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<br />CONCER.,."n:NG THE A:."iJ:vL\.S-LA PLAT A WATER PROrcCT
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<br />GOV. ROY ROMER
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<br />LT. GOY. GAIL SCHOETTLER
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<br />Nove:r.ce, 18,1997
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<br />Today, we 2.!e 2..'I..'louncing our s:.:?~or- for "A-LP Liteh - the s.:a1d-cow~1 ve~sion of the
<br />A.'umas~La Plata wate:- projec;. This proposal saves r.ezrly S~C9 million frOi.! L\e onginal
<br />projec; !.':d is less e:1\iror_me:1tally d~~.ng tha-, the onginal projec;. Most impol-antly,
<br />it satis5.es L,e state's obligatior.s to de!ive~ wate~ to L1e SOl.'the:il Ute <LId Ute Mountain
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<br />b 1985, t'1e State of Colorado, r.on-Ir.cia..l viate~ users in SOl.'t;.west Coloraco a..::d New
<br />Mexlco, 2..1d t':e United States, e:1terd L-;to a L:..r:Crua:k se:-Je:::e:1t asree:;;e::;t with the
<br />SOl.'the:il Ute a;.d Ute Mountin Dte Trices." 'This ag:ee:;-.e~': qua.lti5d L':e Tnoes'
<br />entit!e",e::t to reserved wate~ riS.....ts cr. 11 ri.,.e:> i.1 Scut.1.west Colorado.
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<br />The se:-Je:;;e:Jt ag:-ee:;;e::t set a t:atior.2l S";a..-;dard. for coope:-atioa be~",.ee:J. kdi2..'l T noes
<br />2..:c I:or.-I::diar.s. It s~t-..led pote::.:ia!ly expensive a:.d di.,.i.sive li:ip:ior_ It Frot~ed the
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<br />'wate, riz..':.r.s of ccr.-L:.Q6 i..-i Southwest Colorado;' It wl;:.t,:,,~ the frbric cfkdian a.ld
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<br />To cor:.ply 'with, t.\e ~g:-ee:;Je:1t; 6e S"'..ate hs Fid or' S~ aside S.CO.S ~j!Eor., a.-;d. has
<br />a;:-e~ to L,",e adj,-"Cica:ioc of rese:-:id ",,-te~ rigbts by t':.e Tr:ces. Tce ocly re:;-~,g
<br />cGliS"l-~cr. u:-.cer 6e ag:-ee:ie:-,t is far ~~ Urited St.:.te.s to ~.:r,d 2..:.d biild te Ar..L.";\as-La
<br />Plata ..,-:e~ project. Tr.e p~ojec; is x:e-:essaq to sa::.s~i the Ti~ces' v"a:e~ c1~;,.." on tbe .
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