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<br />It \l)l1k m,'TC th.m )() dllh.:ult Yl'JTS III flllah:e Al.P Thl' (\1111-
<br />pitcHed tllndmc .1Ild hlllL'r 1c~1 ft~hl'> httl'nng the pmll'd~ hh
<br />wry k)(lk rcmafklbl~ like ,I ma.::,'~w\1h pl,'my t~1 bl~' l~nJIl1~~
<br />JnJ \\Tl'ng turn.; \ 1.'1 wa.; .11 ~lakl' tWfl' endangered hsh. Indian
<br />mh.ll water nghl~, 110.>111" t" the L.tll,'r.lc.lo RI\'Cr sY"II:m Inne of
<br />the' mll~1 h'..l\.tly u-,,;'d and pOlllIGllly..:hJ.r~ed n\"(:r hasll1s In tn,'
<br />W,lfld \ k>(,llc(,~n0ml( J,,'wl'lpnll"nl Woller qualny concerns. and
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<br />flll" fl'~\l]lIng ,..ukJ-J,'\\ n prolt'd nck!<lll n>n~lfut:!I,>n In
<br />211112 Dn..'led pnmanlv ll' mh,lt 'llld munit:lpalJinJustn.11
<br />\Iatl'r us,'-wllh n0 w.llef Il)!" 'l..;ncullUr'lllrng'lllOn-lI n'fll'..:!s
<br />the !,h\'Cr!!Clll nCl.d", .,1 the hcndln,1nes mn,l\'Cd and the stakc-
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<br />In I llt't\ Cl>n~rl'~s hr"t ,Illtlllln.::ed All' under thl' C,'!orad"
<br />RI\l"!" '-lllf,lg... Pf"l,xt ..\<.1 Ongm,ll p!.ll1~ ell\"bll>ncd a ma~l\'C
<br />pfl.1let:! th;l1 \nluld tn,.IUll.: mull1plc re"crnllfS nn[.-.. \~f (,mal",
<br />.mJ later,l]'" ,md hUk:c pl.lmplllg <'utl<'m ..\ "lgmtil".llll POlll"1l "I
<br />111<" prl'll"ct \1,,,,, !l~r ;lgnLultur,lllm~,Ullln dall'r dimmiltcd) d!\.cn.
<br />mg \\.ll<'f If..'m lh.: ..\I1l111;l.. RI\.cr lwuh nllWS ;jWf.\.~lOg 7211.('1(\1
<br />.Kre-fcl'l ,mnu,llly" ;mu n\ll\'Ing ",,'m,' "j th.ll \\;lter to the dncr La
<br />Pl.1tJ. RIver '.alley w the we:'1 \wuh nl'\'-';' ,1\"Cf;lgm~ 1O.1XXl acTo>
<br />k{'l annually). whlln IS rr~d\'mm;ued by dry l.md f.lmlmg
<br />Tn... ALP pr~lJCl.-! under C.lllSlructll'll wJay mduJe:, <I 12ll.(II..1l'
<br />,lcr..-k"'l Ridges BaSIll RCSCf\.,)lr and Rid""s l!a"m D;lm. Duran~,,'
<br />Pumplllg Plant w lift "-;Her fwm th.. Ammas RIWf thn.)uf:h;l 2 1-
<br />mtle ..:<'ndul! up ll' the R'xry.)lL Jnd Jcwlnpment l)f ;m alml~t
<br />2..)-mlk PlfX'hnl' l<' ~uppl~ mUlllnp.11 W;llcr W the \:.I\.a)o :\;1.11011
<br />1Il 'cw ~k_'\"l":<'
<br />"-;lter \\ill he pumped from the .-\mm.lS Rt\Tr. -"k'fed In th..'
<br />reserYOlr. ,mJ relea""d na a >>cn~" ,~f drop slructUfeS back mll'
<br />the n\'Cr lor dl'wlblf~am ddl\"t'ncs 1<) tnb.ll and urban ;\fC;b
<br />.u.~und the "an Juan B;mn 10 C~l]"rad<~ .lnd "~ow ~h'XlCO <.;wred
<br />\Uler may als,~ be con\"(~yed \ia plpehne w ruml ,lfe;b wcst III
<br />Duran.~<': h.l\\'l:wr funJm~ k~r these ..tructure" 1-" not p.ln ~lf the
<br />pWlect ~I,'n' than halt Ih,' water IS deSlgIlJled klT u:'t' by two
<br />C~ll,~rad.) Indian Intx-.. the Ltc \1('Unt.lllll"te. .md the Southern
<br />LIes th'\\ th...~ will u~. their WJler ri.'malll.. w ~, decIded J
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