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<br />produce and publish J. supplement (Q
<br />Jate circulated (or publJC (ommem be.
<br />_.Ire (OmpillO~ the fina.l EIS.
<br />Bur ..,,:ith millions of dolLus ilnd
<br />more than four yeus inveSTed in the
<br />process. the Corps has been under
<br />pressure from \\'ashin,li:ton [Q get the
<br />final Jraft aUL ConsequenrJ}" rhe
<br />Corps responded to the EPA's recom-
<br />mendatIOns by Inslsung thar inade-
<br />quacies could be Jealr wHh in the fma.l
<br />EIS without publlshm", a supplement.
<br />u,king the autnorlly to 10f(l: the
<br />Corps 10 produce a supplement, the
<br />EPA Simply reS[J.u:d in poSlIlOns. effec-
<br />nvely w.uhing liS hands of the mess.
<br />\\'hich is not to uy that the Two
<br />Forks dam is home free. ^r presem.
<br />the process for obu..Lnlng all n('(('sury
<br />permits from various ,!I:o"'ernmenr
<br />3.,lt"encies is scheduled to be complclt"d
<br />in December. Odds on all permm
<br />beinggramed are considered even. bur
<br />environmenu.lisrs hope fO musrer
<br />enough public opposirion to convince
<br />Gar)' Cargill. Rr."lonal Foresler for The
<br />Rocky MOuntAin ~~on of Ihe U.S.
<br />Forest Service, [0 deny Ihe Service's
<br />approval. Failing Ihar. there is the pas-
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<br />slbllllY of .I lawsuit ch,dlt:n~m;;: rhe Ie-
<br />,ltahty of rhe tin.al EIS--whlch. ~Iven the
<br />EP.....s lud/UTlent on record. would seem
<br />ro be .I tempting coune for conserv.a-
<br />tulOISts to follow, FIO.aJl)'. It IS enmely
<br />Ilkdy [hat [he dam's propom.'ms \1.'111
<br />nm even be .tble to come up With rhe
<br />neceSS.1r)' half J billion Jollus to bUllJ
<br />the thinK
<br />-You're IUSI nor ,Il:oing ro be .tbJ(' to
<br />tinance proleClS like IhlS, like mu did
<br />before \X'PPSS,' sa\'s the Envlronmen-
<br />r.1l Defense Fund's D.tn luecke, refer-
<br />Clng to the Infamous \VashlOJo:ron Pub-
<br />lIC Power Suppl)' S)'srem, Ihe over-
<br />blown failure of an ener~y sche:me
<br />once direCled by today.s Secrerary of
<br />the Interior Don;lld Hodt'!. ""lbe wonr
<br />rhing Thar could happen ro Denver
<br />would be if rhey were p:nmed the per-
<br />mH roday. We don't w;lnt to see th,U
<br />hJppt'n, bUI if iT diJ hJppen. they
<br />wouldn'l have anyone to sell rhe \I.'aler
<br />to, so rhey wouldn't be able ro tinance
<br />u.
<br />The big dam en. in Colorado ar
<br />leul, may nor be over-bUIlt IS plainly
<br />10 rrouble.
