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<br />santa Fe's Double'ltee Hotel, detail. .: . 'troqulel'q . ,-" '. '-=L_L'"
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<br />, ,mg governmenl 8~Ons to restore, 'baile 1e.s1alibade 10 do gOod !bings
<br />:, en<lanc,ered SPecies and I!CO~..' far rivers IlIIdriver habitat'tbanill
<br />lems m tile Colorado ,811d Rio . utberballinsinlheWe.!t.;..'.'7"';.l: '
<br />, Grandebaslns. . ..' . ,'... ..
<br />ne 'DAtion's reading: Water,' '.'1lIlberth ca118d the joint Buresu.
<br />. '. .bureaucracies . - the' Interior:" Corps.. studrof .Rio. GrmuIeopento.
<br />:p~artment's BureaU. of Re"l.m....~' lions" enCOlll'8glllg., Yet be ~
<br />, lion and !be U,s.' Army Corps of' clear ofsaJi!1g ,Th.=t GuardiaIlI ,
<br />Eilgineers _ sk,tched OIlI ~sed" . wDUid recoDBi<ler itS piano 10 sue,
<br />die f' '--.....- .. ft'_ G'" and federal attorneys IIlTIUIged for
<br />stu so. uuuo.w". NIl nmde _~"':':"":",' ..' , .. '. ".
<br />. flows to mllnlc ""!ural floodins. anu..=m~~Il'.: ..:~.:.....::'-;', . :c.
<br />. IlUlre closely. .' , .. ." .,rs worth it to makelln effort up
<br />:. Water IllaDAgers iii ihe, Colorado' fn?nt" to resolve patential Uliptioa,.
<br />River basin started such changes in' bid Bob Snow, 811 attorneyst the {
<br />the early 1990s, and so have a head .t1.s..Departmel1t of Interior head-. t'.';.
<br />start on recovering endangered' quaners and ardIItllCt of Monday'S
<br />species. One reuon: The ColoradO, 'meeting."I'm bope!uL We took s
<br />basin c;arrles more water. and more first step: We had s meeting,' . .
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<br />potl!Iltia1rorusingwaterrorecolog~ :. 'Said 'ThIbertb:' "These ageacles ' .,'
<br />ieal, benefit, ,than. the Rio Grande. stil1 seem to tlllnk they're hop.lea&- f'
<br />. basm. '. ..:' I)" coastrained by the exlstlag 8}'8-'. f
<br />"There are major d1!ferences . !em of water rights and these com. i .
<br />between New Mexico and up in CoJ. pacts. mWe wi1I keep ta1klilg, but' "
<br />orado as to the resources we can It's not going to prohibit us from fll.
<br />devote," pointed out Marc Rucker..:' IDg suit. ~ . '.. :... ',' : '. . .' ':.'
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