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<br />UPPER BASIN:
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<br />Board Opts Not to Add
<br />Colorado River to Dirty
<br />Water List
<br />Tht" Colo(,ldo "CHer QU-llit\' ConlfOJ
<br />Commi"ion. rhe Jdmlnl\lf;JlIn: .l~t'm:-~'
<br />le'pomiblc lor Jt."\dorm~ 'lw(llic ,ute
<br />Wolle'r qlulilY polici('" opted nOI {O ,IJJ
<br />J ,('((inn "f lhe Col"fJJ" RIWf IU If,
<br />MJirr~' w.ller,' bl. Tht' L'.S. LIl\'lr"ll-
<br />m,"mol] I'rnll."'ll<lll :~Clh:y .lnd U.S. Fi..h
<br />&\\'iIJliti:.~f\'ilt'h'IVt"I""'l'I1I'U,hlll~
<br />111<" .;ommi"ion 10 old"!,l the ,H.-I,h uf
<br />river neM Cr;JnJ IUIlUiulIll> lhl' Cuh
<br />border. A Ilve-veJ.! ,(UJ~' hJS ,hnwn
<br />high It'vd, of ,d("lllum ill lhe ,cell"n
<br />flf river. fai\mg conn:rn .lmollg Ih(' two
<br />fedn.ll J~t'n<lc' \.f POll'lHlJl h.nm lO
<br />C'lld.lngncd t:o[or.JJn pikellllnn<lW JnJ
<br />f.lJorbJd.: \u.kcn ("und .llnn~ rh,'
<br />\frel(h. The (Oll1nll\\IOn did .IJJ ["0'0
<br />strelche, 01 woll<:r, Cle.H ( reck JnJ ....m
<br />Creek (horh trihutJrie, to the ColorJdu
<br />Rin"d, to the w.lterv..I\", li~t.
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<br />Bush OKs Long-Term
<br />Funding (or Fish Recovery
<br />A bill to nl,'nJ Ihl' ~IWlldillg
<br />.lUdlOfll"niun l~lr th,. ('ndan~,'r,'J li~h of
<br />the Coloradu 311.J 'Ian Ju;m Rin'r' W.l<
<br />~i!,n,...1 into I.lw fl\' I're,iJent I\u~h on
<br />lll"l'mher 19. 1'1 IO~_j-':; (IIR <;09'))
<br />("x'l'nd~ fhe p,'rind of Ilme t,)r funJing
<br />the l!ppn ClI!or.I.1o Ril-,'r R"lovay
<br />Impl,'ml'ntJllon pt(l~rJm (RIP) .In.!.r
<br />~1Il1il.lr program on I h." S.rn .Iu.lll_ Th,'
<br />prngr.am' .ue nll.t dHoUgh.l ~l.Iteliedcr.l1
<br />"n,,-~h.lring.lrr.ln~"rnenl. The nl:\\ 1,1....
<br />l'\lt"nJI fhl' JX'ri.-...loflllll(" for th,'
<br />Se(n"I.I~'(Jlthl'lnrl'r"'rt\l..:oll'fruo
<br />(,rl'itall'rojt"d' on I-oolh rI\'Cf' .1' rhn'
<br />rwrt.lin to rht' rn~nvcrv I'l.tn~ ,tn,lln
<br />rl",..i\l" llon.!n-!cr;11 (Olt ~h.lr("s ,1n.1 u~t"
<br />them .1\ th"\l~h Ihl'~' were Jprrnpfl.Hl.J
<br />funJ~ from '::IJlJ<; until ~O()S_ Th,' l'l'pl'r
<br />CO]OL1JO RI'l'r R]I' hJI ..n(ountefl.d
<br />,ome Jd.l~-~. ~u,h J~ rhl' ltlll'lrlldion
<br />ofth..l'ri(e.Stuhhl Piver,itln f).lm in
<br />CO!I)f3Jo due ltl .Ip..nJill~ h'.!e:rJI
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<br />Enng} Regul.lror~' CnmmtlllOning
<br />lileme. The newI (.IIllt" .I]unpiJe .I
<br />,,,il.ntlll': reporT rh.lt h.lt,hery uiwJ
<br />ralurhKk lu,kcn .He rq.roJulllig in
<br />th.. Gunni,on River - J ITlJjor rrihutarv
<br />of the Color.lJo RiH'L
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<br />Albuquerque Starts
<br />Project to Use Colorado
<br />River Water
<br />Cnn,tru':llunll.ll hq;un un.r 522
<br />million proj"\l dl.lt will allow th,. ClI~
<br />"fAlhuqueHjue, S..\1. lllllW It,
<br />Color.lJo l<i\'t'1 rights. In J.lIIllary, Ih,'
<br />l'ilY Ilt'g.lll (OIlXHU,lillll on J pumpmg
<br />,ution 10 din'rr n"n-polJbk WJter hUITl
<br />Ih,. Rio CrJnJ,. fnr irrigJtion purpl"l"
<br />III the liry'. ;\]hullut"HjU" hJ.' T1ghh W
<br />,!l.~f)O .\(T(",!cet 01 warn frum rbe
<br />(:o]orJdo Rin:r h~Ju,e It b,r, invelleJ
<br />,wer $..0 million III the ~J.n JU.ln-Clulll..l
<br />I'mWll. 1'11.11 I'TUWCI IJke< watn lwm
<br />the :-'In JUJn River. .l m.llor tribllT.lr\' III
<br />rhe: Culor;\.!,) RiVer. and Jivern it
<br />through .1 tUlIll<.1 inftl the Riol :hJl1I.1
<br />....h,.rl. tl t, ,wrnl in .-\hlquill Re'l'fvoit
<br />!><:IOf,.tltlwing inw rh(' Rio l;r,lIldl'. .
