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<br />1'1 <br /> <br />JAN-27-sa 18,28 FROM.M.B.S.S. <br /> <br />April 26, 1996 <br /> <br />.Ha)' 2, 1996 <br /> <br />June 19, 1996 <br /> <br />August 2S 1996 <br /> <br />September 23, 1996 <br />Protection <br /> <br />October 9, 1996 <br /> <br />OClober 28, 1996 <br /> <br />" <br />\ <br /> <br />ID,S71Z1 2<:17 8827 <br /> <br />PAGE <br /> <br />7/10 <br /> <br />process is required, Reclamarion had pre.iousl)' stated thar a <br />public process would begin once agency work and decisions to <br />procud with the amendnunl were complete. <br /> <br />Reclamation filed the Final Supplement to the 1980 Final <br />EnvirqnmentaI StcLI!ment witlt the Environmental Protection <br />Agency. <br /> <br />The Commissioner of Reclamation grants the Environmental <br />Protection .4.gency an extended review period of the Final <br />Supplemental lo the Final Environmental Starement to August 26, <br />1996, <br /> <br />The Southern Ute lndian Tribe, Ute Mountain Ute Tribe and <br />Animas-La Plata. Warer Conservancy District, file suit against tile <br />Environmental Protection Agency, claiming they violating their <br />tnJ.st responsWiIity witlt the Tribes in obstnuJiJrg the timely <br />implementation of the CtJlorado Ute lndian warer Rights <br />Settlement Act and associated Project constnJ.ction. <br /> <br />Sierra Club Legal Defe~ Fund intervened in Northwest Pipeline <br />Corporation applU:ation witlt the Federal Energy Regulatory <br />Commission lo pennit relocation of the utilities (pipelines) in <br />Ridges Basin. <br /> <br />The Commissioner of Reclam4tion grants the Environmental <br />Agency a second e:rJend review period to 11/25/96. <br /> <br />First Romer/Schoettler Process meeting held in A".ada, <br />Color<:do. Governor Romer and U. Governor Schoettler <br />convened a forum lo bring all sides together to resolve the <br />Anfm!:is-La Plata. Project conrrovtr$]. Represtrlted al the meeting <br />were the Sourhem Ute Indian Tribe; Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, <br />Project proponents, Project opponents, Department of Interior, <br />Environmental Protection Agency, and representaJives of the <br />states of CtJlorado and New Mexico (a total of seven groups or <br />tearns). &u:h group presented their issues, diseussed a "Stand <br />Still" agreement (lU:tivities to be put on iwld during the process) <br />and brain stormed an initial Project criteria list. <br /> <br />Second Romer/Schoettler Process meeting held in Denver, <br />Colorrulo. Participalus agreed to generale lists of criteria to <br />evaluare the projects, lists of options to constructing the Animas <br />La-Plata Project and/or any part of the Project, and list of <br />qrusMn needing to be aJt.$Wered. All list to be discussed al the <br />next Romer/Schoettler Process Meeting. The Governor's Offit:e <br />set up an account that partidpants could draw on to help defray <br />meeting expenses($10,000 limit tQ em:h interested team). The <br />Governor's Ofjtc:e ikveloped criteria for use of money and <br />evaIzuztion of funds requeSted by the teams. The Stand Still <br /> <br />6 <br />