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<br />JUL-~1-S7 1~:33 FROM:M.~.~.~. <br /> <br />.1 U : ~~t'" 2"i -t t:U::l2-t <br /> <br />PAGE 18/27 <br /> <br />o <br />,.., <br />!'- - <br />C\! "Yet again, we are faced with the tact that ALP 'Lite' is another manipulative scheme to <br />economically benefit non-Indians \'vith the downsizing of the Ridges Basin Reservoir," remarked <br />C Sage Remington., Director of the Southern Utes Grassroots Organization. "The real questions that <br />remain are: will Animas-La Plata ever satisfy the commitment made to the Utes? Or, was it <br />always intended to bring water to a privileged few non-Indians at taxpayer's expense? These <br />questions remain unanswered." <br /> <br />"kJ.y proposal with as many problems as ALP 'Lite' needs careful review and public <br />scrutiny before Congress gives it a dime," commented Robert '\Viygul, Managing Attorney with <br />Earthjustice Legal Defense Fund in Denver, Colorado. "We need to find a way to fulfill the <br />commitment to the tribes and sustain the environment without subsidizing other interests_ It is <br />possible to do so but ALP 'Lite' is clearly not the answer." <br /> <br />- end- <br />