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<br />Dt.:RANGO - Nn m.l,er lhal
<br />crihr. rall il crOfto>mic.lIy un.
<br />ll<Julld, e""ironmcntally dama~Hl,ll
<br />andawawrprUj<'<.'lwilhfewp<'<'11I
<br />at a blalanl ~.ampleof p"rk'bar-
<br />'ellcderalla'lr"""
<br />1'heV,S.Bu....aullfRet'13ma(j""
<br />ia mOV'"1l ahead wilh plans 10
<br />hUddadamk"""na""'nimu_l;I
<br />l'lata, a S~!7 milUon re"",no;r
<br />"<>mple. OMrl)urangu,
<br />Con,...ivcdmotclhan ny.,...
<br />alloa.amr.rn;ol.upplyinlrwatl'1'
<br />lolhe....rilln'.dt)'.land f.rrn., tblS
<br />1"lbIRprOjcctonlhcbur.au'.
<br />drawing hoard. will nOw (a'H.ly
<br />.up~rt commerrlal aod urhan
<br />/l'rOwlhin.""lhernColor.do'nd
<br />"""urerillhblowalcrthat:'<aUve
<br />Amerir.,," w.nl 10 1m' !Olm. day
<br />lor coal nlrarlionor t<J..1I to
<br />th''''lydll",lnC.IHomla.nd:O;...
<br />..d.
<br />RutataIJ/l"'o/rr'''h,nrfedl>ml
<br />tmdgeIMfidlil,I"".rn<lWntinve..
<br />tigal""'...Ylh.cosbnfhnJld,"Il
<br />"'nima,'I... Plata OUlw.igh Ih.
<br />bt-ncfltshya 2'(0).1 rat,a.andewn
<br />lIOm~fl'dl'1'aldambnildc""Ylhe
<br />bulk of 1"'- b<-no-lil. ma~ .0 10
<br />'"hubby hay farrn~rs" and d<>v~lop"
<br />~t''''antin.tobulld~bdivision.
<br />for....,uityu'I.."frumC.hfor.
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<br />"i ~all H Jura."ic Pork," said
<br />PhjJrl<>e,'8ureauofR~durl"lIon
<br />compUan~e "fficer ,n r)oonv~r
<br />..",....... ,,'.forlheln<h3n., hUI
<br />ll'lc'lcar'ly. dcveloper', prQi<'<.'I,
<br />andlup.y.,.a....l/Oin~lopayf'"
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<br />Chari"" Ilow~. a prole,"or <>1
<br />C."''''mir. at llot- Uni"er'ily 01
<br />Colorado al f!onfd..,. "'II<> hu OIud-
<br />'edlheprnje("tlllrY.......gr..ro,
<br />..ylng' "Ir. a borr;bl~ proj....l_
<br />ridlcu'''u,ly ~'peo",ve and Ma.
<br />tanll~ jocff'~i~nt"
<br />Only. m<>nlh a~o. som. fl<omu.
<br />~ralir l...mak."and fffiloral olli-
<br />cial. had hoped to dramati~alJ)'
<br />1I('.le It,r~ .... ..co kill the proj""t
<br />during ~on~r."'on.1 commill....
<br />bpann~.,
<br />1'1I<>.e hof'M may have """n
<br />da<lw<llt!eyC<lnh'dr,bKoa."...lb!>
<br />llOP.w"'1> of boIh hnu.... in C"".
<br />~r,," ba. .mpo"'cred R~l"'l>Iira""
<br />,n C\llorado', c""~r'''i<>nal del...
<br />gaUonwbo"""'nfuU"'I>porlof
<br />lbeprojC<.1
<br />Now. Bor....uof Rl'rla",.lloo Oi.
<br />"'l:lorl'>anRcardAAy.;..,I....""
<br /><'boio~ but 101'/"<l<'eed WJlh wltal h~
<br />ratl.lh<-Iast majo'dam"""ple.
<br />lObe buill In lllc WC_,j,
<br />Ih.r.a""n:a 19S5l'OOg"""i<>na1
<br />mandate 10 .....lIor. 130.year-old
<br />Nahve Am<'ri<'an wat.r ri~blo ""
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<br />... .~u.a UI UJt:Cl ruu~
<br />OD25Jt
<br />Cr,'ticiSlll inund'ltes phnncrs "u ,,,. ".."..
<br />' , ,( . er neeu.d by en
<br />of\Vest's last bi~ danl COlllplcx ~J:n':.~~~nd;;';~
<br />'-' l'iildhrcStotvicc....
