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<br />Hattlc I.illes Drawn (her \V;ilcr Rights
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<br />wi,h ICj.!/l1 S{/hl~,.-rrl/lll11~ hyjirrm imt'rl'.\'ls.
<br />Inlhl.:' Iir'il ~hOl of\\hal r..:NdJ h..'1,;IIrTl1,; an moan \'S, rur.'l.J u.tller w<lr. the MClrupolit:lIl Water Districlllf Southern
<br />ClIifi.lrni;1 \lflh.:d. Tuc~d,IY In ::ts~ Interitlr Scerc!.'l.t)' GnH';': BOlbbitt to reconsider the 19:1 t o.gn.:cmclll that l-~i\'c~ fanners
<br />tho.: lilln\ :,h.lh: Ill' Ill..: ('uk,r;r.l" Ri...cr.
<br />TII.: Imp...riallrn,gillinll J)1:,tricl, the st:Jle's litr,!;e.'-l u::;er or Colur;ldu R.ivcr ",ut..:r. immeJiClldy \.ll....eJ III WOI!:e :l cuurt
<br />haul..: 10 hl(d. ;IIlY ,'\-1\\'l>-h;lt.:l...:J l.:hall~e in lhc "~r':.:'lIIcnl..a b;mle 1.11:"1 l.:otJ/d tic up (':Ililomia's Willer planning fllr
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<br />~ ..' "'.;mycfs i!lld fllhcr5 whll ':Ollll::;c/ Mctrupolil;111 to fiud addition.:d wul~r in the courtruom or inll.c IpolilicalJ Itciln"~
<br />;.' f(l(1111 ;uc .....illin!: tn ~:;lln~1c the SI)Ulbl.:rn Califurni;I cconomy on il WOlter. use lili~ation lotl~f)'," Bnlcc Kuhn, J1rc~l\krlll1r
<br />Ihc Imperial Irne:illlon DI:O;lrit:t\ Ilt)urJ IIf directOl~. \Hole 10 the MWD's board ,haiml:1/l.
<br />Kuhn's in: \\;1'- r;li~~~d hy a slalcmellt I)f principles .,dllpted by the M\VO's bo:u-d of dircctor~ Ih;11 Crilidh..'S till,;
<br />lkpilrtlll..."lllflnl!:lil1l' li,r Ci~.lllg "lIIildequ.l!e <ltt..:ntion to Its ohllC;Ollion" to ~cc thilt Coloradu Kiver wala I:' ui~lrlhukd
<br />"illlhe 1ll.'l.t11h:1 Ih;III'l1.::'IIIl,,'CI:' lhi: public 1Il,:i:d,"
<br />[n W:l.kr':'JlCill.;. t!rillIllCiJllS M\I,.'D ........uld likc III SL'l; a c!1.;]lIgc Illlhe tonnula thai ~i\lcs apprl.,imately 7:'i'y., (If
<br />C:;llllilrni,,'s iUlIlU,d sharc ~)f the Ctllurado Rivl,;r 10 the Imperiallmgatl\)(l Oi::;trict ilnd lhree smaller il~ricllhur;'ll distri,:IS,
<br />\\hir.:h Jislrihllh; il tll r.rrl1l\:r:: in th..: 11ll1'l.:rial,I'J.I\) Verul,; ;.tnd CoachdJa VJllcys nnJ in thc YUlIIOl, I\ri/.. :In:;t M(I~tl)fll;1,;
<br />r.:.'-I ~ocs 11) MWD. but i.,- clllI:<iJr.:n:J illaJ~qllillc for the rr.:gion's ~rowinb needs.
<br />bdl ~'c;lr th~ M\.\'lllllll';l \\ail for the ~ccrct.1T)' of tile irHl,;rior to d~lcrlllinc whethcr Ihlo;rr.: is surplllS \\"Jler III th..:
<br />CnlnrOlJo Ri\'cr Ihal Ih~ M\I.,'IJ can buy Ollld distributc In its member dgl,;ncies. .....hkh :;cr'\'e 1(, million p(',\)pll,; III 'ii~
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<br />'I'll..: antlllal ~urplus J..:t..:rlllin"tloll i:<i hullt nl,;rvc-rat;kin,g to the MWD..which i" IL'n to wonJ..;r cadI YCJr whl.'lhcr
<br />SI1llthefll C';llil~lrnj" \\111 r...~n...i\ilo; ..'rl"ugh w;Jlcr":1mJ fr;lUl,;ht .....ith pt1liticJI c..)ruro\"ersy. Othl.'r ~1i1lCS thnl dcpclUJ \\ll th..:
<br />('ulur:tdrt KIV,,:J' :III,; illl.:r":i1sill!:ly Ilnca~'Y hilh Cahf\.lrnia fe'civin~ sueh ~u'l"uses.
<br />"We IIl'il r.:;Il1't 1,;0 Oil all~llhlo;r si.\, S..:\'cn. ci1,:ht yC;.trs with thi:\ l..inJ tl[ llllCertaint~' OIlU1<: Clllor;tdo Rivl.:r." :'i1id I h:nrv
<br />Badlos,;, \tr..:c chainn;lIl Ill' llll.:' M\\'O bo~rJ "Thi::; i~ not a hostile act. We just Uo'.lllt 10 sol\'c .:r. prvblclll" .
<br />'l'h..: MWI) ;ICliulI r':l'rc~cllt;o: OJ Piulial brci'l!.. \~it" the dri\c hy stillC <1nd fL-der:l1 ollicials. illcludill~ Oilbbiu, h) Irim
<br />('alil~lfnia's \l~": (lr Ill..: ('llklr.'l.dtl River by .:n<:uur;l!:ing w:ltcr s:1lcs from the J~ieul{lIr,,1 dislfiels.
<br />Th..: bl)"rll ilClioll ~;IY'i Ih;tl H.lbbiu ".....ould pia..:.: un~.:lson:lhly lar,!;c ......:l{~r and monctary burdcns 1111 IIrba!! S\)ullll:tIl
<br />(';tlili,ruiil r;llepa.\I.'I'i" b~ r..:quil ill!: Iho~1.7 ralcpuycrs lu pJy :'t)nlC ofth~ eusts of cOll~l,;r\'ing. alld "tl.rill~ W;ll..:r ill 1I1l.:
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<br />Thele Ita:' 1011]; h';I,;II slo;lltilll~m al th~ t-.1WD thai it i!'i lim\: to brci'll.: ....hlll somc .~~c ilS the ;l~rir.:llhtlml dl.~trir..:l:.;'
<br />IU:gClIlOllY tlVl.:r C<llilillllia'~ ,\,,{..:r :.upply by forcing il eh.lllgc in lh..: II)) ) allocation fnrmllJa ~o U1h;ul ;lnt! ~lIhurh;l11
<br />;tn:;tS \\ilJ r'::t:l.'i\.c 111(11"": \\;111,;1' OInJ the .~urphrs w.'l.lcr issue is re~ln:d.
<br />Thl,; MWf) ~1;llio:",,~llIIlS.:d liHlCllill.:C th:tt "as sure 10 rile thc lmp..:riot frrigation District. by rdi.:rrin1: to w;n" 1\";I.~tlll~
<br />iUlhe lrllJl..:riill Valley illld hy 5l1!,;ge\tinJ.; Ih:ll thcr~ is sOll1culing wrolll,; .....ith the lmperlilllrnt:;tliOll Di..:trict's r1alllu \:0101
<br />,I pmlit h~' sdJin),: ('o[nradl) Rlvl,;r water to.) S~1l DIego County,
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