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<br />LOWER BASIN:
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<br />Grand Canyon Trust to
<br />Sue Feds
<br />rhe (~r.lnd Lmyon Tru't (Trusr).
<br />repr("l'lueJ h\ LnrhjU\ti.:c, Jnnounled
<br />It, tnt('n1 to me rhe ll.S. Fi,h & \'x'ild]ile
<br />S'T\.t,c lL'SF\\'SI n\'er ....b.1l it r,'f(l'l"{"lo
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<br />32x3S inch Colorado River
<br />map now features a detailed
<br />inset of the Colorado River
<br />Delta! Order one today on-line
<br />at www.watereducation.org!
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<br />{() be vlOlJtion~ of the le<l'''I.l.ll::nJan-
<br />gereJ Sl'nles An in ~'\ll)\"cmher. Speciti-
<br />Lilly. rhe lhJIl,'ngc rd.J.tc\ to thl'
<br />r,xnH'r~' gOJI, i"ueJ by' rhe L"SF\X'S Jll
<br />.-\U~U'1 2002 I;.r ,hl' t~JUI l'n(!Jng.cn:J
<br />llJti\'c fj,h !llrh" ColorJJo Rin'r, in
<br />p;lTlirul.u. the: humph.l,k Lhub. Tho."
<br />Tru'I,"ntcnJ, the ~oJI. do nor .10
<br />enough III re,O\n rhe 'I't',ic,.
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<br />Wash Contaminator
<br />Looking for Federal Help
<br />One of rbe ,-ompolllin re'pomiblt-
<br />I'lr IC..l,hing..l rocker.fud o"iJilCf into
<br />]..dkc ~tc.ld 1\ .I,king lor leJer.J.] JollJrs
<br />to help with rl'meJi.uion. Kl'U-M,G,'"c:"
<br />('ml''' one of ,he ,omp.lIlies that
<br />nlJlluf.lllllR.d Jmmonium Pl'rchlnr.ll("
<br />lhrollghnut rhe '<:'0, .Ind into ,he '8th
<br />lIe;1I IlcnJehnn, )\;:,"., i~ daiming the
<br />t-"'dl'LII ~O\TrtHIll'11T ,houlJ hell' de.lI1-up
<br />the ~r<lllndw.lll'r (tllllalllination k.Khing
<br />into th,. La_' \'cg'" \X'a,h - J mJjnr
<br />....llldul1 jllr'torm.....,ltefrun-lltTJIHI
<br />dllul'nt fltlm 1.1., Veg.r' rhJt now, infO
<br />I .Ikl' ~kld. Ahour "l00 pO\ll1dl of rh...
<br />~h(.mt'.ll. whi.:h b.l' I......n link".1 III
<br />thy'wiJ di,orJl"f', 110wI illlO Ihc w.l,b
<br />.bil\" and intn Ibl' w.lIe:r 'lIpply t()f
<br />milliom of lI<<'fl dllwn<frl".lm. Kerr.
<br />~k(;,'e h.l1 ,.lid ,illl(' thl'ir primary
<br />....JIllr.l(101 for rcr.:hlllr.J.re ....,j!i the' U.S.
<br />l;,,"elllmcnr.lc.JcrJI t"umhng Ihoul.1 he
<br />nude .I\'.ItIJh]e t~H dean-up. J"he
<br />dllllll.!n\' ,.1\" it hJI 'p"nt $61 million
<br />,wer rhe 1'.1,' two ~'eJn Illlrl",H rhe:
<br />.nlllJmin.lt(.d grouml.....:llef. .
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