by dams or of the Denver Water Board's Two theoretical, representing every
<br />other-construction. . . Forks . project , will require $219 thing from replacing' elk habitat "When you start putting out Timothy Schultz, chairman of
<br />His 'bill is schedided for hearing million worth of habitat replace- along the South Platte River to the $1,200 to $1,400 a head for deer -- the wildlife commission, said. ),ie
<br />Thursday before the House agri- ment.
<br />need to stock the new-lake with well, a lot of this stuff Is unreason- didn't realize until Friday 'just hO'w
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<br />, culture. ;cd mmittee,-not I known for Resp I oinse to that estimate from trout at a cost of about 53t each. able," adds former Senate Presi- angry water,users are. I•e said het
<br />hospitality t various water and conservation - Me fish now breed by them- dent Fre&-Anderson, now a. lobby- willing to drop current J effortsl;
<br />toward env ronmen- cy.
<br />talists. districts has been one of -horror," selves for free in the Platte, con- ist 16r the No . rthern Colorado dev'elop a mitigation poll
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