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<br />CARY E, JOHNSON
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<br />RECEIVED
<br />AUG 1 6 1996
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<br />12 August 1996
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<br />Colorado Water
<br />Conservation Board
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<br />Mr. Charles A. Calhoun, Regional Directur
<br />USDI - Bureau ofRedamation
<br />125 South State Street, Room 6107
<br />Salt Lake City, Utah
<br />84138-1102
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<br />Dear Mr, Calhoun:
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<br />303 866 4474;
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<br />Endosed you will find thr c.omments of the Swfacc Water Quality BUIell.\l of the New Mexico
<br />Environment Department on the Final Supplement to the 1980 Final Environmental Stato'mm, for
<br />the Animas-La Plata Project.
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<br />Our analyses of these cioCllltlents leads us to believe that the pfoject. ll$ currently designed, will have
<br />serious adverse effectS upon the water quality of the San Juan, Animas and La Plata river, within
<br />the Stale of New Mexico, We ue also concc:mcd that the project could adversel). affect the water
<br />quality of that reach of the Mancos River within New Mexico. AR you are aware, we have
<br />expressed similar concerns for over a decade.
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<br />The impacts of the proposr-d (lI'ojp.ct would result in lonil-term violations of me StlUldJzrds lor
<br />JlUustJlIe IIlrd IIIInrs14t' Streams adopted by the New Mexico Water Quality Control Commission
<br />and coditied in the New Mexico Administrative Code at 20 NMAC 6,1, Specifically "'-'e believe
<br />that violatiollli ofsrandards adopted to protect the State's fisheries, wildlife, and livestock may occur
<br />as 'lW1I as potentially affecting the use 01 these waters for irrigation. Such impacts could re.~u)t in
<br />advc:T5e effects on the State's mu.tlicipalitie., agricultural interests. tecreational opportunities and
<br />biota, including endangered species.
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<br />Section 313 of the federal Wa!,er Pollution Control Act requires all federal agencies to meet the
<br />~ubslUrtti ve requirements of SUIte wllter pollution control UIlIIIdatt:s. 'The New Mexic.o Wator Quality
<br />Act (Chapter 74, Article 6 NMSA 1978; 1993 Replacement Pamphlet) states. in pm, that:
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<br />Any person _ . . who violates any . . _ wat.a quality standard. . . shall be assessed civil
<br />penalties up to the amount of ten thonsand dollars (SI0,ooO) fieI' day for each
<br />viQlation." [Section 74-6.10.1 B.] <
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