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<br />APR 1 3 1995
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<br />Western
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<br />0('10 Water .
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<br />Smi.Juan: To go with the f1o~ or not
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<br />Decision could
<br />leave anglers
<br />high and dry
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<br />'hCS,lJIJ1J,111Hi....~lillllllrlh.....~\e1"ll
<br />Nrw Mcxiru beluw N;lVaJo D<llll IS
<br />one 01 Ihe )\rt'~l. ycal"'<Iruunu,lilol!.
<br />. wa\ct Iruu\ h~hcricslll .\mclica,
<br />\lrllwmg thUl1::;~I\\b 01 :l\\glcn; Ir(l1l1 C'Jlorildo
<br />andolnr(slalCS.
<br />But <1:; willi othrr dam.C(II\\fOllcd troul
<br />I'Iver:;mlhe West, ~vilricl'l{lrprt'ssul"es
<br />and in\erests beyundjust "l1glmg;l;r~ lug-
<br />J(ing;:l\yay "tlhcS;lnJII<lIl- wal€rdevel.
<br />(I1Jl:~rs, P'JW\?I ~('Il('r,\tQf~. 1l11!::,]l(lrS, (Ildian
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<br />BOB
<br />SAlLE
<br />OUTDOORS
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<br />lnb~s and olh\!( w;l{t'r.ri~hls Itr,.),ll,r.., ;Ind
<br />nOll...;!s( Ihr.-olll! I;': ',,, 11IrJk ;111("1 tlll'1I1'
<br />tere;tsor cm]augel'''' It."
<br />^llof lhosc Itllr:rt'~bll,\lIl':1 s{.1k,. In.1
<br />proposal tllatrolllcl re"ult III thclul;11 (10.
<br />sUlcal fishinc belt)w llle d:llll for fuur
<br />monlhsncxlwlf\tcr.
<br />A.q pafl 01 a waIN.flows/ud)' on the San
<br />.Juan, IheUS. Bureau (If R"c1am"tion plans
<br />It.lrut NovelTlbef-I"ebrll,lfY r~lc;lsc:-;lo 150
<br />l'ubie ((-('t per SI'l'I)Od {l'rs) - h,llf IIl1.' mini.
<br />ll'\111\ 'Iuw limIer pre...lOu:; Wlfl\l'1 sl~n(\:lnls
<br />This I\'lJuld dry llplllurhu!lhl'Wl.'ll<ltlll'S
<br />h;lbil;1\alollgthrrivrr<lnur011ll'nl,,,I('lhc
<br />river'!:blgrainbowtrollliI1lnwh;ll!lys':l1l
<br />JUOlllslan<Jard$is\itUrtnmcl!l;lnalrwkl('
<br />lnthl'ot.mi!escclionjllstbclowlheu<llll.
<br />lllcrcOlrcupl02,OOOlloulllcfmlle:lndllll'Y
<br />gNlefalp.70,OOOatlglcr/t]:ly.q(llfccfrall(ln
<br />c,Jrhyeaf.
<br />The New Mexico Game ilOl] fl."h Dl.'jl<Jrl-
<br />11Ii'n! opposes the 250.ds pl.ltl FurUlCr, ufli
<br />cJalsofthcdl'pJrlmcnlh,we:;"lllllmayhe
<br />
<br />Th. Oon~.r PM! I BOb SB.I.
<br />Low .....inter releases could disrupl San Juan River lishlng scenes such as ttlis one below Navajo Dam.
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<br />nerrs~;lry \(Ishu\(\own fislllng 1Illhespe.
<br />ci<l].rq;ul;lllullswalerl.lclowll1i:damto
<br />prolert the trout, many of whkh spawn in
<br />wintertimc.
<br />Though San JUOInflshing is" lll;ljorcco.
<br />nomic hoo~( {o lhe Four Corncr~ arca, eycn
<br />';')llll.' II."hlllg ~ui<les"no nulllllcrs S;IY lhey.
<br />C,1JlSCl'nOlllheraHcrnatn'ci! Ihl'luwlluw
<br />i."orr1rrcn.
<br />"MylecljngisiitheYR(lIO:l50,il.~hO/M
<br />be closed," said Tom Knopirk, olYnn of
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<br />O\lranglcr~ F'lics:lnd S\lp~lic$in [)\lrango
<br />"Vou h;wc \e l1l:lmt:lin a~ he:lllhY:l (cSQun:t'
<br />OIS p()!>Slhl~_ W(.'dlJn'l~uP\lOrl this pl:ln ;lnll
<br />wclll'lievel{couldtlol11;ljorllalt1;I[::I'!ollw
<br />lroul,"
<br />Bill Meycrs. olllmillo's FIr ;';lwp ,II N,l.
<br />y,1joD,1111. ~.ljtllhclVin!(>r flow.\lmllldlt"l hi'
<br />.1l1owctl \u tlrop brk'IY BOO l'h 'I'Hldl r'll!
<br />olle Ihing," hC:-I:lilt. "Thi:;i"illl ,1 IIIIlW 111';11
<br />Tht lightl:;on'
<br />The LI 5 Ullrr,lll or Ilrd;llll;lllull h;l~ Ill"'li
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<br />rlHldllrllnl': puolie h~':lnngs no {Ill' flo..... lll"(\'
<br />1l~1~,d ;lud ....-nU~'n Cllllllllcnt~ u~' llcwg (Il"
<br />rr:lIlt.tl ,\ Ikn:;i(}tl rrull,1f)r~' Inll tUIIW Uli"
<br />~urllll1t'r ('lIlltll1rn(~ .~houhl be ~cnllu Pfl'J.
