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<br />r ." ....U....-.1 .1-:11, <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />.1.;t:-.;t.... rKUnln.a~---:r~- <br /> <br />.1U':II,1a "'...., 1:l1:I;OI!, <br /> <br />1"',."...::, - ';tl.1IJ'';tl.-, <br /> <br />2 <br /> <br />it an Indian water project. Worse still, ALP-Lite cuts the tribes' water rights by 40%" <br />"The Southern Ute Grassroots Organ;7:'ltion has proposed an alternative that would give <br />the tribes control of water and lands on and around their reservations by creating a fund to <br />pUIchase water rights and lands from willing sellers in the region. "OUI alternative gives <br />the tribes t\\-ice as much water as any plan for ALP, and at less cost, n said Remington. <br /> <br />Taxpayer groups have long criticized ALP for its, reliance on huge federal <br />subsidies. That issue has galvanized growing opposition to the project in Congress and <br />resulted in an his1:oric vote in the House last year to eliminate all funding for ALP. <br />"Pumping water up the side of a mountain in one of the !!lost rugged places on the <br />continent makes no sense," said Mike Black of Taxpayers for the Animas River" "ALP <br />lite continues this sad story, and asks for a brand-new class of subsidy as well. Now the <br />project proponents are asking that towns and cities get a free ride on the back of the <br />federal taxpayer, which violates federal law and long-standing federal water policy" <br />Congress won't support it" <br /> <br />CONT AcrS: <br />David Conrad, National Wildlife Federation 202- 797-6697 <br />Christian Sinderman, Taxpayers for Common Sense 202-546-8500 xl14 <br />Sage Remington, Southern Ute Grassroots Organization 202-546-8500 xl16 <br />Lori Potter 303-296-9412 <br />