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<br />The last dam <br /> <br />contm-dfrom j1reDIous page <br />tribe tollSC dIllI..-. Of lite 65,700 iae- <br />fectol_tobe~lO_in <br />Pbase 1, llIIIy 2,600 aae-feet wiIllllOCh. <br />Soudtem Ute flIrmlaods. . .. <br />Tho'rest of lb'e SonthetD Ute.! <br />-, 26.soo acie-feet.of mtrnicipal Ud <br />indll5lriaJ supplies, and all'Of lb. UIO <br />. MOIDItain Uie's 32.400acJe.feet, Will be <br />useless ouless Pbase n is built. Frost <br />ci"",. memo rrom DaWlWilIker,direc- <br />tor of !he Colorado Wale< ~oo <br />Board. .warning lhat the $154 millioJ;l <br />Pbase n Will never gel funcIc<( <br />In shorl. Frost fears 'Animas~La <br />Plaia cooId leave !he tribes with a 101 of . <br />expensive water sitting in a reserioir . <br />miles from where it's needed; with D(J <br />way 10 move it and DO Iega1 authority 10 <br />lease it downstream. . <br />''Why is ltcalled.an IadiaD project if <br />it dOes DOtbelp Ibe Southern Ure.'I"asks <br />Frost. Maynes. the Angie _ dia1ricls. . <br />and Ben Campbell' hoodwinked <br />Congress, says.Frost bittedy,'while at <br />home Leouanl Bua:h "sold us a hill Or <br />goods. " <br /> <br />... <br /> <br />Perhaps because of Frost's catIi, . <br />paign, a recotd nllDlber of trihaI mem- . <br />bets showed allbe Bllreau of Reclama- <br />tion hOarinp in Duiangl) Iiist December <br />to PJi>t<st.1he jJrojecL ManySilidtheY <br />wanl CongJesS and 1he IIOII-indian cOOI- <br />munity to know dial not all members <br />SIlpporithe idea. <br />'. "Ii's.nolan.Iadian projeCt,".say. <br />Decba MilitCh; i yoong ioporter for the. <br />SoU/hem Ute Dtum and one of seVtraI <br />- Southeni U... .whO .hare joined the Foor <br />Com... Action Coalition. "Our lawyers <br />lite reaIIy playing ai this guilt trip so_ <br />Indians feel like if lbey oppose the project <br />they are \IoiDii blinD to the Indians.. . . <br />Mililcl1. and iiiheiS compare Animas- <br />La Plata 10 the NavrgoPro.i<<t.Ibe Dolores <br />. Project and ihe CeniraI UIah Project -,- .'. <br />Ihree Bureau-bfP,.r.l.n"tinii dains sold it. <br />eongress in parthec8usetheYbronght <br />water 10 IndiBiJ..reservadons. But in-aU <br />. three ......Ihe jlOdious of the projOcts thai <br />served -the ~mUons, were ~ither. <br /><IroppOdcrOOiypartll.nyhnili. .' ..... <br />, . Other peOple on the reservation, <br />including many oIders, say theY would <br /> <br />,-: <br /> <br />. . <br />. have oWoscd 'ALP before but ~ever- . . ~m~nivtratioD can review the project. <br />............... it _.... b:iliahadio _ .: Bui Wilb fow appoin.... in place, he <br />dill ind DewspoPer are.ce.isoiecL 0Ibe0s '. c. doesn'i expect an answer from Ointon <br />question Why Leonard Bua:h refused to . ',il)'IalOrior SOcretary Broce BahhiuJor <br />hold i>nhlic hearings 011 the Watt. settIe-' . so""'" months. Robinson Says 1hat if a <br />ment haCk in 1988. Or let tribe! memhen decision is made io contin... there are so <br /> <br />. voie~~~:~gevei,bociy~_ : ~~~=~ec.=. . <br /> <br />jmiice: ~ Riy Frost. "The 0IiIy tbiDg lbiii;. Mthont any-... <br />is, the Siemt Clilb need$io come I81ic io '. . Delays work fot Opponents., Every <br />.... pecple of the ScXilheiil Uie Reseiva' .' year rilises the coSt by $40 JaIlIion and <br />linn inSlOad'ofjlSiSpeaking to_elect' brings il one step e10ser to the Jan. I, <br />ed offici81s. ind layWers. They. D<ed to . 2000, cIeadIine. In -. Slim Maynes <br />IllIk to Ibe people. . is Sliid to be ill Shoaki Ihat fan:e him 10 <br />.' mire, br even 10 qg,.Ui,...i1y slacken his <br />. Pace. DO one knows Who would be able to <br />iq>iace him allbe head of tbe coalition. <br />. On lite _ hmid; the fedeml govern. <br />. _ Clio'tallow tIie impasse 10 stand or <br />. tbejinijecisimply '* die. DoZens olNative <br />Aiit<iican tribes in Ihe WOSthaveagreed In <br />"negotiaie their water ~ based in par< <br />oil lbe ilppareDiiy Slic<:eisfui ALP seaJe. <br />mOnl. Unless !he fedem1 &oVemmenland <br />- Wesiem_WIIIII to bedduged by waf<< <br />litigatiOn, Ointori liiiii iialiimtiiiust eiIher <br />alIIIInit 10 Animas-U PJa.a. of find a bet- <br />lOr Mielnative. .iI <br /> <br />'-'. Delayil <br /> <br />. The neiiroilDa in the war over ALP <br />.-is likely to lake place iri Washington, <br />. O.c:ibe FoUr CorilOis ACdon COaliiion <br />.ecentiy .seIit il.~ io the OinlOD <br />. administratiotr; &sking lbein 10 block <br />fmidiilg Cot ALP in 1994: ilDd insit8cIiD . <br />. help negoiWe mi liItOrDaii've. . <br />. At.tIie same iDile, CIimph011 Says hO <br />and tbe iesi Df ilieC01biiiao iielegalilin <br />wiI1 push to SiO lhaiALPstaYi on Irac:k. <br />. MeanWhile, RoiaDd. Robinson, head. . <br />. of BuRee's Upper Coioradil Region, <br />. says he otdcied the Omarigofield omc:e <br />, . to pnl .votjillliiifojf!i"ld iilinl ilie. <br />. . , '~. <br /> <br />'-> <br />c.::::> <br />t- <br />()' <br />-.:i <br />t-:l <br /> <br />SIeVe Hinchtilail is silifr reporter for <br />the High COIUI/ry News. . <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />~~:,." ;.(. <br />the invisible Yellowstone wolves <br /> <br />by George GrueD <br /> <br />. .,-.' <br /> <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />., <br />on~n.' <br /> <br />