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<br />'Oomenici'wants fish report reviewed
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<br />WASHINGTON (AP) - A report urging ommend the delay for studies on the'
<br />a seven-year delay In ,the AnImas-la Colorado Squawfish. ",
<br />Plata water project Is, unacceptable 'The Fish and Wildlife Service. In a
<br />I, without a thorough review of all the draft Jeopardy opinion, said several
<br />, allernatlves, Sen. Pete Domenlcl, dozen squawfish would be harmed If
<br />, R-N.M.. has told the Interior Depart- the proJecl were built. The service also
<br />f' ment. " ", " said any further water depletions from
<br />'We've overcome too many obstacles existing dams In the basl~ should not
<br />, to simply be told that the AnImas-la 'be allowed. ,
<br />Plata project will be put on hold for Ironically. the Fish and Wildlife
<br />another seven years." Domenlcl said SeIVtce 11,1 1962 conducted a massive
<br />, Wednesday." poisoning program In the San Juan
<br />He said he was surprised the U,S. basin to kill the squawfish and other
<br />Fish and Wildlife Service would rec- species then called "trash fish."
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<br />Sen. TIm Wirth, D-Colo.. said In-
<br />terior Secretary Manuel Lujan Jr. Is
<br />, "very sympathetic" to the AnImas-La
<br />Plata water project, despite the FIsh
<br />and Wildlife report. Fish and Wildlife Is
<br />an Interior Department agency.
<br />Lujan !lllght have already directed
<br />the agency to do more work on the
<br />opinion issued Tuesday. Wirth said.
<br />Domenlcl called the' Fish and.
<br />Wildlife report a breach of faith.
<br />"After reviewing the ... opinion. I be-
<br />lieve the draft report on the squawfish
<br />Is Inadequate," Domenlct said. "II does
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<br />not fully evaluate ways to protect the
<br />squawfish In the San Juan River. There
<br />must be some alternatives other than
<br />to hold the project up for seven years. ",
<br />The water project was designed to
<br />, supply ranchers and cities In south-
<br />wes tern Colorado and northwes tern
<br />New Mexico and two Ute Indian tribes,
<br />Groundbreaklng on the $380 milIl.
<br />project had been set for this mon
<br />with project supporters believing their
<br />decades-long battle for water had been
<br />won and a lasting agreement signed
<br />with the Indians.
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