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<br />CHOICES TU BE :"otADE. Thb- i~ tht' mo:;l
<br />\"aried of the ...uiJl.l<l....in.... tht'ont' with thl' ~!Tl'at-
<br />est array oft'llvironmental \"alul's. and tht' 011<'
<br />that pn'sl'nt.... tht. 010...1 difficult (hoil'!'':' among
<br />alttornatin' futun- din'i.,tiollS of l't'S(lur('t'
<br />managt'mellt.
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<br />Thi..- j" the am:i..rll part of tht' :\li,,;sourl H.in'r
<br />ht'wlwatt'r.... tht' :,ul'yi\"ing' part of thl:' ri\'l'r
<br />that u:'t"ll tu tlow [JoI1hwan\ to i1ud:,oll Bay
<br />IJt'(ore j.tlaeit'l'S hlol:Kl"d it at tht' Hi/! BI'1ll1 anti
<br />turned it "'''lIthwanl thr'jugh tht' plain,.;, HI:'-
<br />(,~l.U."t' it j" g-t'f,logit'ally Illd. it" gorge:' an' tll't'P
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<br />all\1 seulptul"t,,! allll "('t'nie. Tht' :-<tn'am." an'
<br />c!t-ar al1tll"t']atin'l~' fn't' ,,1':-:<111,; anti ,..\"llinll'1l1....
<br />The I"uggt'(! L1llg[;ll.iatt1.1 lantlf,.nn" "ff,'r
<br />forest:<. natural park:;. gailH'. ,-llltll!'out.
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<br />At pr\'~l'llt thl' ;<l1bba~il1 i~ e""'II"mil'ally 11l",r.
<br />Tht'l"l' an' \.a....t an'a~ "" arid that Ih.itbt~/" ..'l~'p"
<br />nor lin>~t"ek 11ouri,;h, thou~h ttwy "UP!li'rt
<br />aj.!\"ieultlln' \\"ht'n' tilt' aridity j,; on'n'"nw. In
<br />l"'lJl""~llll'llt.", th..' l.l\tin' \j:!,,-II)I.l_::ljUan,_mil..
<br />,.\ll,lia.,;in _";\11'1'011."; nrlly :tOU.OOO I,,"'pll'. "I' !t....,;
<br />than 1"00U1" Ih'r "qual'I' milt,. Thi...;, in turn.
<br />l']"l'att'''' tht. many "'''l'ial pJ"l.bh'm...; that ari';l'
<br />\\"h"'11 ';1'11001",. road..;, ,.hurdll''''' nwdkal ",.'r.
<br />vk.....;, and th,' otht'/" anll'nitit,..; "I' lidl1j! nUl""
<br />I". pnlvidl'!.\ for "'0 fl'w 111"1'1'11' ..\'t'!'..;ll j!1"t'at an
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<br />I rrij.!atiull f"l" f",'tl-l"ai",illj.! to ...llpp<\1"1 a li\"t,-
<br />"'tllek il1t1l1...try "tfl'r", Iht. main 1']1 ':-'1 "....t f<>l.
<br />im!.r,,\'illl! II,.. ,,,,'''lIomy. Ilul Ihi:- \\"l.uld in-
<br />\",,\v... ..;ud, ...aerifil'l'... "I' natural,'Il\'il''''lllwlltal
<br />\-ahw'" a..; to I'n>:-'I'llt a ..Iil,'mma.
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<br />:-:.l1011ld thi:- prinw ll11ttl, ",n.. an';( n'malll l'OIl.
<br />""l']"at,,1 primarily to lilt' nalural ,'nvir"l1~
<br />nwnt. at th,' l'I,:,t ,.1' ,\('l'l'l.tillj! 1"'l'malll'ntly a
<br />n,lati\,,,'ly I"w h'n.1 uf li\'ing- I"l' it.... inhabi-
<br />tant";: If ..;n, Ihl' :-'llhl,a..:in plan will n...."m-
<br />1lh'lltl th,' man:l).!t'Il11'1l1 ,,1' :,II.UIIII a..T,'''' in all
<br />hy thl' y..ar :!u:!O fnr !"t.tTl.ali"n. n...h. and wild-
<br />lift,; thl' irng-at!nn ,,1' lJllly :\.;::.UIIU additional
<br />aen'...; :11111 ;ultlili,JJl:11 artifieial \\";..t,'I' ..,Ij'nt!!..,
<br />anl,.ulltill)! t'll,nly :!.I milli"l1 a...n.-f,....I. :-:'ul"h a
<br />..;t'\ lIf I!,.ab wt,uhl n'pn'''''lll all...Il\'inlnm,'nt-
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<br />l,rit'llh,1 "pti"Jl for fUl"tlw1" d"\'"J,'PTlklll.
<br />i)lI the ntlwr hand. ",holll.! an impro\"t.ml'nt lIf
<br />tt\<.' '....onnmy h... ...."lI!!hl thrnul!h a plan that will
<br />"".' only :~~"1I10 al'lV_" d,,'\'oh...l to I"t'cn.atinll and
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<br />fish and wildlife, while 1!1;-I.(IUU addt:'li aen::';
<br />an. irril.!alt'(l alld an additional l:! million
<br />alTe-fH:'t 'If ...tolOl)!e are prll\,idt...I': Thi... would
<br />1M:' tilt' dt,\'t'lopnwnt lIPtillll,
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<br />~onl\:' guill",,", tjl th..' (~hokt,,,, ami ...;olutiol1'" may
<br />Ill.' obtained by ;t dn:-'er ",cl1.ltiny of se\t'(.tJ>(1
<br />;:Hl'a'" within tht, ,",uhba",in.
