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<br />': By Chris Bauch:, ~ . th La Pia II h be k b k
<br />" 'I';'" agamst e Ammas- " ta pro, -. project WI ave to ta en ac to
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<br />,"! ;~' ject inNew Mexico. .:}:.i.:;~:> .:'.' the county for approval," said Tay-
<br />.., OUR Land Inc. has declined tiVl . "I,was pleased with the vote," lor., .'
<br />press a court suit against San Juan' said Tom Taylor, chairman of the.. " The Sanjuan Water District rep-
<br />County(N.M.) over the results of San Juan Water Commission.' resents Bloomfield, Aztec, Far-
<br />the votes cast for the Animas-La "There was enough ofa margin to mingron, Sanjuan County and the
<br />Plata Project Tuesday. "',, ,~., show there's no question as to the rural water users who are buying
<br />In a statement issued Thursday, validity of the vote.": .",; .. ..',,: ,.30,800 acre feet of municipal and
<br />morning; OUR Land President.. San Juan County voted 61 per industrial water from the Animas-
<br />Even Oldham stated they had aC'i.' cent in favor of the repayment con- La Plata Project. The New Mexico
<br />complis~ed their mission "to sec-,~ " tract approved by the county com. users may begin taking the water as
<br />ure.the opportunity to v~te on the..t:'mission~rs to pay.for their ~rtion soon as construction starts on rhe
<br />AnImas-La PLata ProJect. Ak".of the Ridges Basm ReservOIr con- dam.
<br />though..9UR Land remains op~-:'tstruction. The contract hasa cap on "We don't have to wait for the.
<br />posed tothe Animas-La Plata, we ",it; so if construction costs 'overrun completion of the reservoir be-
<br />will not interfere with the will of the the original $12.4 million estimate, cause we get our water straight
<br />voters. The voters have spoken." San Juan County will only be obli- from the river," said Taylor. "With-
<br />Owners of Urban and Rural gated to pay for up to $16.4 out the Animas-La Plata we were
<br />Land is a group of San Juan million. (pteue..,. A-LP, Page 16)
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<br />not' guaranteed'use:oLthe .water.
<br />Now we are. It's good to get to this
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<br />Construction could start so'me-
<br />time this summer ~n Ridges Basin
<br />Reservoir near Durango. The Bu-
<br />reau of Reclamation is still waiting
<br />for a construction stan date pend-
<br />ing the outcome of a ,biological
<br />study of the endangered squawfish
<br />that inhabit a portion of the San
<br />Juan River which may be affected
<br />by the Animas-La Plata. ' . ..
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