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<br />~r> <br />o <br />N <br /> <br />03/04/97 10:50 ~303 866 2115 <br /> <br />COLORADO DNR <br /> <br />+++ GOV OFFICE <br /> <br />IgJ004/004 <br /> <br />(::> . n', . ..r.. <br />~'-~-e3-B? 16.3& FRO~.H.B.6.S. <br /> <br />ID.87B 247,882? <br /> <br />PAGE 4/4 <br /> <br />JaniccC. Shcftd,Esq. <br />March 3. 1997 <br />Page 2 <br /> <br />6. Wrthout the co~on of the Project YO resolve Utes reserved waterrigbts. the StlI1e <br />willfuce conte:lltious and costly litigation overthe Ute Tribes' reserved water rights c!aims <br />on the Animas iWd La Plata Rivers. <br /> <br />~~ the CWCB m.s not ~t1y tals= a pgbIic position in ColOIlldo and Wasbington <br />coueo=.uiug the Animas-La Plata Ptojec:, we request that you have the matter pIaced on the <br />CWCB's March agenda fur ao.cial renewal of the Board's 5UppOIt fur tills aitica1 project. A <br /><tAtl'!mP.nt of support fur the RomedSchoctllcr- process is DOt c:nough. We need a L<idfIU.mation of <br />the {;Wt;B', past posiIioIl that a stIUClllr2l Anirnas-La PIar.a. PrQjeet is appropriate and. neo <"''Y, <br /> <br />WewoWd like to make it elearro the CWCB. however, that the.A.uimas-La Plata PrQjec:t <br />propoDel1tS are wua;...g diligem:lyto ~ whether it is fi:aslble to develop a project which <br />:fidfi1ls CUI1'el1t Endlmge:red Spcci~ Act ~CIItS, suoceeds in reducing Project construction <br />costs. and, 11% the same time, provides for fi1tun, WlI1:ecneeds in the Project area. We CUITelIfly <br />beIiege madt is. What the local Project propooarts request is the support oftbe CWCB fOr tbeI <br />COIIStI1Ittion ofan Animas-La Plata Project, however configured. dIllt bas as its purpose the <br />provision ora water supply to bo1h the two Ute Indian tribes and the noli-IndiilIl water users in <br />the A.Dk3s and La Plata.Riva' dmoages. <br /> <br />We would appreclatc it if you would bring tbis rDatter to the ~0l1 of the eWCB by requesting <br />, <br />1I. place on the March agenda t'orthis discussi~ WewouId be lmppyto provide tP-<tlmnuy or <br />tnTnlTJl'onf to the Board. if that is necessary. Thlnkyou again for'your p3Sf effbrrs on our behalf <br />and furytm ongoing ~ssistaDce. <br /> <br />veiytiu1yyoUrs, <br /> <br />~, . ,PLATArZ,' AlER CONSER.YA."~'CYDIS1'RICT <br />~ e-,,~ ( <br /> <br />Steve Harris. President <br /> <br />SOU1llWESrnRNl~:;~~~VAn, ONDIsnucr <br />~V; I <br /> <br />Fred V. Kroeg<<, President <br /> <br />cc: Board ofDlrecrors. Southwestern WlIIc:r Conservarion District <br />Board ofDirectors. .Allimas-La Plata Water Conse!v:mcy District <br />David W. Robbins, Esq, <br />