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<br />..,,.,,"'... <br /> <br />j <br /> <br /> <br />-.....:~u~ ,.~"k :_~ u.tp <br />, <br />, ....... ~-~, - <br />. ...;.... <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />" <br /> <br />':':' <br /> <br />--- <br /> <br />'. <br /> <br />-- <br /> <br />..,. <br /> <br />nativr to the river. TbI!! water <br />~ed for the fish ""*' have a <br />,dramatic impa<:t on wala'ase in <br />!be upper-Gunnison bBsin. <br />Saying that -the ranchers <br /> <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 = <br />s... i'll.OMlSE OD 3 <br /> <br />rOR renegs, Promise <br /> <br />, , ' ,Gml:imxod &am 1 <br />. <br />In promlse <br /> <br />f1ll B. Yader <br />IWrIt<r <br /> <br />"':.' <br /> <br />Crested Butte environ- that water away now that <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 <br />~_. . '~.-_.~- " <br />'-=<=To, <br />.=. <br />..SG=...f.. <br />.:::~. <br />.~):.' <br />:.;. _-n <br />:..-;-~;:. <br />.:-"="";'~ <br />.~. <br />. ~..' <br />.='. <br />:_=-....:.L.. <br />:~~;.. <br /> <br />-==~ <br />.:.:r.:=-: <br />:~- <br />~' <br />"-=-.,... <br />-~. <br />.~> <br /> <br />~..' <br />.....". <br />~~ <br />..,~-,..-;:.. <br />~' <br />.( .~ <br />.=0 <br />-:-~.'. <br />~ 1 <br />.:.~---.:; <br /> <br />,--'=' <br />S'-'~.' <br />:::-:-::'7' <br />. .,... <br />.-::.....1[_. <br /> <br />.' <br /> <br />..-.........-". <br />'~ <br />u__" .... <br />, S;....._~ _ "; _ ~ ~_~:. <br /> <br />.'.. <br /> <br />, , <br /> <br />" <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />'..T".:~'~~.'-' <br />E~ <br /> <br />~: <br /> <br />'~~~f <br /> <br />.., .. <br />..~... <br /> <br />.~.: <br />:f?'\',"':' <br /> <br />..~.._.' <br /> <br />'-.. <br /> <br />:: <br /> <br />r <br /> <br />.' <br /> <br />..-~~~. <br />::;:;;;.;:,. <br />~ - . .::.=..~o;: - <br /> <br /> <br />._'.~. . <br /> <br />'~'- .~ .~.. <br />.;.;:}~~~;::- ~:~...~~~r~~-~.-: <br /> <br />" <br /> <br />.:.:: " <br /> <br />_.,,:~r... <br /> <br />--' -. '~~~. <br /> <br />~~.i--:~~_~::-__ <br /> <br />,...-.;,. !:':: t:.:~'.:~~.:.' ~~~: <br />