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<br />~"''''''-J. .1.-0' J.-..-:JT~J----rKUI"'.-;n.a.~.~-. <br /> <br />J.u;O,ta ","lLtr gg4l:;T <br /> <br />l""'Il"vl:o It:5'",' <br /> <br />"Yet again, we are faced with the fact that ALP 'Lite' is another manipulative scheme to <br />economically benefit non-Indians "With the downsizing of the Ridges Basin Reservoir," remarked <br />Sage Remington, Director of the Southern Utes Grassroots Organization. "The real questions that <br />remain are: will Animas-La Plata ever satisJY the commitment made to the Utes? Or, was it <br />always intended to bring water to a privileged few non-Indians at taxpayer's expense? These <br />questions remain UIlaDSWered." <br /> <br />"Any proposal with as many problems as ALP 'Lite' needs careful review and public <br />scrutiny before Congress gives it a dime," commented Robert \Viygul, Managing Attorney with <br />Eanhjustice Legal Defense Fund in Denver, Colorado. "We need to find a way to fulfill the <br />commitment to the tribes and sustain the environment without subsidiziIig other interests. It is <br />possible to do so but ALP 'Lite' is clearly not the answer." <br /> <br />- end- <br /> <br />i <br />I <br />! <br />