WSP03287

• File Number: 8275.100
• Description: Legislation and Litigation -- SALINITY -- Federal Legislation
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Water Division: 5
• Date: 3/13/1982
• Title: Salinity Legislation News Articles - March 1982
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: News Article/Press Release

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.. . '... ^..' WASHINGTON'~ Arguing"iJ?a.l
'~j~', :'.;:\" ::<. t: the ((olorada River. "is being slqw.
. .~~. ~,{:,; ;.t}' poisoned" by'excess sallDity,
::~... ".:...'.1 "',..~'..' Sen.: ,Bill" A.rm.sU-ong, . R-Colo.,
.;. ~. ,; > ." unveiled a prC!gnu!l Friday. to re-
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'" .\. .':":,'. Armstrong said at a press con-
":';/~:.'. ference that one of his main goilS
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",." . ,':' :.;'}:'. Colorado. . ~ . ;i~~'
~. ....;<. Th(~'pr(igram ;NouId cosl.abQu1.
. t "e.~ $27 million. in the federal govdu~
':>'~:., . menl'a.l983 flsc8J.year. AniistrQng
:, '~'" said. wl.th,tbe ~bility of hlgller
.~;.:~ ,,' rllJ1d levels in succeeding years. ~ ,-,....
.; '.<..' A.rmstrOng said he will introduce'
'. :' ': ? ,f'-.a~bill;to ,create .tbe~program,next
.. "):;: . week.. He saul' Colorado Gov. Dick
../ LanUn and the six other governors
,.,' of Colorado River states have,en-
dorsed tus.'bill and .the Reagan ad-
'. '.. mlmStration has ,.tentatively: ap-
. ":'.'.,'.1 proved," . ". -
" 'Unless the salin1ty proble~;~.
corrected' W).thin, 10' yearJ, Arm-
strong.said, "No further devwp-
. . ment will be possible along this ~v.
'. ~,~: e(~hich":lrr1gates 1.5 milllon acres
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. 1io~ 'peopl~' (rom D~ver to S~ Pl-
ego. and nourishes' a' seven-state
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~ ,\: \~ flowing tl?. Me:dco alre'ady. ," has.
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