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<br />huh~r Illld thllt II 11,(' C1,,~r<l
<br />D~:Jn worlL~, 11,,'n !IO "rw Is l'.J[l
<br />trlbut'nll siute no 0111" l-IlUW Dem,',
<br />Wln~ !.':''ll th,- Wllh'r '0 Lc SOli-
<br />\';q:ed, ......I,'t'1I 15 nr;w I".l'~ lost by
<br />r\";p<lrtl'l~n ;:nd plant trn:",?ira.
<br />tlQn, "'If It dcvl'lups I!lt' Rio (,;ral"le
<br />tll' CI"bCd SUln is contnlmting its
<br />O~'1\ \\2tcr. !two thl" pl;.n 15 no
<br />good," ht' added,
<br />" "J\1lother q~esUon <::'- ,n,'rr.cd the
<br />CiOSt'd 8Mln 1"'1r.11 t, ;OWtr !!'I('
<br />wOller t.1ble to tight fCl'1 t" l,]t:n-
<br />ltulte pIli n t Ir:m~plfllt["n Thi.,;
<br />qucslloner pClr.trd out tblll ellleo
<br />on ~and hurr::D.vdr.s 15 10 20 feet
<br />ab,we the gNund kH'ldol" bruer,
<br />and \\on!'!t,'red how ~u('h ,,1:,"'..
<br />\\'o~!d be :l.f!cctcd bj" lo,H'rinl: tlH.'
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<br />Kuiper ~;lI,1 that lb' l'ight.f'lOt
<br />levf'1 W:lS l-~s(',1 on mp3~"n'[:;(,!lt.
<br />m3de h~' th.. FOri';:! ~er"l"',' :lnd
<br />Dep;l.nm('llt of A~r;l'ultJrC l,n II,,'
<br />Rio Gra:l<h' in :-':,',\- ',h'xi('u nml
<br />l-'CU.... Rlvtr, e(lrr~"'d10rf'I,'\at,.'n
<br />bUtudp ltnd Wl.'31h~, Jll' ':.id lilt'
<br />do= Ill<' \I;..ter tll thc ~l1Tb<"l'
<br />the mO:'e ....81t.r :I pI8!l: u<:.'-'~, '
<br />Al".oni Old
<br />. Anolher w:,kr U,,'f Il'.infl'll <Jut
<br />&,3t th" CtJlll;Jal'l prflhllJIL, ~t"r-
<br />..r;e only l!l rescr.-Olf'S bllllt .If!!'f
<br />J!JJ"7, "SIlHi" the C,l,setl U;,.jn I"
<br />a,'on_, (lId," h(' rO[,llmh ,I. "huw I
<br />co~id it lIi" IneLtd,-,u in this pro.,
<br />v!sum?-' '
<br />Anoll!cr \':"f'1df"r~::l "Ho\\ I'll:'!'!)!
<br />W'oul1 h.1\'c to !"\.ut h...lIf'fIOli! In:H 1
<br />the prnJed j~ hurtil';:: ll...m tJ~f..re
<br /><...1cslo'd n:l.~ln \tells \"mld bl' sl'llt I
<br />off...." KcU:wr s:!ll1 lhls is "n(' orl
<br />thl' Ihinvs v.r,;ch..... lid ha.... l<l be
<br />h:lllll~f',j b, the op<'~;llln!.l: ""m,)'it-,
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<br />Annther watl"r us..r a.J\('u wllf'.
<br />{h,r :llc Clo!(-'ll n:,~!n lJUII('t <"1'1,,1
<br />would nl' ~o ,!,,"'P llnl w:lk'r wr.l<lli I
<br />rul1 int'~ it fror:! tll<' flY'T, [lot \'1(',.
<br />\'er'~ KUlp~r ~",iJ rn.lxia\um dl'I'th
<br />would I", 15 1('('t I
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<br />. I!l all!<Wf',:" I.. ;,(1."II;er 't'h tl<':l,1
<br />KLlljlCr outlJnl~1 what ~h'IH \\OUh11
<br />ha',.' :'0 lw takrn b:{"h' ("I,,,, <j
<br />Ha~il1 r"ll'tru~lLon \' 0 "I (! flar' '
<br />Till" !l(':o:t >kll ",r t.,k<'n_-' wo',,! I
<br />l.r to] (Iraf' :lll'Lorj'..;.,~ ]..t:i'I:lI.O]'
<br />and op"r;ltir", Il:'Jn'_:..:<-' for pr"-I
<br />fl'111 ]Iio"! ~o C"'I r,', Th;, ,," 1101
<br />lr(' ..;n;w in <':'JlI,\)ll:II"ll '_11'1 \";-
<br />]('~: WI'!rr u'('[ _ i
<br />Thl"n th' 1...~"l.lll""l \",u'd <'" "
<br />thr ;,r:'~"I" i,l:c' 11 'I " :,',(1 " r: '
<br />rOI!'lrT\,tlet.., ,"' hlc'l ",.."hl lu,l,)
<br />Iw..rjflJ."~ 1.:0<1 l,.11l' \.".111.'01.... -'If
<br />ur~arllll'd "I'I'O~lll':1 r~tJ" 'I:l' ';;11
<br />h'y IS 51"';''\11 ~I th.,:(' "":It,"!!"" \!,
<br />projeCt WIll d!l.' in l'om::\!"." lJo
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<br />If thl' ,"Om'11:tlt'f' If'rnrt f.l' .r.
