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<br />! Animas-La Plata project rolls on
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<br />Ol'RANGO ~ 1';0 matte, t"'"
<br />rtili<:scalln_micallyun.
<br />.....nd.....viroomell.tallyllarnaging
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<br />a.ablaUlnleumple.xpori.'ba'.
<br />~llo<Ierallur<'SS.
<br />TM u,s. Bu,e"u 0/ R""lilrnalilln
<br />IS m"ving altead ....itll pl"I\llIO
<br />build a dam known", Animu-La
<br />Plata. a $687 million re...rvolr
<br />C(>fDlllnl>earDur~.
<br />Coneei.....,m"nlhn45yea..
<br />ago......meanoof...pplyiDllw..ler
<br />tolbeI'O'gioo'.dry-iandlann..lIti.
<br />lut birprojeeloatl>ebu'.....u..
<br />drawIng boa"'" wUI n<>" largel~'
<br />,upl"'rl ",m_relal and urban
<br />g",wlb,nooulllernColorlldoand
<br />"""W'f'rigltls ww:al<'rlhat Nalivr
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<br />lu'roa!ul,aelionort"""Uto
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<br />B....alall~"'ef1L,lnngl<'(\Nal
<br />budgetd<-fitits.g.....".Ir''''nlin'__
<br />ligal""" ""y lhe root. 01 bmldlttg
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<br />_lilllb.a2-to-lralio,and""....
<br />_f~al<l<lmbui.ld<-rs...ylhe
<br />bult of I__lits may go 10
<br />"hobbybayfarmrn,-'anddn-rlop-
<br />ers..antingl..burld.ubdivi.......
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<br />i'lIilDoe.a8llre8llofRocl..mation
<br />""mplian.e officer ia o...v.....
<br />AThey.ay it's for tM Ind...lIS, bul
<br />it'lclNrlv"""~'lproje<:t,
<br />.ndtup;I\.en.....go:illft'lOpayl...-
<br />il" .
<br />CboIrl"" Ho..e, a p.ofn......-oi
<br /><'COIIOm;e. alllle l'nivtmlily 01
<br />C"'oraooalll<ltlld<r..bolwlstud-
<br />i<>dlheprojooctlory..ars.ag""",,-
<br />""Yinc"lt'o..lIorriblepn*rt~
<br />ndkulously upe-n.JVf' and bla,
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<br />Criticism inundates planners
<br />of West's last big dam complex
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<br />Y"..r 2000. <he trlbe< can t~~"lheir
<br />ra.""barlolOt<:<lnll"""rl.
<br />It 1M mbes pr""ail in ~.."rt.
<br />w~,"" rntI$t ..~perU bf'1i"".. It lib-
<br />ly,_pr<>p<>r><n'8<>f';,.pro~
<br />argtlf'thall""..mi.......gi<>l>.'w&-
<br />I.M...pply......ld'..""'""""'lrlb;t1
<br />eonlrol. J>O!<I'bly drying up f~nn-
<br />I..nds and pa.alY''''1l growt~ i.n "
<br />pL1""iud""""ralenwdofmon'
<br />llow<ingandlllghcr'!",YIlIlljoh.to
<br />a"coJr"noo"t..ne"'''''''''',,.
<br />"CongrHs mad.. a dl!ro.;OI) 10 '0.
<br />.'...., money in.bi. p.ni""l..nd
<br />"""''-''''rlllalin_menti....I........
<br />ed <If not. tl1ey fell II""" wftfth
<br />u.ns..londl<." Beard said.
<br />..Oft..nl""~I""d..t>;I~and
<br />IIgbl..... hue ""et' ..al..r',...
<br />""urc..iS5......~mill"glCalMbr
<br />added. "W..l<<>me 10 llIe w.......y
<br />,..".1d<>f"31..r-r~projf'<'lII"
<br />Oppooruts.......&ginlla fll'f('('
<br />."mpoilU' to .wr..il tbr prOj<'<-1
<br />that hIl. beo--Il;n tht' works",,,",
<br />IUI...""" fomwr R..p Way...."'"
<br />pinall ofCok>tada. """'''''''''".....,
<br />.wappe;:l bis support lor lbema....
<br />sjv.. c..ntralArizona Projf'<'tlltre-
<br />lunl for Arizona la"'m"~e"" "p.
<br />proval <>f liv" .man.., ..,...
<br />proJl'ctsinllisdiSlrirl.....nlmas.L:a
<br />Plalais~"f.hoot-pro}t'<1s.
<br />Crilir:s...y U.. proj<<t will re-
<br />qu;re IIIe equival~n1 <>f tbe et.....
<br />l1'iIoily -.Jed wpo......."'ty<>f
<br />6lI.600fI'l"Plt'ilIordt'rlo.......p..a-
<br />1f'.out<>flbeAnlmasRi_andup
<br />as.oo.f_mounlainlltt"alid~
<br />lop N.ln where..lk and deer DOW
<br />lor..,., amid dumps 01 cedar and
<br />rabbil~
<br />U abo"ill r...""e a v_"l""
<br />t..m of..anal. and p'pellnes 10 <Ie-
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<br />lion -a.tlckingpo;ntthlltl>a.
<br />deeplydivuledt""Southcrnl'l"S,
<br />..brlare,upP<""'dtObf'primal)'
<br />beroditia,...."flheproje<ol
<br />"W.ll1>:av..a dam fullof...l...
<br />and"'III.tlMoablf't"...lfnrdtodoa
<br />damn Uung..;tbil~..idSollI""rn
<br />litt'lribal"""""ilmon Ray Frosl
<br />an oppolWnl of tile projecl "Be-
<br /><'IIusein.""",..1Ioriugdeal.T'm
<br />~Ir"id well only.... saddli"lt' oor
<br />IUlure gen~ratin,," ..-llb an "nor.
<br />"""",bill."
<br />Me......-lIlk. \be Sierra Clnb Le-
<br />g.1 Del"""" Fllndballileda I""""
<br />.1 Iaw",illllqiarlbaC lhe project
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<br />",llallerilo"..;"tbe.~mmasRiv.
<br />... lW<'<Ieo bv e"""ng~red hoh
<br />do",...tream-:aproblem.."rrcnl'
<br />lyTlOderstTl<ly b, lbe U.S. f'i.<lland
<br />Wildlif"s...oi"""ndthe Ru...au(J(
<br />R...lamallon.
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<br />Sl'!>"r..teiy.tbeprni<<1hll.bN>n
<br />put on bnld P<'fJ{llngcumpMi""'"
<br />a BuruuofR..<olamali""eU"rtln
<br />rumply with :'>ali"""l ~n\'lron'
<br />m..nlal Polky Art r"'l",r..menl'
<br />rf"Prd'Of:....ns!nlcti<ltland;I..im-
<br />part on..;llIer_laM..wat.".
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