<br />('1'1.\ 1\1.1n:l!ll'r. i)llr;loJ:o f'rujt't'l Office, lJ ;.;
<br />fllJT";lIIuf lll-dam,lllll!). p\} 11n~ 1i41).llu.
<br />IdJ1/:tr.1'"It>III:IlJ2
<br />Th,']/III".ll!lI\' r.tpl'rimenl \\"lIuldlH'("(IIl.
<br />.hlrl"(\ Il..,t willll.'T JS \l~rL ul ,Ill 1Il1I:(Ill'l~
<br />:ilwl'i III \klnllllll(' ~,\lW ",lOHllS \\,,111'1" re.
<br />k;l";"i lll>):!lil .,(kd y,;~II'1 ,!,'''d\\I\\11I.\\t"ill
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<br />tht'<lrea u alldwhalunp;)cllhc\' would
<br />have 011 rr,dangeTed SpI'Clt':'\ ~urh ;1" lhe CuI.
<br />llf:Jdo'lquawfISh. SQu,....vflsh ltlh:lbillhl' San
<br />Juan downslream from Sh'lll"(lck, N M. Tht'
<br />25o.d~ proposal was made bY;I bl'Jloglcill
<br />commill~c <lcllng on bdlaH of Ihe elldJ.l\grr.
<br />ed sperie~ Ac('(\very Imph'IIIl'111,IllIlll )'I.lll
<br />Ullti! now, the (luw study IM~ f(':-;u!tcd pn.
<br />madly mltigh('r.th:1n.lJ~u;llf]uwS,llp((l
<br />5,OOOcl:i Nowil goes till' (Ither dlflTliuJl
<br />M~ybl' w(' couhi call thIS a new \'ersjfJJI v]
<br />1h('San Juan Shuffle - with lhr Illl\\'." 111.
<br />slead of the slream boll om, bemg m;l~lpu.
<br />lated.
<br />Allhoughlh('250-cfsexpeTlmcni"wullldhe
<br />limited tonexl winler, once the stUljy ISCOfJ.
<br />dueled, the cJpc-rimt'nlOlI flows coul~ be
<br />adopte(l as a permanent BurRec [ltlW Ie.
<br />gime. Winter isn'llhe only sea!>On in wnich
<br />fishing mighlbc affecled.locrl'2Sl'd .....,nler
<br />slorage would mean higher Hows in spring
<br />or summer, WhICh, tho\l~h perhaps nut
<br />harm{ullo lhe lroul, would wake wadl' fi~h.
<br />mgdifllcullanddClngerous
<br />A.s KnopicK pullt. "The t'.!st IS nol th<'
<br />~ary parI. l! 's the {Hee('dCflt llt,lt I~ ~"';II Y
<br />TJIJ.~("!Jlllll omlrnlH'on.m ;lnnu.11 h.IS'"''
<br />npp(]~(IU1Cl !11 till' pl.1UIS rlllllilll(lll,~. Illl"lud.
<br />il1j.:/f()trJ powrr nIt/Hies, II'h() \I'')uld 1I.I\,'!n
<br />~e(>k :Jltt'fll.1Ie (HJ\\'rr "UUt"/'('S In ",nll'r[llIlt.
<br />h~'{';lUse 250 cI.~ ISIl'1 {'nUlJf,:11 to t.:.'llf'l .'It'II~'
<br />Ilrol'lerlr;rpl'\\'N.
<br />Allh(lll/.:h .~Ullll' iJn~ll'r~ Sl'j' Ihl' 1-11111 r,,\'I'['
<br />~y :IS ,1 nmllr("\ l,cllYeefl lh(' 'lnlel t'_~I~ 1'1
<br />lrOlll amllhusl'ufl'fIlJ,mgrrcus1lu,lwl1sJI.
<br />1,\r.1 Ahllll," [i~hcri~$pL'I'l;l\I~t fl'1" IhL' Nrw
<br />MC:l;icc (;<lH'lC amI FIsh Ocpartllll'lIl, S;ly" II
<br />isn'llh<lls,mple
<br />Withcu\ 'eRal protection {OI'\hc:>fjU;lW.
<br />(ish, w<lter.rights holders eonceivabl', could
<br />"dry up lhe river." Ahlms"id
<br />"The SOld fOld l:i Ih,,! tHmt Ibhmg doesf\'\
<br />h,lve <tny waler ri~h(s."' i\hlm ~:Jid. III rccent
<br />ye.:lrs,o:;imil<lr watcr (luw <!xllepmcnt~ hOlve
<br />llccn onlcrcll at Lc~'" Ferry olllhe(;t)luladu
<br />nIVN.l!lt' Gr{'I'1l Bivl'rbl'llJI\'l,'I,lming
<br />l;ur~j' ,lnd oilier pl;ll':l''', 1.'llhcr l.l Q{'fJl'llt l'O'
<br />Il.1ng{'rcc! ~l'('l"l('.~ or 10 UU (:l1VIT01llnrn\:l1 nn
<br />p;lrlsllll\WS
<br />^lnH~1 illp.vit:.hly, tlll'lrulll . arutior
<br />th\lSe Whllll"h for Ihrl11 - ;}l"r ;JOVrl ~l~l\' :'II.
<br />{\Tlrll,\n/:lrl"l"\.l'1111l11l\'lhcl,I:-I,llll':;.run-......
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<br />Maybt'\hl:iiSlhl'\\l\w,:ln\llhrf:/r.-'"
<br />trvtllrh,lng('!h;IL
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