<br />alJlr tr.t~Ii111..n '" ~Ilrl ,,\, II
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<br />wllul,l t.. t,'rilH""'\ f' "'I (,,':.
<br />1:n:n. 1hr !lur{'.1'J uf l'l'd,m311ml
<br />eannot 'plmi! f1,:nd~f"r Il:,' P~()_ I
<br />h'el \1.111:out ;llIL,"n,',!i 11 lr~ 11
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<br />lijrOll~h . '.I,,'n..., ",-<I drllt ",' r.:
<br />to COnlpl:-1,' Iv 1Ito<!' l."I,,, ',io
<br />\\'111 :",,_,t ]ik,'I\" 1<0' two Il'I"'1
<br />acr.'.f..,' h"'hlr.,j I"("~t' ;l ""'-0
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<br />olhl'r \':'~:l'Y fr, 1\ "','lr_"nH'1
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<br />Il]CO t Ie... II 10lllt time- 1<.1 pay hock had been made en the I~:>nd q\le:s-
<br />th'~ ,1, UII siJu.:c part of t/le .UhIlR" lion.
<br />w"ll'r wOllld 11"0 Nlf'h ,\"':,r to m"d ^nother watl.'r liseI' a.ked \dwth.
<br />that Y"llr's CompAct commitment_ I'f Ihf' B..~ln p1,111 aUouttd .....":cr
<br />lie ml'nUnned, huwevcr. the po~- for .'Ihilt U~hpond" lti".O ^!arr.r1';OI
<br />~,hIJHy thl>t ollee tht' prolett wa~ ;-,;atlonal Wlidlltf' Ht'fugc). Kuip('r
<br />st.lrtl-d, Colorado ('ould lalk T('xas uid It all(>(;atl'd n:Joul 5,000 aue--
<br />a:ld r.cw :\ll'l>ko Jnto (,31lceling f(,~t, and tbllt the reere..tlon S,r.
<br />P~ft lIr all of lhe past debit. uf the p]:I.o 15 (lnt of the helo:"$
<br />Y;J;Il~,. Watl"r US!! ....hich v.ould m3ke It more llkely
<br />."r.olhrr watt'r us('r polntf'd out Ih3t fcdl'f31 fund.i wQuld t:e 8uth-
<br />1l18t Ih,. Valley. "'Jlh a hl~h altl. orUcd for ,the pr~l!ram, .
<br />tu,lc al1,j f;hort j:trowinlt 5f':'ISOn, ,<_ut Uherslon~.
<br />did not lo~1" as mueh Il'atf'r In pl:mt One v.ater u~l'r asked Whl'tMt't
<br />tr3'1splrallOn all the LoW(,1 n3sln 0; not, 10 f..rl'stall a lawsuit, Rio
<br />Slatell, Gr.1pdl' wall'r u~crs could eOl:sent
<br />Kulp,.r avrl'C'd t b II I stllt1sttes If)'" prn:",nl.l~" cut of surf3ce dJ.
<br />~.huw f"olor.1do u~t's wat.'r more vl'rr.l':fls. It \,IIS polnterl out that
<br />rfflcjently than Lowl'T B.1sln Sl3tCS Crl!leJ()~ w:lter users would 31:>0,
<br />:mtl s:l.id this Is :I "sore point" In h3\~1' .to a"re~ to ~.ueh a plan_ - I
<br />all deJ[!oc:s with thcse Slall's "It KU1f"':' s:nd tnlS IS :I tf\-l('stJon
<br />,;...e-ms to me," hI' sald ':t!l3t ~lnce '.n:!!...ill ha\'l' to tc d"cjdrd ty Ille
<br />W3fl.'r I~ in the short' IUPfl]Y Lhe \alh-:,', u:Jt Ldurl" 1I df'ci~ion !s!
<br />}I]arl' which U1<PS It most ('ffld nl. rca<.:bed It shnuhl bl' (,(\II~\dt'r..d
<br />Ii" should ta\"~ IL" e whHl:er <IT not this wouid nol In-
<br />Anflthl'r wOfld,:r('d whcth('t' If ,heat(' tl) COlll!rt'ss In:!.t Cnlor.ldo
<br />l~e C]o~{'d B3..ln W3S hullt and'd('. C'O'.lld h:!ndle II,,' C(lmp.1ct PMbh'ffi
<br />hvct',,'s of watl'r 81 It:l" s1;,te Ilnc I wltho\H fl.der31 .:.lS&lstan~e, and tlJo:-
<br />(]'d nr...'t ~how :m lIpprectabl I. 'Iuc~!,on of how 13rJ:!c thl' dl;lf-
<br />f'rE':'~l", T(':u~ Rnd :-:~W !<l~XI<~O i '1011 l'Ut wU'lld h3\'" to be In or,!er I
<br />n~kbt not l'onlend that Clos,_'d I? ~1~1;" up for 10l>~"$ betwe<:'1l Dell
<br />fla_<1n pll'T.fH "erE' d..('rell~[nll' rh'('r ~O,I~ Icd lhe r.1U!-:Ir.!l ~t:lllo.n I
<br />wntcr Kuip('r s~iJ !t ll"uld appeor' should ;lis>"> bl" Inl-l"SIl~:ll("I.