<br />mi/r tooo, lhe trihe. r.n lak~ the,r linn _ a Sli(kJn~ point tbat ha. R..d"malion
<br />~a"back tofl'd~r.lcourl d''''I'ly dividro the ~ulh.rn (jICll,
<br />II tb~ tribe! pr~v.;l in court. who are !uppo...d to bc primary
<br />wh'rbll>Ol;texpcrt!lIl'U"V.lahb. be"",ici.".."llflh.pmj<'<:(
<br />ly.aom~pmpon..nL'of lhe prajPrl "W.'IlMv..a dam full 01 wat~r
<br />a'1l"e Ihat thl> entlr.. rE'~I.,"''1 lOll. lIOO won'l beablctoaflord IOdoa
<br />lCr,upplY<'<luld("<>",,""nd~tlrlbal damnihjngltllbit,......idSUUlbem
<br />n>nlrol, 1'<,,",lbly dry;n~ np farm. lite IrU",1 <'<."",llman Ray Froat.
<br />land. and par.ly.jn~ I/I"owth in a an opp<,ncnl nl I.... pr<>j<'Ct. "Re.
<br />plar. IOU"'"..'a!l' n....d of mor~ ca""cll'lacost-1lharingdt-al, l"m
<br />hO...lOg.n<l hij(lwr-pay,ng i<>r..ln olraid we'll ooly be 48ddlingoor
<br />acoommndal~ newcomera, fulnr. ~co~Tati".. wilh an ~n"r.
<br />"C"o.r."~ma,*,ad""'l'<ionl",.. mOOlbill."
<br />ve'l mo"", ,n lbl. proJ<'rl. and t.f.>anwhil.., lhe S'~ra Club u.
<br />...helh~rlhatillv...tm.-nl mrE'lu,... ,aIOl-/en~~'undh,,"liled.loo.'r.
<br />00 or ..~, tb.>y fcll It ..a. w"rlh alla..gull aU.g/og thui llIe ,"oj""l
<br />!h"'clulldo." fle<ord "'id
<br />"Oll~nlim.... the d'bal"" and
<br />fl~ht. w~ h.ve 0I'l" walcr.r...
<br />sour... i..u.......m 11Iolrl~.J." be
<br />add<><l, "Welt"",. I" IIlc wlldv
<br />worklafwalcr""""Url't"proje<:t.,"
<br />01>1'<"'....1. are wo,lngo fw......
<br />camJ>>li~n 10 d~raU tM proj..l
<br />th.alba'h<>cnml"""ork'.'inC'f'
<br />1~.8. wtu-n !orm~r R~p. Wayne A.-
<br />p,nall of Colorado. ",-",'d..,p.""".
<br />.",ap)lC<lhi""ppo,t f",thrma.'
<br />",v. ('pnlral Ar;~"na Projfft in r.,.
<br />Iurn for Ariwna rawmJk~..'.p'
<br />provul 01 fl.. .m.!ler wal.r
<br />projects ,n hi.d,~n-kt. Anlma'-l.a
<br />I'lalala""""flboocproje<-lo,
<br />('rlti....ylheprojrcl..ilJr....
<br />quir.the~"ivalenl 01 Tb~ ..I..,.
<br />tr",ilyllt'o><lMlopoorpracilyot
<br />60,OOOJl<'<l!>lpmonll'f (0 pump Ita.
<br />[crout 01 Ihl'Anim.. Riwt.odup
<br />. 000",",1 """,n"'J/l inlo a 'id~...
<br />tnpba<in..-h.redll and deer """
<br />forag. amid rl"mp. of C'f'dar and
<br />rabb,tbru.k
<br />lIaboi,willrequit"ava<t.v,,"
<br />I~m of canoll.and p1i"'1ine< 10d..
<br />llv.rwalPrt<Jlni~all'6~.oOOa.'r..
<br />of fa,mlaod.ndprov'dpmanirj.
<br />pal and ,"duolrial wal.rlM Ou-
<br />ral'lJlOandlht>:-..w:lol,..,..,,.,li...
<br />of f'armln~lon_ ""lc'Cand Bloom.
<br />I,pld
<br />T'beprooloml.lhatlhcprojl'C!.
<br />wh,rb wJlll.k. an ~.tim.t..,. 12
<br />Y~'T!tobuild. will bc.<l""lt....tcd
<br />;ntwopha.......ulyon.o/which
<br />wlllbc/.dctall.v.ub.id,....-]
<br />rnlhocfi..lpha,e.rhchodv,.1
<br />~o.prnm.nt will pirk up mOSt 0'
<br />lbefO'tlm'looUOOmdhoulablnr
<br />th~ '.,,,,volr.and,pumping "Om-
<br />pi.... IObc buillju.l..,Ulh 01 Du.
<br />rango, and ford 'y",em lodcliv~r
<br />",.t.rlo.boat43.000.('r,..of
<br />'."mland, watl'Tofficia" ,aid,
<br />II i. nllo bc Jt,'''rm''I<'<J who
<br />will pa;. fur ,..~ _,-_
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<br />comply Itith Nalj,
<br />menlall'oli., Arl
<br />fellardJngwn"'-rilct
<br />pact on wl1d<>'n.,.
<br />Quality and "Ildan~..
<br />1\ !loal r....I.'" .~
<br />will be ....,~hC<.l by
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