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<br />orado-Ule. which has waIN rights now holds at Blue Mesa Those
<br />"The Bureau Is there to ju~t below the gorge, had agreed to rights could he transferred to Blue
<br />MONTROSE - Rep. Mike Strang a plan to resohe the dispute. They Mesa or to the Domingu('z Project if
<br />.hould go forward with a new plan serve us, not overrule would exchange their water rights it is c\'cr built, he said.
<br />. to resolve water disputes in the US." - Mark Pearson. for water from Blue Mesa R('ser. Also, Colorado-Ule has proposed
<br />... Gunnison Gorge, regardless of ob- voir in the Wayne M. Aspinall Stor. upgrading the generalors now in
<br />,jeclions from the U.S Bureau of age Unit, which is owned by the Bu- use al Blue Mesa at no cost 10 the
<br />Rf'clamation, liupporters of the have to look at the benefil for West. reau of Reclamation. governmt'nt. In return, it would
<br />plan say_ ern Colorado." On Monday, however, an official own the increased generating ca.
<br />"The Bureau is Ihere to serve us, The legislation in question is with the bureau in Salt Lake City pacity from the generators. That
<br />not o\'t'rrulc us," said Mark Pear. Strang's proposal,lo rename the said his office would oppose the viould on-seIthI.' generating capaci.
<br />son, who representt'd several envi. Black Canyon of the Gunnison Na- plan as it's now proposed. ty it would lose iftl could not build
<br />ronmental groups on an advisory tional Monument' national park, "I don't think it's \'alid to use the a rcservoir lower in the rh'er,
<br />panel form('d by Strang. and combine it with nalional recre- Aspinall unit to mitigalc private Norris said.
<br />"I certainly don't think :\Iike alion areas upstream at Curecanli proposals on the slrt'am," said I There are delails 10 be worked
<br />should ,{(ivc up because the Burt'au and downslream at Gunnison Wayne Cook. oul, Norris said. "But I don't see
<br />opposes Ihis," said Hoger Blouch, Gorge, , Norris said, "I think it's entirely anysubstanti\'eproblems."
<br />vice chairman of Ihe advisory Tied to .the legill'tion is a pro. appropriate," Ill.' said he hopes the Bureau will
<br />group. "They'll have 10 make their posallo make 25 miles of the Gun- Since the proposed wild and srI." drop its OPposition to the proposal.
<br />rase just like everyone else." nison River, througblhe Black Can. nie designation could make Colora- It doesn'l make sense "to torpedo
<br />"The nl'atthing is Ihisducs some. yon and Gunnisoll Gorge, a wild do. Ute and Delta's waler rights the whole Black Canyon Nalional
<br />thing for everybody, al no cost to and scenic ri\'er. . unusable, the ,{(uvernmenl should Park proposal over this when they
<br />the f('deral go\'ernment," said Ken Until last week. Concerns by the make up for the loss, he said_ It are not adversely lmpat'ted by it,"
<br />Norris, of Ihe Colurado-Ute Elec- city of Delta over ftawllter rights in wouldn't affect Blue Mesa because Blouch said he hopes people In
<br />Iric Association,and another mem- the gorxe, h.llf'been'j) major slUm- there is a large pool of unused wa- i1he community who support the
<br />~ of Strang', adVisory group. bling blo~for the wild and scenic~? ler there, he said,.. , JPlan will "express their opinion to
<br />It'.' lmporta,nt,wt! Rt>t.thi. con. desi~...., .......:;.;.... .~-..... .:..In--adt;ll\.ion..Noms aaJd,...lhe g?v.~~~he.congreS5man,a.nd indicBte Ihis
<br />cepl In leglslallOn and get lhe IC/{lS- ,Oil,.:Frlda)', Wayne Kel~h an- ~rnment w~uld bt'ne.fit by obtalO' f IS. a consen~us bUilt fr,om a lot or
<br />lation mo\'ing," Norris addrd "Yo~... d?unced that Della, along wllh Col. tn~ water rlghl5 scmor to what iti ;dlfferent phllosollhlCS.'
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