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<br />lC Lifeblood of vVilderncss
<br />.NNIS ORABELLE
<br />
<br />
<br />~Good wwl1agc 1110/ ourjor-tSttd U'JttrJhdJ, - Bt,-n,;rd FrJflk u,-ntt I thtJlIlIt 19~6
<br />iJJut oIThe LVI ''\(''ilderness, .rtqu,,-tJ 1,;,- "'rJ,-t thJl1 tf/utllt r. .[t(flrJl1 J,e.JI11J1
<br />fir? "IrJr? Ih';l1 (om 'JUll (uUl11g and "razinf, pracltcu, It J/ ltJ IhJt pr-tIt1/tJblt
<br />diuu,-barr(tJ bt ktPI to ",1111",U",. II <lh/dtJ h) Iht ho",tt, p tpl thaI In rJumt of U'J-
<br />Itrshtd h)Runt js U'rJrth 1M 0/ uaurshlJ sur/:t". U'Wdt, SJ pr-tJ,nJtlrJn ft1 0111'
<br />hI.uJUJlt,- frJrtJlJ, I, frJllrJlJ.'s Imosl OM/rJuII). 11 UJurlh proltcltrJ/1 a/1d thlll J p,-Imt
<br />(MUr>! i/1 tht (O/1Ur-t;3liol1 oj ,- ualt,- r-rlrJUr-rtJ. - In ,J-bllt u hJt ,IllY IIJlrr llul/
<br />is '",prJunJ,J. J"t"ltd, rJr DIM r( JpPr-()p,-tattJ. I Jlin/: J utldt,-ntls J'-Cd Jt/f/1J rJl
<br />ont 0/ ils p,-tnctpJI tlt11lOlIS? DMS '. t 1101 ntl' Iht uholt tJtJ 0/ uddr'-'1tSJ prtSirlJ'
<br />IlrJl1? }-ts. sa) (Ol1Jtr-tJtIDl1is/J, I' hrJ h JJJ..t Iht JJJltll1J (rJUrl ft1 4n IIt/O':Pt 10 fOr-(t
<br />Iht jt.it'-JI gCHtrnmmllrJ t:nr-ciu UJ ,-tU U'Jlt,- '-1/:hIS ft1 JtJlfl.nJuJ /j dJrr"tJl
<br />Jr-tas. Tht qlmJiM. ,,,11 nM full) r-tJrJh thil fJJ~t of\\'ilderneH l'olllrJ prtH.
<br />promiJls IIJ bt or,t of Iht "'rJsJ t"'POrlll Itfl.al' 'ItIOp",t/1ts Sft1et P;3JJJ~t rJI tht U'"dd,,,-
<br />nllS /~a 0/ 1964_nJ.lrkt thl Jt, ,rrJ/1 <II Tu (, ~,-ks, illl btll1fl. Jard out 111 lhi SlJtt
<br />o/CO/O'-.JJD.
<br />
<br />A ImOSI .I quarter cnrur)' af'er
<br />p;lsu,i:e of . e '\('ilderneu
<br />A([. 'IIo.ildt" ess preser/atlon
<br />rem;lms J pro~ra irau~h[ 'IIo.ilh reCl-
<br />odic conflict J con[ro'iersy-not
<br />. least becau ,like ~'ilJ ecosystems
<br />[hemse]y . H is d~'namic. A pnme--
<br />and Sl larl)' controverslal-mdlca-
<br />Tlon' this lSa rt"ceOlla~'sulr to eniorce
<br />ral resen'ed w,uer Cljo!hrs m Colora-
<br />WIlderness .lfe~.
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<br />ne of federal fighTS, which
<br />dares b.uk t, a 1908 U.S. Supreme
<br />Court declSio. (U"tnltn v UnrltJ
<br />SllIltll, may seem 'tfai,lO:hrforv.',lfJ on
<br />the face of ii, when t 'feJeral,IttI\'ern-
<br />rnt"nt tesen'es b,nd ior rl)" purpose. It
<br />impIiCltI)' claIms enou,i:h rer to fulfill
<br />[har purpose. Tht" 1901'\ c.h m\'oln'J
<br />\l:;uer use on.a Montana IndJJ,n .k"['\'a-
<br />f1on; rhe ]nJuns depended on rt. 'rva-
<br />tlOn-Ied('ra1-w;lrer lor IrfJ,l:afl
<br />
<br />whIle p:roup of non-Indian ranchel
<br />wante to dam and Impound [he rese
<br />VJllon princIpal source for Ihelr n
<br />use, . court iound for [he ]nJld'~,
<br />(Ed 11M . See SIdebar on pajo!e ,- j n
<br />Impress 'e bodr oi opmlon now h, ,Js
<br />[ha[ the ame federal rl,l:hrs tholr s, 'ed
<br />[he IndIa Irrip:aoon Woller III 190 .Ire
<br />ImplicJ[ I wilderness encJ"\'l's cr Jted
<br />h)' COn,lO:T u-.1nd thai no Olh use
<br />can Illtl'rt e wHh thaI pnman fl,l:hr
<br />unless If is eCltiullyexcepteJ \!Jw.
