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<br />~ed for the fish ""*' have a
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<br />!be upper-Gunnison bBsin.
<br />Saying that -the ranchers
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<br />The people oflbe Gunnison Valley IhemsdYt!s "'" ~ f~
<br />"'tlQ~oIdprom;ses., ' endanger""- ~pede... !.;Un
<br />For- What' could be the first time in enrou",~ the agency to put
<br />"ro. )'=S, tbc BlItllOu Df ~.Dn the;r promise Dn paper.
<br />nille:l:publidy an oId.prormse 10 gt'<< ~mITrimpe;uvj~tho
<br />basin 6J,DOO .a., ket of Wab!r S10red p"","""", of Ihe Uppl'f' eumuson
<br />llue loll..... ~.: lU..... Wllier Conoervancy Distrl<:t
<br />When tJx, """,,",,,ir was 6<s/. buill. the edtled l.ain'smnads.
<br />.er.d agm<;y. :eoponding to .. I...-than- "(Cans on !he river) woald b!:
<br />>portive IoaIl community. made tWtl devastating to the ran~hlng
<br />m,;,.".lOthepeopleofc:;m.m.on: economy: he said. "Think about
<br />Q the agetu:y'would mitigate. D' tbt!:~up~~
<br />plaa>- 26 mi!e:i <if river lost ..obert the : '
<br />terlmmdatlod the Gunnison Ri1leT; and
<br />a lhe'ageq would p 10 lhc"PP""
<br />!in - fn:e of dw.tge - EO.ooo """ 1M 10'
<br />>II!tt the ~ I15<tS in'the a= from t
<br />wtl!llreIlm calls on the'_.
<br />So far. reilherprornioe has been met. .
<br />Ge:R1c1 L.ain. president of Gmmison
<br />sin POWER (People OpPosing Water
<br />port Raids) held the Bareau's feet 10
<br />, fire at a meetiz>g Thursday Dight in
<br />mnisOn_ The Bureau ""n<iucred the'
<br />oeling.. _ was beId to expWnlhe '
<br />"""Y" p1.ans 10 sa"" !om' ~ngered'
<br />h in the Gwmison Rive!' between Delta
<br />d the CDIor.u!o-Utah _Ie line.
<br />The asency is still, ~g how
<br />och WlIlle1' it will t.a.ke to S'Jstain and
<br />ing back roUT fish which an: on the
<br />.<!.angered spi:ctes Itst and which =
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<br />mentalistS\eYeQaze[aIledme Union Park water cli...,,..,
<br />6J.OOJ ~ fr:B -<211 ins=mce'" p"'Fd h.." been proposed
<br />and said the water amounted 10 woold be considered. .. seIe<
<br />S4II U1iIliou in economic benefits' suIxmliuation. , ,,'
<br />from the Gunnison Basin on "Sorry; but ir, just be<
<br />downstream. peculiar ...t of drcumstaJ
<br />n,., Bureau', B""'I UiJ.!ng- thot h"',""o<xnm:d between '
<br />bett said the pIOIll!ge was "very ."d todayt wbieh P"'ve:nl
<br />dear'" in do~umenlS from the Bu_u from giving ,the b
<br />1960swhen.BlueMesawasbuilt. what it was prom;,
<br />. "'We aTe aware of the 60.000 acre UilengbeIg said. ,
<br />feet ~ommilmenl to the upper L>in commeull!d thaI if I
<br />Gunnison Basin. be. Gunnison ~ ond s
<br />"Unfortwulfely. nO One saw people who worked for
<br />the ueed for a contTact (in the Bureau at the tiineol thepro-
<br />1960s); 1 wish it would' have ...ilI testify for the public n:
<br />OO:Une:l,- he said. for tb. promi><: to co","
<br />But the Bur...u cannot give fruition usinganadofCong
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