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<br />~. <br />32A <br /> <br />Canyon subject <br />of water fight <br /> <br />WATER from Page 31A <br />slf'adorgoingtoNJUrt:'~id <br />Chuck Pf"ttee, chit'f of the <br />watt'f righL.. branch fur l~{' <br />Nalional Park Sl'rvic{'. <br />"Part of lhisis political rl'al- <br />Ity. The National Park Ser- <br />vit't' and Bureau of Hl'da. <br />mation both art' part of the <br />sallie Ot.'vartffienl of Joh-ri. <br />or," <br />00 March 2,1933, when <br />I'residf'nl Hertlert f1oovt'r <br />i!l'sigoat&ilhecanyonasa <br />national monument, his stal. <br />l'd reason was "for lht' pres- <br />{'rvation of spectacular <br />gorges and additional fea. <br />turesofscl'nie,scil'nlificand <br />l'ducationa] Interest" <br />The job of the park S{'fvke <br />loday is 10 ligun' 001 how <br />much waler is tR'(>ded ll'gal- <br />lyloluUilIlho..wgoals. <br />In lhel"pring, the park Sf'(- <br />vice wanls the upstrl'am <br />dams lo release peak river <br />nOW$ of 3,500 to 12,000 cuuie <br />(t'{'t pt'f M'CQnd, dept'nding <br />on the drpth of thai year's <br />snow pack. But winlt'r rlow5 <br />C'Ould gOBslow as 300ds, an <br />amount Olat Trout Unlimit- <br />M says could make it lough <br />for trout to survive through <br />a particularly cold season. <br />The park servict, has con. <br />ducted two informational <br />mcelings on its waler-rights <br />proposal, but hasn'l an. <br />nol1rl<'ed a deadline for any <br />Cinalaction." <br /> <br /> <br />,- <br />''0 <br /> <br />'..:::> <br />7.J <br />o <br />o <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br />