<br />lhlll If Ill(' Ra~in didn't p c! Anolher Valley \11"r u~cr !ishl
<br />more \\ater. this would dJ~C;;~~~ th:ll, ~ill<:."',!hl' \'IIUt"i uses wale;-I
<br />t'll" pump tteory. ' mo~l"' ('[ftewnlly thRIl Ihe I,o',\'rr
<br />S RiI~ln_ tIC l~ld J>nt fl'('1 the V:l.U...y
<br />.'\nrlth..r ,;:r,f'!'rl/CO k--' should \"(llunt;nlly r('uuce din r.
<br />T .. IlS = whrthl'r ~iO!I'.
<br />('~a~ aud \"l'W \lrxico lleCt"pt elll-
<br />o:":!do's l.'ufltcntion that ther<.' Is no
<br />'('CI';'111' from tll" Il.1sln into the
<br />nn'r, K111p,'r said It ,1ppf'llrs thllt
<br />lhol Ib'~- \\'ill :!Cl'..pt this, :lllhouch
<br />II(' Is not Sllr~ how lhorourhlv th,.
<br />'ItJE's'ion h.l~ Ill','n dl'i('ussed i
<br />C(If11Tnr! m"l'lin"~ ' 11
<br />'Who wi'! d;il1(' If th(' CI"..cd
<br />11"'<;10 [~ :!. SU(,f'('S<;, 'T('lfa'i :!nd ~("""
<br />J\l,'~i('''?' rJ<;k'-<J llnnth('r rllr~lcr_
<br />KUlp,.r "a\d lr Ihl' Il:lsin r1('Il\"l'f'S
<br />"'_"tl'r up to I'xpf'('tatjons and th('
<br />\ all,,}" ,IS 110t r1:1map,.rl, it would
<br />ojwlous.y be ~Uf'l'pssful If It d".
<br />]~\'rr5 t'flfJu!:'h l<"llh'r to ml'c! Ilnnu31
<br />Lmnpart l'Ommltm..nt!l. it v.ould he
<br />{'on'-l<ll'fl'd SUl'l.''''5~rul rnoul;h to
<br />l'onllOIl(', ht' ilddl'd
<br />"If 8 <torrn Pl'Dp1(' In thl" ar(':J
<br />Wl'Tr hurt. wnllld 11'1.. pr..j,,('t b~
<br />~,I"f)P:.d:" w:!~ iloolh('r qucstJo'\
<br />:~~ Ku!p..r ~lIj", "'it th... rl:l.m"~;
<br />\loll~ "a~ls..d h~' th{' projl'rt" lie
<br />IIGd....' th.,!, If "r:]Y:l small l1um.
<br />t-l'r II"r.. 11url, It,.. l'pl'r;lllll\:t {'o~-
<br />""lI('" ml:.:ht ("'m~hl..r hu,-iol( the
<br />""t nr ~'Jml' slnllbr me:!$Ure m
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<br />l'r II". {..Ior.v,\" st..lr rnrj"rrr n'1....
<br />tl:'~ "nll."nt~' I" rf'lluf''' di\"cr<ln
<br />t" mo" " , ' n!l
<br />..' o~pilrt rldl\"rn<'s, Kulp-
<br />"; ~~Irl Ir2a] authoritws S:'I'-' lh('
<br />(O~r'arl h~s nr~t ("all O!l the -rhl'
<br />"_ hwh '-',rl':1~Nlth. r.1\'eS the f'11!:'t: I
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<br />,_..tl'.'-!" r:u(',III'r1~ \''''','\'m,'d ~'h...1
<br />I, " l ,< .',\ "'''~I:, "-I"ll~ t"ulJ ntll
<br />Ill' hu:!t (''','r !o thl" S',ll" 11nl"I
<br />..1.,1 II"", m<:,.h \'.11~r would h(' If.~t
<br />in" r'I' r I, '...'('rtl lh,. !ladn 01lt.
<br />](" ,1"01 II,' , ",,"unnlt poiol Ku;p-
<br />,:r .,,'11 ,I ~h... '\f'Il~ II f'l'e 101) ('10..('
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<br />~'~}'"T <I ',\""'r v. ,~ ,,;Il..!" II w"<lld
<br />" 11>.1' ':"l', :lI1U c"id no sludy
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