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<br />'..') <br />.---- <br /> <br />I <br />Salazar: i <br />warns <br />of water~ <br />fight <br />San Luis pumping: <br />. to spark costly war: <br />! By Marl<. Eddy I.. <br />.DtomerPolI~W,",- <br />If develope" proceed wlUi i <br />plan to pump wlter ollt of the San I.': <br />Luis Valley. lhtyll spark a Wlter <br />",'ar with the Altc that is guaran- <br />tHd to be 100' and cost.lf. At1.onIey <br />General XtD Saluar wlrDed Tues- <br />dlY. '. . <br />Tbe. ..amiD, was aimed. at I <br />Stockman's Water Co. and Its OWftoo ~ I' <br />er. Gary Boytf., who lJUloaneed. 1m <br />'plan t.bret yean '10. Salazar said II! <br />be's beard that:Boyce may at lODl' <br />last rue . claim UI .ater bct.ath <br />the SIn L.uis Valley, perhaps as' I <br />soon a3 early "'1' . : <br />"U wbal S~ekm'Il's doeS is <br />move fCh'W'ard 'wlt.b .a 1I'.ter~ri,bU: <br />application lut.ine Lo. briDl I, <br />100,000 Icrt'-(tct ot Wale: to:t.be I <br />Front Ranlt. wbal we'n ,oiDf tD I <br />set ia Ule bejiQ%linE or UloUler ..1 <br />bUll' water war, &lid I tbl.ai.'~e'yt <br />already see too many of those "'..... <br />ler Win here i.I:l Color'cle," Saluai' <br />said. ! ~ " <br />Tht attornI''' eenetal said be' <br />wanted to miltI' U clear to the <br />eompll:lY the batlle it 1I'm lact: . : . <br />"I wanled to '0 OD. reeord wIth <br />the lawyen w~o are repr~tiJ:lg <br />Stockroaa's 1.0 let them mow that <br />l! they move forward "..ith an 'aP:... <br />phcatioo 01 this type. that they Can <br />.u:pe<::twe'angoi1lgtoflghl(!.bem) <br />~ilil .11 the resourC'tS th.t we "hni <br />Y.."itb.iD !.be allorney ge.oual's of~ <br />flee." ',~ 'i <br />Please see WATER on 48 : <br /> <br />,,::.-.. <br /> <br />Jf.: ..;..... <br />'Q' <br />"..., <br />..,:,.-, <br />, ' <br /> <br />AG- warns <br />of San Luis <br />water fight <br /> <br />WATER from Page 18 <br />Boyce wa.oU ~o pump 1l'ater <br />from a deep aquifer below the va]. <br />ley and ship it to the Froet Ra.ole.. <br />10. additioc, coctrary to u.rlier <br />natemt.Dts by Boyet. Saliur u.,id <br />he's beell told by lawmakers in <br />Ne.... Mexico that representativts <br />of Sloclunall.'s have asked them iI. <br />they'd be intuested in bL:ying ColI> <br />rado water. ' <br />"So wb.at 1 wanted to do was <br />make a SU'CIllg statement to lelal <br />counsel for Stockman's that we <br />wU\ Dot [oluate this uport 01 w.- <br />terac:ros.sstatell.ce:s.....li.c.tt.Dd <br />to Vigorously e.otorce the sta~. <br />laws with respect to that ltlterstate <br />tra.c.sport of water." Salaur said. <br />Boyer.. Iili: partner Jeris Dmiel. <br />5011, and Stockman's att.oMley Rob- <br />ert Krassa were Dol available for <br />camme.ot Tuesday. <br />Saluar (t"ew up LIl the San Luis <br />Valle" and ~ou~ hb faailly still <br />ha.s a rlIlch there.. they don't own <br />walt%' righlS that would be affected <br />by Boyce's plan. said Steve Sims, <br />&.II. assistant attorney It.Dua1 as- <br />signed to the Stoci.man's c:ase. <br />'1:'b.er!'S absolut.el.y no fiIlancia1 <br />interest. in UW what.soever for KtIl <br />or his famlly," Sims said. <br />"KeIl i3 tryinC to fi.D.d 'll"ays to <br />convince peopLe to avoid thcse <br />muttiIni.lHon-4oUar 'II"..\.1!.~ 'u.n.," <br />Sims said. "II he eaJl lel people <br />know thcn i3 . major problem <br /> <br />San Luis Valley water <br /> <br />NO en! \Q"ows exa:tv!"OW r.'luc:'l wal~ is 1~::)ed in l:"le deeo acuiler belOw ll'le <br />San \.lJlS VallEly roor. Sl:d<marfs 'h'alllr Co.ItiU p~ ta:Xl~~ the oetP waler <br />ar.::l PumPIl'l9Il OUl to meet <br />waler r.eees a.bng Cob'ado's <br />FrcnI Range. Slate II"'Qneers <br />ate Wwrd'll"lQilS5mlUicn <br />$'t\..Cy 10 determn ecacty l"Cw <br />1nU0000'NiUer\rleres;sorne <br />earlier 8SIrna1eS;oas h9"as <br />2 bijiict'lacre-Iett. <br /> <br />Sa.ve de Crislo MoJmains <br /> <br />I <br /> <br /> <br />i'l-Eac:uiterirl <br />l;'.JeslIO"Ibesdefll:l <br />DeiOW 0'1e valley <br />!'.::oran:li$ <br />rec."'8t'g1ld every <br />yeat'b'JrtU"Qtlancl <br />rainfil\8r'ng0::70Nn <br />ltVcUghd"leSOll <br /> <br />Souce:~c.~ <br />1lI'I1,,--_rc... <br />~~'IWI~Ca. " <br /> <br />from the get-Io, then maybe tbey <br />wi1l realistically evaluate their <br />case be.tore the,. ,et into a muIti. <br />mi1Uotl-dollar paper chase. nat's <br />reall,. b.iJ: drive bUiod. what he', <br />doinJ." <br />Ill. thc urly 1990s. the state <br />SpCtlt live years and millions oI <br />dollars fightiDl another attempt to <br />'Pump water oul of the nUt')'. 't'be. <br />state eventually prevailed.. f <br />Stockmlll's plan i3 well.known <br />I <br /> <br />i wl.thoLll affectinl the aquifer closer <br />: to th! surfact. <br /> <br />I BUl mosl valley residents fur <br />that Pumpinl lrom the deep aqui- <br />. fer will lowtr" the level of tht sur- <br />fa~ \\"aler and force them 1.0 spend <br />thousands of dollan to drill deeper <br />wells, BoyC't has said he doe:sa't <br />thwlbal.....ilIbappen.butUil <br />, dQot$. be's pr!pared lo US! part o( <br />th! surface water rilb.ts oc his <br />finch to relmburn anYODe wbo <br />loses ....ater. <br /> <br />ln add.iUon. be has said be1l turo <br />5!1.000 acres of his ranch i:ltO a <br />wildlif! preserve.. <br /> <br />&.II.d 'll"idely op~ In the valley. <br />Boyce.. 'Who o'\l"11:S the 100,000. <br />acre Man. Cahe:.a de Baa ratlch <br />just north of the Grut SlDd DuIles <br />Natiollal.M:ODUmtIl.t, plans to drill <br />more than 50 wtlls OD b1s prtlperty, <br />sue:X water from the deep aquifer <br />lar belo'll" the nlley Door .Ild <br />pump it tD thirst)" Froat Rance <br />co.tnmW1i.Ua. <br />Boyct has maint.a1ned that he <br />eu tap the deep 'Watu ra:ervoir <br /> <br />I. <br />I <br />