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<br />...'" .... <br /> <br />001562 <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />CAMPBELL INTRODUCES ANIMAS LA PLATA: Page Two <br /> <br />project," said Congressman Campbell, a Democrat from Ignacio. <br />"The Animas-La Plata project provides water for towns, for <br />economic development on the reservations and surrounding areas <br />and for irrigation. This is water that would be lost to <br />downstream interests if it isn't stored and put to beneficial use <br />in Colorado. The reservoir will also be a boon to recreation in <br />Southwestern Colorado, where tourism is the butter, if not also <br />the bread, of the economy." <br /> <br />The bill also "saves the taxpayers of the state of Colorado <br />millions of dollars in litigating Indian water rights in the <br />courts, where, most water experts agree, the Indians would <br />eventually win," added the Third District congressman. <br /> <br />Parties to the 1986 settlement agreement were the state of <br />Colorado, the Ute Mountain Ute and Southern Ute Indian tribes, <br />the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Department of <br />Interior, Animas-La Plata Water Conservancy District, Dolores <br />Water Conservancy District, Florida Water Conservancy District, <br />Mancos Water Conservancy District, Southwestern Water <br />Conservation District, City of Durango, Town of pagosa Springs, <br />Florida Farmers Ditch Company, Florida Canal Company and <br />Fairfield Communities, Inc. <br /> <br />The Colorado and Indian water-rights settlement act is being <br />introduced in the Senate by Colorado's U.S. Senators Bill <br />Armstrong and Tim Wirth, with support from New Mexico senators. <br /> <br />--30-- <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br />