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<br />I Animas-La PlataOproject rolls
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<br />Criticism inundates planners
<br />of West's last big dam complex
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<br />By loula$ahalJUll
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<br />DVRANGO _ No maUer that
<br />~rlli... eall il rrono>mkally un.
<br />",,"nd. ~nvlf'<}nm~nlally dam'j(lug
<br />"ndaw.t~rpro)'dwithf~"p""...
<br />.... bl"I.lltn.mpl~olporlt.bar-
<br />....If.....ralluj(.....
<br />TbeIJ,S. Burpauof 1I.c1.mati""
<br />i. moving ahud wllh pia,," lu
<br />bu.lda <kIm known ""Aninu....La
<br />Plata, a $687 million rell'r""lr
<br />eomplex"...rDur.ngo
<br />CO"ee;""" m<>T~ Ihan 45 yO'....
<br />~g" a~ ~ "",aM of ""pp!yinj( waler
<br />10 lh~ rej(lon'ad,.,..land farm., tn..
<br />la.lbigpro}relonlhebur"au'.
<br />drawinj( board. will now largely
<br />.upport t'ommereial and urban
<br />j(rowthln.outhernColor.doand
<br />_urerlghl.t",",.It'Tthat",.liv.
<br />America"", wanl 10 "...oomed.y
<br />r<>t"",,1.x1raclionor10...1lto
<br />Irul'!<'tydO"'lnCalifoml..ndN....
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<br />1l1l1.ta lIme of CTUllhingle<lrr.1
<br />boog<!tde/i<'n..S"...rnmt'nlinv.....
<br />lig.lo.....y tM<ml.of Dullding
<br />Anlm...Lll 1'1.1. ,,,,tw..igh lh.
<br />benrlil.by.2-I...lr.tio,.lIlCl..v,""
<br />50mefed"raldam Duild<-n.ay\h<'
<br />bulk of t"""" """"iii, m.y go 10
<br />..hobbyh/lyra''''''.....nddeV<'IOf'"
<br />eu wanting 10 b~lld .ulld,vl.i""",
<br />for.....fuilyullt...fromCalifar-
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<br />,.] r.1I 'I Jur,..ir I'otk," taitl
<br />l'hil!loe,aRure.u"fRe<-lama!iOO
<br />rarnvlianre "fh"tr In [)"nvfr
<br />"Th<'y s.:ly it's for lbe Il'Illrans. "'"
<br />it's cl"arly a de'el"pt'r'~ ",aied.
<br />afldl,np8).........g<linRlo""ylor
<br />it."'
<br />Chari.. lIawe, a prMeu[}r of
<br />~o""mic".t Ibe Uni.e,..ty of
<br />eotorl<l<>atBoul.w,..""h.,.llItI-
<br />iodlheproJ~tforye"r..agr<l<'d,
<br />....loR' '"It., a Mrrlbl. "",}eM-
<br />riiiir"la.,ly expensive and bl..
<br />tantlyiMfflrl""V'
<br />OnlY'mMlbago,=ner",,,,,,"
<br />er.tielawmakeuandfeJ",.lorf!-
<br />el.l. bad hop<'d lodramati"ally
<br />>l('al..6.."k ore,'"" kill tbe prajH'l
<br />dorlng ""oR..."'i"nol ""mmitt....
<br />be"rin~
<br />Tho." bop... m.y h8v" IM'oen
<br />d.oIwdt""YC<:>n<"<'<1<..twcal....I""
<br />(',CW,...""pofbolhMu.'Wl<lnC"....
<br />gr.... 1Ia~ t'Illpo..,..od R.public....
<br />Inc:..lot.du'...ong......i"oaIMI...-
<br />g.II""....haar..infull.upp.>rtnf
<br />'hop'OFt.
<br />"'aw.Bu...."ofR"c1.mal!o"[~.
<br />r.darIl.n Rr.", SIIy' be h/I, 00
<br />,'ooicebutlopr",""""wUllwb.tbr
<br />eall.tb.la.. maJard.mmmpl..
<br />t.. be buill in IheW"'I.
<br />m....a"'n.aI9S8t"OIlR'=.i""al
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<br />yea' 2000, the trii>l's".n takelheir
<br />"....b....ktoIPtleralrourt
<br />Ifl!>r Irlbe.p,..vail in <'Ourt,
<br />wblehmOlllnpt"f!.bel,,,,,eL'!ike-
<br />ly...,meproptll'l<'nIOOlihoproi..,1
<br />.rglH'lllallhe.nllr""'R!"tl".wa.
<br />ler .upply "auld ''t'>m~und~r tribal
<br />rontral. po.""ibly drying up farm.
<br />land, an<! par.lyllnj( growth In ~
<br />pl.... in desperate "M1d of more
<br />homing and n;!(h"c'payln~ joI>o 10
<br />ae<'OmmodalelU''''C'<>/nt'r.
<br />"'Congre..madr a d""i.ionta ''''
<br />ve.t moll<'\' In thi. proj.....t. and
<br />wheth<>rIh3linv<'S\IDI'ntiS"'ln,n.