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<br />Tlw Uiy /111/' Hil'f" (ll'nr i... Ollt' when' lhl'
<br />('h'lin' b...tw,>,~l1 l'l1\'il~lnm('lltal and develclP.
<br />m,'nt goab b a('utl' anti ltin'!.'I. The ';('l'nie,
<br />wildlife, and fi:,hin)! valu",:, h(-I"(' are out",tand.
<br />ing. Un Ih,' oll1('r hand. the an.a i~ .;ubjPCI to
<br />\'iolellt altl.nHtti()n~ of t1nod...; and t't.J.ually
<br />dev:l.:,tating low_walt'\" cyelt>... which :-'t:'riously
<br />damag.., "'l'l.nil', fi:-,hilll!. and wildlift:' valul':-',
<br />along with other"'. Tht' pl"Uvi",ioll of a sUlnl,l!I'
<br />rt:'''''''I\'oir here would inlllldall' 11 milesofrh'er
<br />anti afft>(.'t the :,-n'lwry of!l mort:' miles, hut tht'
<br />impact of thl' ",toragl' would be mainly to el1-
<br />hmwt' tht' envirllnmellt it:,df in the an.a....
<br />duwl1:,ln'am. Sl:1ml' 6-1.000 mTe:,- might al~o h('
<br />irrigatl:'(1 with the ston'(l watt-r. So, Oil balann',
<br />ht'n' Iht, I"e:-,,,,,,'nir :,tomgl.' may lw warranted.
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<br />Thl' ,",111/ Hi/., "lIrlfl i", .Ullltht'r Whl'!''' ch"ice'"
<br />e1a",h. It contains protelltialilil':' 1"'1. irrigation,
<br />allt! abo ha... a chr'lI1i(' t1'lotl_danwgl' }ll'Obll'm,
<br />pal'tit-ulady at 11ll' dly Ill' \ ;rl'at Fall:-" :\1\111-
<br />lalla. A 1',....I'n'oil" OIl till' jUl1di"ll of tIlt' :-';ol.th
<br />and ~otllh Fork", of thl' ~un l-tin'r would hdp
<br />l'l1l1lrol !1'''_lItillj.!, mak,. pos",ihlt, the full irriga-
<br />t i"lll,f 1~,jlllOaen'..;.l't'llun' ..;tn'am-tll'w !1ut'tua-
<br />li,'II.... impn'\'" walt'!" quality in thl' illh'n':;1 I,f
<br />fi:-,h and wildlif.." ami ('n'at.. a h,,'autiful motll1-
<br />l:tin lak,'. Hut th..' I't'''''l.\"uir would ban' :-'eriotl'"
<br />ad\'t'!'''''' affect..; "n tht' Hob :\lar...hal1 \\"iltler-
<br />lIt'''':-' a1"....~ and would il1\'"dl' the ranW' ot" t'lk
<br />ant! I-:"..:ky :\Iuulllain "'h......I'. inkrft'l'illj.! with
<br />tlwir habilat and traditiullal mij.!ratioJl routt.",.
<br />Tht'n. i... n" way 'lf knllwinj.! whcoth"r till'
<br />anim"l:<ellultl adapt tlwm:,dn'", to ",uell Ilra",lie
<br />...hal1l!l'''' in Ilwir ,--'n\'il'onml'llt. In any l'a:-'~.
<br />ellll:-'tll.ldioll ,,1' Iht, l"e;<t'I,',dr would dt'Hrly
<br />eonllil"t with ttlt" intl'nt ,,1' th.. \\"ild..'nlt':'''' Act
<br />"f I !It; I. _--\1t,'rllali\',' r"",,'n',dr ",it"",. when' ilt
<br />Il'a~1 ...onw 111' th,' 1''''J1\'lIt:, might lit' clt'rin-'d
<br />wilhout ...ueh :-'...\-,'1",' I"......,.". art' Iwing :'Ilught.
<br />!Jut th...y probahly wml1d hI' t'I'''Jlolmkally in-
<br />ft'H:,ihle und,'r ('urn-'nt ('1'I1Ct'pL..; 'If ju~tifka-
<br />ti"n, Th...no"d pl~lhh'lll at {;n'al Fall:-, eould h,.
<br />r...lit'\'t...\ hy a ,."ntt'mplah...l jo..'al pl"uh'l..ti"'1l
<br />prlljl"l.'t. Fur till" prl'",..nl. tlw ti"'lllantl 1'01" dl'-
<br />n'h'l'nll'nt in thi... an'a wlluld not ";l"l..m tu
<br />warnUlt Ihl' envil"ol1Tlkl1t.al ('o:-,t",; Inn Ilwr...
<br />n.main... th..' pott'ntiality that "uth tll,moUlt\:<
<br />mi~hl iTlrl"t'a"'e. IIl'n', th..>refore. dt'\'l'lopmt>l1t
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