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<br />T HI!. oo.oOOD~RS have Ilrllllk 'BlI~. '. i
<br />Thia lime Ihey ~rc Ihrcllenhlillho Anim"'L11 P1a1_
<br />walor project In 10Ulh_lorn Colorado aDd nOrthoaalOlll
<br />New M.llica. Ilullhl. i.n'lju.t any. other WI\Ilr projecti II',
<br />Ih.l.llachcdulod fOll.rIll water devclopDlODI 00 lhe bookt,
<br />. part of tho overall agrecment!bal bolped cre.1O Iho Central
<br />Arllona Projec;lin t~c 1961h. . ' , , ' ,
<br />Farmera, raneh.1lI and lown. In Ihe Four Cornen ^rea
<br />dtptnd on WIlIer Crom Ih. "nim.. and La I'Iata river..
<br />tiowever, like .0 many other riven in,lho American Wesl,
<br />lhey Irc over-appropriut.d,
<br />The kiekcr II IbJttbe $Cnlor-moll rightl belona 10 n.iallo.
<br />barina Soulhenl ,Ule Illd Ute Mounlllin Ule Indianl.
<br />Should lbey decide to exercise all of Ihose riahts, flnnina
<br />and ranehinll III Ibe "'lIillll would bcdccimalcd, and com.
<br />munilies would ha hard pre.$ed to devolnp enough W1I(er 10 .
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<br />Tbe tribes ha"'1 Dol wonled 10 do in their nolgbbon; 'bul '
<br />they do wallt mom nf Iheir riJhlful waler, AOer ye... of ne-
<br />1I0ti..tions with aU parliea Involved, an agr~ment wu
<br />reueh.d on u dcveloplllenl plan which in turn w.. C1111 inl"
<br />luw by COllsr.,.. .'
<br />Thut's nul guod enough for the do.g"oders, So whBtlf
<br />Animui-l.ll Pluta is the law of the lund? II does nOI iitlheir
<br />view or Ihin~..
<br />111 this case the do-goodert arc Individuals wilhin 'he \
<br />U,S, I'i>h and Wildlife Seniee claiming lhallwo .pecie. of
<br />n,h mighl be wiped oul by Ihe projecl. WB're nnt lslkh'g
<br />rainbow Iroul herc, We're I.lkina about Color.do .quuwf.
<br />ish. . migntlnry breed that grows 10 S reel in length, snd
<br />the ruorbuck sucker,
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<br />Allglers hllve II wurd for them: Irush \i,h, The govern.
<br />ment evell Iried to kill off the squ.wfi.h in 1962.
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<br />The rederul dO'l;ooders wnnt 10 .Iudy lh. possible crr~is
<br />of Ihe proicct on the.. breed., They ligure th.y can lIel the
<br />'. ,Job dnlle III ,",ven yeurs - or 10 -- but thc project would
<br />],Ilve to be deh.yed tha' long, " . .
<br />CoineidenluUy. Ihe law aUlborizlng the, project ulso cBll.
<br />for ilto h. dnne by 2020, 10 years from now. Morc.than '
<br />the deni!.ell' of lhe river. smcll> fishy h.....
<br />){ep, nen NighlhuISe Cllmpbelllllld Gov, ,Roy P.nm, er ure
<br />angmd by lhis lurn or even\>. The pcopl~ or thc Unj~ed
<br />Slates have mude a solemn Bgteent.nt wnh two Indl.n
<br />:. , tribes, IIDd now one agency of our governmenl;s seekillB 10 ..
<br />s<:utlle Ihat agreement, RomCl is even considering a r.quest
<br />to e,cmpt Ihele fish fronl the Endangered Specie. Act.
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<br />Sell, Dill Arn\Slrong 'I.ld Ihe Fish und Wild lire people,
<br />"huve lostlouch wilh reality." He urged Indian le.deralo
<br />sue the governmenlto get the project back on lruck, .
<br />"his sugu is mHy reminiscent of lhe Two Forks DaDl
<br />velo, where one arm of government sculllcd what olhcrs
<br />Were tryinG 10 a~ebmplish beenuse of opposilion from u
<br />group wilh u nurrow asendu, The result il government (or
<br />Ihclaek of it) by sri<Hoek, '
<br />We join ill AnnslrnnS" advice to the tribe.: Sue Ihe suck-
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