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<br />" to planned sale of,Anilnas water
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<br />00 By Gary Schmitz .
<br />t ,?e~ver P~st W8shingto~ Bureau
<br />l"- ...WASHINGTON - The future of
<br />'';'" Colorado's Anlinas.La Plata water
<br />,. (>.. project grew murkier Wednesday
<br />as the <Reagan administration
<br />~lo~ed the states of California, Arl. .
<br />zona and Nlivada In opposing key
<br />aspects of.fl]llns tQ use water from
<br />~the proje~t. . . .
<br />. . But the strong criticism of Ani.
<br />mas- La Plata during a hearing be.
<br />fore the House Interior Coinmittee
<br />did not dainpen the enthusiasm of
<br />Colorado officials,
<br />. Colorado Gov. Roy Romer, At.
<br />torney General. Duane. Woodard,
<br />Sen. Tim Wirth, Rep. Hank Brown
<br />'and other officials testified to the
<br />virtues of what could be the last gi.
<br />ant, feder@y subsidized irrigation
<br />project bullt In the state, An equal.
<br />ly. impressive lISt of New Mexico
<br />officials ;eclloed the need for the
<br />.$500 millioll. reservoir and canal
<br />. system. '
<br />"The pW~ is important to the
<br />economi~ ,~ll.belng of Indians and
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<br />non.lndians alike," Romer said, they could not endorse the eJ<-port.
<br />The Animas.La Plata legislation, ing provisions in Campbell's legis.
<br />sponsored by Democratic Rep. Iation, .
<br />Ben Nighthorse Campbell of Igna. Speaking for the Reagan admin.
<br />cio, would resolve a decades-old istration, Assistant Interior Secra-
<br />dispute between two Colorado Indi- tary Wayne Marchant objected to .
<br />an tribes and the state and federal the same sections of the bill.
<br />governments by proViding the In. On the question of water export.
<br />dians with water from the long-de- lng, Marchant advised, "We do not
<br />Iayed project. consider this legislation to be neu-
<br />But plans by the Southern ute tral."
<br />and ute Mountain Ute tribes to
<br />someday sell a portion of that wa. Marchant and Ross Swimm.er,
<br />ter beyond Colorado's borders has who direct~ the. Burel1-~ ~f Ind!an.
<br />. run iJjto ,trouble from water agen.. . AffairS, said the admll1lStratlon
<br />cies elsewhere, .. will present Campbell "':lth recom.
<br />The Denver Post earlier report. mended changes wlthmseveral.
<br />ed that California, Nrizona and Ne. weeks.. ,
<br />vada would formally objectto lan- But siffi!!ar amen~ents propos.
<br />guage concerning prospective ed by Califonua and Its neJghbors
<br />sales of water, Campbell and.other have not been acceptable to. the
<br />Colorado leaders contend the bill Utes or to Colorado water officials.
<br />netther encourages nor prohibits Campbell suggested critics of his
<br />water exporting, measure had d.ubious motivations.
<br />Representatives of the three oth. The congressman said California
<br />er states did tell the Interior Com- was most concerned about protect.
<br />mittee 'on Wednesday .that while ing the water it now receives free
<br />they do not oppose the project, from the Colorado River.
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