<br />ednrnolthevl.UIt ",.,"'artb
<br />l/l<:k<efuhthl."lkard..id
<br />..O((..ollm.... lh" <l<>bal". and
<br />flghl' we hav.. aver water.re.
<br />""nre.. i..neo..,."" HI"!(kal:' ""
<br />.dMd. "WelNlme 10 II\(> ",-ark.
<br />.....rldnfw.tN.'''"''ul'<'epraj<!<'u''
<br />Opponents .... ....a,inR a fl~.......
<br />r.mp.I," 10 derail Ih.. pro)e('l
<br />Ih..1 ha. been in II\(> work. ,in....
<br />194fi.,,'hen ftlnTl"r Rep, WayII<' M.
<br />p,,,,,1I ofC"lorado, ""w cIe\........d.
<br />.wappe<t bia.upporl f[}rtl\(>m..-
<br />.!veC...nlraIAriroo" Prajl'<'t in n!-
<br />lurn lor MllOna lawmakel1l- ap-
<br />pruv.l of five .malh'r ...In
<br />projeet.inhi,diolri<'t.An<ma,-I."
<br />Plalaiaon.nlllro:<"projt'<:h
<br />Crnit"'...ylbrpr"jO<"IWm,..,.
<br />qUire t""<'quiv.l"at of looelec-
<br />Iriclly.......Md 10 power. dl.. of
<br />M.OOOP<'<>J>I~lnO'd"'lopump"'a'
<br />l"r aut af lho Anlm.., R"..rand up
<br />. 500-r"... m""nlain Into. rid,...
<br />lOp baa;n wll<"... ~Ik and <leer now
<br />for.ge amid c1umpa nleedar and
<br />r.bhnhr...h,
<br />It.l.owUlr''lUlreav,",ay,--
<br />temnl".""l.andpiprll"...tod....
<br />U""rwat"'lolrrl,atea8,OOO><'re8
<br />of f.rmland and provldemuni...;'
<br />pal and IndU",'i.l Wal.,lor Du.
<br />rang<! and III<" "'.w M...i""...it"",
<br />of ~'.'m'ngtan. 11.".... and Bloo,,,"
<br />held
<br />TlK>prolJtemi.th.tlhrpro.!<'<.t.
<br />which ..,n Uk.. "ne,timated n
<br />ye."lohuilol,willbeeonMTtlOled
<br />In Iw" ph"..... ""ly "".. 01 whlrh
<br />...ill h< f....er.Uy ~ub<idi"'"
<br />In th~ rirsl pM.'.. Ih" INer.l
<br />govrrnl>>ffi\ willp,"k up n"OIt nf
<br />tl>e""tlmaIPtlS4(\{Jmilli"ntahf"r
<br />the '.....r.."ir..nd-pumpinl eom.
<br />Vi".. l"h< hu,I'j",n""ulhofDu.
<br />ra"go, 'Mi lor. 'ySlem tade1i,'..r
<br />...t"'IO aboUI n.(I{Io .c",. of
<br />farmlan'I......ter<>ffidal'..id
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<br />lian-a.!iekmgpo;nt Ihat h..
<br />oo.ply dlvld-e<I the Southern n..,
<br />"baareluppo!led to be p...mary
<br />h<-""flt-iarii'<af tile projeo:l.
<br />"W..'U1l8oea d..m full "I "atp.r
<br />~nd "",,,'I be .bleto.llord 10 do a
<br />danlnlhlngw;\hit,"..ldSoolbern
<br />(lie Irrbal <:<nm"ilmu R.y FronL
<br />a.opponenlof IMprojeM. "fle.
<br />CalISe 1t'5 ~ NlSt-Maring dNI, ["m
<br />afraid "e'lI only be ..ddll., <>or
<br />lul"re g.n"rauo"" "'lIb an.nor.
<br />"",...bill,"
<br />Me..nwhite,tIl<'Sierr.C1ub~
<br />,.If/I'f<'llll<'Fund''''.h!ed.ff'd..r.
<br />allawsultall..gfnglbatlheprojl'<'1
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<br />"<II .Uer f~,.., In lh.
<br />orneededny""da
<br />d<>wOlltl'<'am_aprob
<br />lyu",1ermtdj'b~tlK>l
<br />Wildlil.. s.,,,,I,,C .1lHlt~
<br />R""I..m..lioo,
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<br />Srf"lr..tely,tboproJ
<br />pUlon hold pending"
<br />a Ruc."lIof Rf'<'iam,,'
<br />rompl)' wilh ",.l;on
<br />ml'nlal rohr~ Act t
<br />rejl'arding ("Qn~trutt~
<br />paetOllwlldNlIt'Ml
<br />quaUty and f'fI<l"o~"..
<br />Afmalr..')....,,!t
<br />,"'11f be we;glIc<l by 0
<br />June. If lh.. hl1r....
<br />hurdJe.con'[rudlr"'l>
<br />b<'glnlhf>follnwlnK)"e
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