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<br />JAN-27-sa 18.28 FROM.M.B.S.S. <br /> <br />October 4, 1997 <br /> <br />October 7, 1997 <br /> <br />October 22,1997 <br /> <br />October30, 1998 <br /> <br />October 30, 1998 <br /> <br />November 18, 1997 <br /> <br />November 18, 1997 <br /> <br />December 4, 1997 <br /> <br />10.8713 247 8827 <br /> <br />PAGE 1li!1/10 <br /> <br />A meeting was held in Farmington, New ,"lerko where Project <br />proponents presel'lled their Reconci!iatiDn Plan to the public. <br /> <br />In a Resolution adopud on this date, the Scuthem Ute lrulian <br />Tribal CoU1Icil ....tUtmnines that Animas River Citizens' <br />Coalition proposal will trQt meet the tribtll objectives that were to <br />be accumplished antler the 1986 Sealement .4greemel'll and 1988 <br />Sett/.em.el'll Act because among other things, thai proposa/ tJqes <br />not provide the Tribe with certainty thai is w([lreceive a firm <br />supply of water from a reliable source thai can be used tQ meet its <br />presel'll andfuture needs on the weSl side of the reservation. . <br /> <br />Tribal CIuzirman Judy Knigh/-Frank, Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, <br />sent a resolllJion tQ LieuJeruznl Governor S<:hoealer, which states <br />that the Ule Mountain Ute Tribal Council jinds unacceptable the <br />CizizPls Coalition's proposa/ tQ provide monies tQ the Tribe tQ <br />acquire lmul, direct flow water righJs and possibly increase <br />reservoirs in the area. <br />. <br /> <br />Reclamation grll1lts the EnvironmerWiJ Protection Agency a <br />. seventh extension to their review period 011 the FSFES. The <br />ertensum was based on the need 10 continue to work IOgether to <br />reaJ:h a consensus on the environmmlal issues raised by the <br />Project and also allow the Bunau of redamation time to conduct <br />an appraisa1/reconruzissance level stud:; of altenuzlives to the <br />Aninuz$-La PlaIa Project thai were tUrived from the Colorado-led <br />process. The period is ak1Uled until May 1,1998. <br /> <br />Governor Romer and LieuJelUZllt Governor Schoettler send a <br />letter 10 ~cretJUy Babbitt formally concluding the <br />Romer/Schoett/er process. Two alternatives were developed <br />during this process: I) the proponents' Animas-La Pima <br />Reconciliation Pf4n and, 2) tIu opponents' Animas River <br />Citiz,ons' Coalition Conceptual Alternative. The responsibility of <br />resolving the issue of dneloping the Animas-La Pima Project is <br />given ~k tQ the FetUral Government and United Stales <br />Congress. <br /> <br />Recfanuztion fomwny announces il ~ntions to perform <br />appraisal-level studies on tIu two aItenuztive developed during the <br />Romer/S<:hoettler process. <br /> <br />Governor Romer and Lieutenant Governor Sclwealer announce <br />their support for tIu ~-LP LJteMaltenuztive (tIu Tribes' and <br />proponelllS' alternative). <br /> <br />Reclomati01l assembles a team responsible for conducting the <br />apprui>ai-level stWIks. <br /> <br />9 <br /> <br />./ <br />