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<br />eye J~anuary agreement
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<br />BYBYRONM<KELVIE
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<br />I!I1arIDS for eonslnlctlon of the I63l
<br />ml1Uon AnIlilu-La Plsta.
<br />With the maIn problems out and
<br />ezpooed belore them, the ,groupo
<br />aireed to lry to a_ by tile end of
<br />Jon.."., '!bey furlber ael ihree two
<br />dayo meellnga, Nov, 13 8IId 14 to
<br />!)nngo, Dec, 11, and 1% In Ignacio
<br />andJan.15 and 1610 Tahoe.
<br />When they came to TORot', Por-
<br />ter 88ld, the forum bad tl11ee "yo
<br />tb! members could go: continue to
<br />add. superfluous matertal, clash llnd
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<br />find themselves lrrecoIlcl.b.ble, or
<br />"do wbat they dJd, put everyth:lng on
<br />the table and try to work it out,"
<br />Poller 88ld,
<br />Factng each other acroSs 8 square
<br />made up of tables were oHlcLW or
<br />the states of Colorado and New
<br />Mm<:<>, officials ollbe Ute Moun- ,
<br />tato Ute and Soutbem Ute b1bes, of-
<br />fic.lals of the Mancos and Animas--La
<br />Plata water conservancy dlBtrlcts,
<br />sod olllclala of the lederal Depart-
<br />~t ofInterior.
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<br />It was the second ouch m..~ to
<br />be held on the negotiationS, spurred
<br />by passage tb13 year of a t2 mlWon
<br />approprlaUCOl lor atarI of COIl-
<br />strucUon of the AnIlilu-La Plata In
<br />a Congressional supplemental
<br />allocation bID,
<br />Althougb the appropriaUon
<br />autborlzed the start of constructlon
<br />ci the project. wh1ch W8.9 approved
<br />by Coogresa In 1968, tile bill
<br />stipulated that two agreements mW!.t
<br />be worked out: 1. that the 1888 In- .
<br />dIan water rights suib filed on the
<br />b1be>' bellall by tile federal govern-
<br />ment must be seWed, and:t thai tile
<br />states of Colorado and New Mez1co,
<br />In whicb tile AnIma..La Plata Is 10
<br />be built, must reach an agreement
<br />with .the federal government on
<br />ahar1ng the casts of the construcUOQ,
<br />Tbe indian walei' rlgbls lIIIII 81-
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<br />Everyone agreed Wednesday they
<br />lBve to reach an agreement U the
<br />Animas-La Plata Reclamation
<br />Project Is to be buill and Indian
<br />""ter rIgbla aulls .ellled
<br />"They got to tile nlttr-gtttr."
<br />Ibl..... Water Conservancy Dlstrlcl
<br />MaMger Jolin Porter .ummed up
<br />the meeting at Towaoc of com-
<br />mltlee. Involvod In negollatlooa on
<br />Indian "a~ rights and on cost-.
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<br />Wading through water problems. . .
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<br />Photo by Byron McKelvie ,
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<br />.: ,.' l'~UDts
<br />. j reS Piiiject. now under
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<br />,"Sltbcoffimlttees were.>for-,
<br />med to taCkle specific problem!:
<br />. Coot .baring, Theloderal g<JVel'-
<br />nment proposes that it pay for two-
<br />_ of the project and Colorado
<br />and New Mexlco the rest, wttb the
<br />WJk In the hands of Colorado.
<br />- Exportation of Indjan water out
<br />oll!tllle lhrougb leuIng .. thai the
<br />~ can belp pay lor the reoeI'-
<br />vation development of lrrtgsUon,
<br />See,TBREElIIil'aiellA '
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<br />GREETING the delegate, to the forum for the
<br />Animas.La Plata Project cost-sharing and water
<br />rights agreement at Towaoe Wednesday WQS
<br />Ern.51 HOU1o&, Chairman of the Ute Mountain Ute
<br />Indian Tribe. One C!f four tables containing
<br />delegates, this shows Jim Hyles, coordinator for
<br />the committee' (seat~.'eft of Ho,:,se); and (at.
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<br />right of House, left to right) Durango Mayor Ann
<br />Brown, Chairperson of the forum: Tom Colbert of
<br />the Mancos Water Conservancy District; .Fred
<br />Kroeger of the Soutnwest Water Conservation
<br />District; and John Murphy of the Animas.La Plata
<br />Water Cons9rvancy DIstrict.
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