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<br />2 chiefs ask no
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<br />'( 'j Two'key executives of the Bu- ~
<br />. .,.' reau of Reclamation have de-
<br />. .. . .,cided to recommend to R. Keith
<br />.:.;.X:<]Higginson, reclamation commis-
<br />,,' .;"'.:_-::.,.. '.1 siol!er, against preparation of an
<br />.... ' .. .:_'_1 environmental impact statement
<br />:!-'i;,; -,,;}\?~:';;~:;;;;' on .S~age I of the ~rand Valley
<br />,;r(;;~}0:f:~ff:;::~1:~Jl sa~:~~x~~~~~~~rJ~~~~KeyeS III,
<br />.. _ """,. '0".:/':"" '>"';.""':"~ chief of the Colorado River Water
<br />~. :.;:'..:'.. .'".."".,.' ..j.J Quality Office in Denver, and
<br />'-:'1 Harl Noble, acting director of the
<br />.._j.upper Colorado Region, decided
<br />". the environmental assessment on
<br />" Stage I is sufficient.
<br />",.:,'j If Higginson goes along with
<br />:.:"1 the recommendation, "It.is'antici-
<br />'... j pated that construction .on this
<br />"". unit can be initiated this fiscal
<br />..: .. year," J. F. Rinckel, Western Colo-
<br />"'_. :,t' rado Projects m~nager said: ''The
<br />stage I area will be momtored
<br />during and after construction to
<br />determine the scope of further
<br />project development.
<br />Stage I is the part of the Grand
<br />Valley Reclamation Project be-
<br />" tween Mack .Wash and the east
<br />. :'1 branch o~ Reed Wash north and
<br />..: west of the Keifer Extension.
<br />_. ,.'j The bUreau will initiate the
<br />,. , ..,,\:,<.1 preparation of !in environml!ntal
<br />_ ,.. ....".,.,...,'.,:,. ',"',_,..' j statement to c9ver the enVlr!,n-
<br />,H:'i(;,i:::;<~);'.:':; /~~~:~1 mental._ impacts .of consu:ucting
<br />P"f-~i':'1'"">.~i,.t"f\<~l the entire Grand Valley umt~biS
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<br />. . ;'::":.' >;j ~tage ,I wi~l either be lined 0 put
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<br />. . .. '. ..' Environmental groups asked
<br />. . j for a full statement on Stage! I.
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