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<br />Two water
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<br /> project costs
<br /> overflowing
<br /> Animas. Dolores up I
<br /> 547.8 million in yoar
<br /> By Mafl< Obmuei~
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<br /> 0... yea. 01 InnaUooandeo,rt""CIT\l".
<br /> l1.o"'"b""'lt'dtbl!prj~lafo"o/theft'derll
<br /> IIn,mal.l.a Plaia and Do<>rell wal<"r pruJ-
<br /> I'(1Jbvt41..milll"".thetaBul't'.llUof
<br /> Rl'('lamatl""oay1,
<br /> T'hrl'SlImatedroillof"."n,u.LJ,Plata.
<br /> tolll'bulll in !IOUlllwffltem Cclorll<!u i""
<br /> northw..tern ~ew Mules, olands a,
<br /> UlJ.! million, a 41$ Jl<'""ent prke 10-
<br /> rr.aOl!olncel970
<br /> TbeflnannaltffOrdOltbeDok>_proj-
<br /> ffi,underrolllllrU<'tion,o""uthwe3lern
<br /> C<>loraoo. ill.........""",. Bure.u of RIl<'I..
<br /> matlon rnri'-n t$llmal.(> tM ptoj""l..m
<br />. """I UU:8 mutlon.1n UI1"'r".,OI~....t
<br /><werr"n",,,,,,, lis prke .......tlm.t...:llo
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<br /> T~'p.ye.. and WeSlern "I"drle "\1&-
<br /> lO~"'.""'K"MdullllltoCi>verUll'vall
<br />'" mojo"tyoftllt:>ulr'''''''llJ.
<br />, "A. long 115 we"'" In.n lnflatlOMry e...
<br />. vironm,..t,lt'sg<>inglo<'OSI"',"lI8ldMax
<br />SlodoLoki nf the RU'''''uofR<'I'llmatiWJ". I
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<br />Since '70, Animas up I
<br />418%; Dolores, 861%
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<br />WAtERtromPa9l!IA
<br />,~nima"-L. Plata by U ""rcent
<br />laotyr.r, fed<!raloClkial.""Id. Al
<br />u'o ..meUme, inflation lod cost
<br />OV.1'T\Im combined to ilKT"'se 100
<br /><'OIItofthl-Dulofffpt<ljPctbyr.,]
<br />percrnt
<br />ColUtr""tionol Anirna..La Pia.
<br />la ba~ """n drl.yO'd indefinitely
<br />..hile fewal Mildal. flgu...
<br />..aytoboildthrproJe<'llOllbout
<br />v:iolstin~ the f".ndan,ered Specl..
<br />Ad The U.S, ~'joh and WlIdlife
<br />Ser..-lr...ysAnlma..LaPlatsw1ll
<br />hurl a omall popolallon of rare
<br />(:oIorll<!O"'l"swltMwilMulnlr.
<br />",vlronmrrrtalme.,ur...
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<br />Irrigate 80,000 acres
<br />Antrruo..1..a Plata would ini~ale
<br />U,OOOlrr.sofrropland..opply
<br />drinUn, ..atrr to Doran", and
<br />I'TOVldr"'atrrlol/>eSoulJwol'1ltltl!,
<br />Ute Mo"otain tItt' and Navajo
<br />lribM.ltr.alblfOl<'<>n!llrurtionof
<br />IWO rrsrnr<>in,%40 miles of pipe-
<br />]i"", aod osoal.. "'Vrn pomping
<br />planta and ~4 mil.." of .lrrlrical
<br />lranomlll$le.nh......
<br />The fedt'ral govrrnmenl "" far
<br />hu."""tJ2?ZmiJlh>oonAnima..
<br />La Plats,
<br />ThrDolor....pmjl'ell.llp<'r_
<br />ernl <omplet. It 1~lud... Md'h~
<br />R.......olr.lhewte'.thlrd-Iarg""t
<br />lak., a bydrorlP<'lrle pJant and a
<br />]18'mi~ll\"lworko{pJpe!landea.
<br />nalslhali'lIO'bt<lull'<1loev..,,!ually
<br />irrlgale8%,OOOaer""ofCr<lp<l
<br />So far, t3~5.8mdlion,i fl'<1",,"1
<br />moll(tyha'~.,..,nt""U,..o.-.,
<br />Inr",p""~,IheRo"",uof"""I.,
<br />mation bopi'll to ~pmd UU mil-
<br />ltonm~""'ly~ar
<br />Con/(l"<'NlappT<lvrdbothColora.
<br />do"at.rproJ<'Cl'inl~'a'part
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<br />ol. <ompromilll!thal t<'d to,..""
<br />.lrueUonol lh..Ctnlral Arlllllnl
<br />Project, a m....lv. wal~t rnl(1-
<br />nf'fl'io~ """'1'1..,. llnklnll the eol<>-
<br />radnRlvrrwiU,Pborni.andT"".
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<br />Ilul 10 yul'!l of en.ironmrntal
<br />Ilnd ""HUeal problem'~~aledbiil"
<br />prlcehik", for the Anirnas.La Pia.
<br />ta and Dotorrs projl'<1s
<br />Pr~sld~nl Jimmy rut.r tri<'d
<br />unsue(1'Ufully 10 kUl Dolor... a.
<br />part of bls '"hi! lis!" 01 Weow~n
<br />wat.r projrcta 101ti~ ,",,,bIMhgU
<br />infl.tlon ra"'" ,,~, Wbf.n <'OMll'IK"
<br />lion "'<'11" Ii~ally 1Ilarted lOork on
<br />Me1'hl>eDam.lb(>y IIl"-'1lVrrrdfar
<br />more Ana.....i Indi.n ru.os than
<br />previo"-'ly we.... b<:'li""rd to be In
<br />"li.llo""t, prompting ..n. 01 th.
<br />natJon""""'lma","vrarehaMj,,,,
<br />loald!lI.
<br />Animsa-La Plata wa.morIbund
<br />foryra.."nllll.wyrrspropoordto
<br />build it..a way to help end Iwo
<br />walrr.rlghl. righlo wltb lh. Ute
<br />Mn""taln Ule and tbr Soulb.-rn
<br />Utt.lribrsAgr""ndbreaking..""
<br />l<<'hPdu]l><llorla.ty..ar.bulll....'
<br />ea"""lO'daltertIleFiahan</'II'ild.
<br />1I1.~"'I...nd.dlhatAnima".L1
<br />Plaia "'ould hurt tM "'lu.wfi'h
<br />habital,
<br />Navajos object
<br />F""rral biololliot. and dam
<br />bllilde..eut a do>al tbat wooldal.
<br />Ill'" eon.lrUl'(;on of Anima'-La
<br />PI"", butlholn th~ NavaJo tribe
<br />VOi"""Ql'J'OIillnn,
<br />TlH>yllllldlllatltw"uldu",..wa_
<br />t....lromNavajoR.......vnlrlonf/.
<br />seI ,-,"vlrooml'llta] damalle by Ani-
<br />mall'1..a Plata,
<br />Slate,fl'd.ralandlrlbalofli_
<br />"iaJ. no",."" e'p""ted 10 try to
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