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<br />Page 4 - Thursday, May 10, 1990
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<br />THE DURANC
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<br />I Editorials
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<br />"There are threi" things < Durango Herald
<br />that"? one can do .
<br />to the entire satisfaction . "J.;,'; .
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<br />of anyone else: First published June 30.1881
<br />make love, Arthur Ballantine, Editor and Publisher, 1952 - 75
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<br />poke the fire - "
<br />. and run a newspapf1'." Morley C. Ballantine (Mrs. Arthur Ballantine). Chairman, Editor
<br />-William Allen Whi.., 1917 " .. '. " Richard G. Ballantine, Publisher
<br /> ,',' , Dan Partridge. Managing Editor". ' '
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<br />Compr~mise for the fish and the A-LP
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<br />We don't believe two dozen squawfish that natural geographical areas, such as
<br />will halt the construction of the Animas-La river basins, have a strong internal inter-
<br />Plata Project. There are too many benefits dependence; environmental links make
<br />to the project to scuttle it for fish that are for a strong webbing. Ninety miles downs-
<br />found in four other tributaries of the Col- tream from RidgesBasin, where 17 young
<br />orado River and are being raised success-' squawfish were found in the high-water
<br />fully in a hatchery., . " 'year of 1987, isn't that far
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<br />T~~. A:~i~aS-La Plata has been a project ",.~_nviro~entally.. , ,,; , .
<br />; of compromise. The Indian Water RightS~" The FIsh and WIIdhfe ServIce wants to '
<br />< SettlemeIlt:with~' multitude of diverSe'; protect a!!or.th~ ft;w natural areas that the "
<br />, . participantS'hiuan~fied to~the first ~m~ "ra~e spe~es IS fo~nd ~Q ~ to reduce the
<br />,_ Indian wate'r rights. Everyone gave to '~h~ce that ~ey,wIII be WIped out thro.ugh
<br />" make that possible.v,'..." ,,"f,4,: .,',., ,< ~",.". _aCCIdent; that s understandable. But gIven
<br />. ", 'j"'.;O', '.",' . ..' . . " . squawfishare found elsewhere, and appa-
<br />.'f'.";" .U~der.pressure dunng t~e Reagan ad-' rently prospered to such a degi-ee that they
<br />mInIS~aUOn t~ off~et a ~oruon of fe.d~ral were aggressively poisoned in the 1960s, it
<br />~nanaalcon~nbuuons wIth local paruclpa- makes no sense to delay Animas-La Plata
<br />Uon, the project w~s reduc~d to phases 1 construction. Letthe Fish and Wildlife Ser-
<br />and 2 and cost-shanng reqUIred. That ,,:as vice proceed with its study, but simulta-
<br />a healthydema.nd, and I~ca!s bough.t I~. neously with the construction of the water
<br />More compromise. Then, Irr~gator~ dldn t project.
<br />always ~et all, they wanted In ~;~.~r. con- Perhaps the study will show that high
<br />tracts, elther,<,:",:,.<~;. "0" ,'-,"'~~':":'::.:;.: watertriggers squawfish reproduction, as
<br />I We don't fault, the Fish and Wildlife Ser".. is suggested. If so, water management
<br />, . ,. vice for considering the entire San Juan'-'could take that into account. But to wait
<br />I j River Basin when it considered what might" seven more years for the Animas-La Plata,
<br />" be the effects of the Animas-La Plata. One so, so close to construction, doesn't make
<br />II thing that's been lea~n~d "in,recent years is sense. Compromise.
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