<br />DevJ!.s (l]e NaClondl Ml' umenf
<br />ofiers .1n ill stfJuon of how l' doc-
<br />[flnt" ha.s be n applied in fh P.1$1. A
<br />warm sprlllp: uriaclllg In [h Nt"\'dda
<br />desert. Devil HoJe is rhe Sl e h.1bltar
<br />for the Devil'" Holt. puptis In 1952
<br />PresiJent Har 'S Truman rocl.1lmed
<br />Ihe HoJe anJ I surround I jo! 40 Jcres
<br />to be a nation.tl onumen for rrolec.
<br />lion of the fish. rhe 197 ~ a raO(.hlll~
<br />company be~dn umplll w;uer from
<br />.....ells m the vicin y. The .arer kvd 10
<br />Devi]'s Holedrop d.lt' vin,o: hl,ch .1nd
<br />almosl dty Ihe TOC ]ed 'on which rhe
<br />fish spawn. The I 'det J ,l:o....ernmeOl
<br />sUl.d, and in CJppa I v U,mtJSuftJ in
<br />IlJ76 fhe U.S. Supr IT 'Courrrukdm
<br />favor oj [he fish. I elling JSIJt' rhe
<br />monumenr, the Cou r hdd. Presldenr
<br />Truman Implicitly re rYed ril<h!~ to.l.S
<br />much water ~ II uk s 0 keep Ihl; crea-
<br />TUre .1li\'e, The pu p g SlOpped. rhe
<br />Hole tilkJ up dfl" n. nd rhe pupfish
<br />spawn reaCf:fully, nth It Jed,.:e ro Ihls
<br />Jay.
<br />But Ihe doctfl e is n( qUite: as sim-
<br />p]e---CH as swe .'mg- [he D('vil's
<br />HO]l" example aY)UAAl' (.]n Ihl' tirS!
<br />place, rhe ,6:over ffient ca teSt'rYt. unJy
<br />warl'r IhJt h~ r J( .uready en ~roken
<br />il)rlforfUn.arel for rhe pu ishol Dev-
<br />Irs Hole. Iht, ranchm,lO: co pan\'" had
<br />cl.llmed .I wa eT fll'thl ,41t,- he monu-
<br />ment was Jt' l,lOtnJ[C'dl. In or eT \IoorJs,
<br />tht, JOClrlf . does nOlO crrurn-
<br />Ih'IU,ch it oIy compbcal hl' Joc-
<br />rflne of pr Ir dppropnaflon dr pre-
<br />\'.111s m m, I weslern sUrt's, ]n rhl: sec-
<br />ond place d!llh;;.! the ,Il:ovcrnm nt ,o:ets
<br />IS Ihe n II fO ,hdl .lffiount u ".oIter
<br />nl:ct'sSJr 10 fulfill [he pu'-pose of rhe
<br />bnd WII JrawaL dn amouOl tholf .In he
<br />SUhlNI f() qUdnuficaflon, Fln.l y, in
<br />moSt ( ~l.S rhe doctrine Ihwdrt' nnl).
<br />ups[r!' m Impuundments or dIver IOns
<br />(,fw.1 'r.
<br />\\ It [he JOCftlll(' Jntj do. ho,,'( 't'!.
<br />IS de and IhJ! wesrern wart.rdt,\t,; 'P-
<br />mt'n Inlere$ts rallor Ihelr plans t.1 e
<br />pre nct' oi wlldetness JnJ .a(((lm ...
<br />dolT It-J COnSrr.l.lllt IlLke most Inle
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