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<br />02/t~~.~S '~~,.~S:S6~w~&A~~~Wg~J~ & LOCHHEAPcOLO RIVER DIST <br /> <br />P.l/l 1iI002 <br /> <br />Vegas water proposal <br />faces steep uphill battle <br /> <br />I have :tol\'e r;ra"c eoll' becama eOlllllulIrelaUy r...l- <br />CenIS _ n 001114 opea ble iI. wcltel'D Colorsda. <br />lip a raid 0.. IInd....I. But It'. lIat oa.b' the 011 <br />opa4 \rater .... the CoI"r:llda eompltZllu that .laJl4 to bell- <br />JU'<'8r. frets Kea. 6.1._~, de efit from the project. III <br />taew ftIfe "'lIter eJ:ar and addition to oo"erlllll the <br />db'octor or tho Colorado _",oil's eDaltrllctioll C08t. <br />. Department ot Natural Nevsda ...ould p~' the state <br />Ro.oll1'Ce., of' Colo&'lldo SIlO an acre-foot <br />Qh-oh, How elm .lIrone e.ch year as a leasllli fa.. <br />abide ;he. lbo~t of the Tl:tat add' vp to an .nual <br />iatroductlo.. otlromelllltr'ket- 118.75 111l1l1on P.,....cnt i"to <br />based economics 1.D.to the state coffers. a tidy IVIII or <br />Colorado Rlvor badn', money tbat 110 0". Is 01111. <br />.ootallatio _tar manale- gated to pay to the_.. <br />ItlllZlt m"lICta:'e! AJzd there's allo me prima <br />-De..e10pltlent of then tacle bo..ettt that .would <br />rilhts. which ..... nlatively acC1'W! to the Western Slope. <br />seDior. tor aale or leue to panlcularl)' GraAd Valley <br />Nevada Will ellnntla!.b' take water use~ IA 11a\'1.D.r Colo- <br />....ater a'll'a:!' from exlatiDg rado River water remain IA <br />U5e1'S. - darklr warn. Glan- tts basin of origin rather <br />wood SPnulll "II'ater la~er than havlDi Jt tapped by a <br />Zim Lochhead who bas pre- Front Ranlle development <br />,'iousl)- represeated. Gov. IDtereat. <br />KOT Romer 'I ol!!iee u. .....ter AS Il!rIIible .. lbe prafeet <br />d.1scussiollS wilb lower bsizl mlcI1t be fnlJIl' a Grand "al. <br />ltltea. ' let pezspeeUv., )'Oil ell!. bet <br />Ob-ob. m4e the women Wt Saluar'l mlqlvlDlIS 1IW <br />imd cblld.ren. Nolbllll 1_ ,be ecaoR br tile straap <br />, th... Ute 1IS....e mow It It at poUtieal l:iedmates of the <br />stake. . . ea.vUolU:llea.tallobb,r and the <br />TII. pllbllc forebo4inl!S old-lJ.I:i.e state water bufra. <br />uttem bS' Salazar all(! ~- 10.. 'l&'ho h.llev. the 1lI22 <br />head. O'l'et'ITOJIAAt tIiovl!h interstate compaat It boiler <br />tlIQ' are. &:'8 ~.or:tlie thlln the ,tablet8 MO"I <br />re&ctlon~' bureau""-tfc bmught- dan ftoom MoWlt <br />~ea.talit;y ellat illvariablJ' SlDaL <br />OppOles I.Zl7 IDlIllestlOD or w. 8ltPect to ,.'teh tlIe <br />ont.ot-ltllt~. water:' sa!U &1:.. ,.J'e1tl'S or cotat baltles trltll <br />mrelr as I1lriltt b~ tile iI:Itereat flzlb' realbizal !:bat <br />runott ". ," the goo4 IlUJS and tbe bad <br />The eau.se or Saluar'1 and #UTa ill this dispate 1I....'t <br />Locb.ltead's plainti~e:IIli4i\" CtlStomaril,. whom :!'Ou mfJlht <br />111111 II a plan by La. v.... e...pect!:belll ta be. <br />ta bulld a reservOIr OIL R.oaA ' <br />Cnelt. VIIIII water rights <br />a......ed bT Cben-on and Getty <br />OiL to Rl'Ve as a lteac!.Y:rear- <br />roW1d water IUPPb' tor the <br />boomlll' d...", ,alllbllllJl <br />reIOrt. sie:!rlect &lIeI. Roy are . <br />elearl,y allapt at lIl8k1.D.e bare- <br />b080raed cbot'lll If,rls and <br />UIl.rs appear mU!eallY Oll~ <br />or thIa a!r but the)' aJlpa... <br />entl1 ba~en't)'IlC ngllM out <br />how to do tIlat with _te!'. <br />nere aft ollnou. benel1!.1 <br />to Chewon and Get\)' lIl. !As <br />Veps' propoRI. For Nt't- <br />ant, tIIa pl'Qfec~ will relieve <br />Clte.,.oD aDd Get!.'). "fth. cllt <br />newt anti ill.creasin:l)' <br />expeMive obllptloll ot'dem- <br />ollstratln: tllle dlllcence <br />each year in some day Pin- <br />tfn. tIlel r water r1pts to pro- <br />dgctlve \110. ~toreover. Cb.v. <br />1'QII a..d GeU;a' ..auld lot a <br />ruenoir cODatntctecl witll <br />Na\'llda mOlley. a reservoir <br />that "'o\lld pOliOibIT ODe clay <br />reverl to their' u.re il2 tho <br />IlIc&J.v lIIlllke17 .".ot tIIat oil <br />_.._._. ..1_...........__... _..__ <br /> <br />i J ~ t~ <br /> ~ <br />.. , <br /> :::r <br /> :i <br /> r:r <br /> jil <br /> E. <br /> rr <br /> i <br /> ~ <br /> et <br />;' I ~ f i <br />~ <br />" ~~ ~ <br /> . <br /> C'~ . <br /> 2- <br />... (~ I <br /> '\ . <br /> , <br /> , <br /> . <br /> ..' <br /> ~ <br /> <br /> <br />..'. <br /> <br />~.r <br /> <br />. J''i:. <br /> <br />~;~ . <br /> <br />: "'-'r: '. _.:. _ _. <br /> <br />- .;.;.~-.:, <br />