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<br />SUMMARY
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<br />il1Ui Animas-La PI~I~ Proj,,<;l (I'roWen. loc.'led In La l)l~la and :o..lont('/lIma (mml".s In
<br />l;o~.~t('m Coloradoand in S.:m lu,m C""nty '" nmthwl',km Nt'''" ~1l-~,.-". W."
<br />'~~in ~ 1979 Dd",ile Pl,u. Rt;'pnrl, in lh(' 1"1\0 fI""l Ennmnm('ntal <;I.ll,'nwnt
<br />-" - 80-18) (1980 H;S). and In 11,(' 1992 Dratt Surplemt'nllo 111(,. f'mall'.n\',wnm,'nlal
<br />atcmcrit'(DSFES). The Pmjed as do..-ument,'d ill lh,' 1900 FE5 would di",'rl nn"" of th{'
<br />s t,. Plaia, llnd San 11I;ln Rin"'~ for ,rrig,llinn. municip"l. and mdll'lnal ,1'00'" 11
<br />~~Iso providl' for fish and wildlifl? rrl'....rvdhon, l"<'I.T('al;nn {a..-ilil":" ,1Ild" cultural
<br />, 'frogram. The Projed rurr""'" of pro\'iclin.-; a vial1l(' m,'ans lq m".t Iho",'
<br />;jct,-dsTt'lrulinsun..-hangro, In "ddiliun lorro\'iding.lj\rkullur,d. Illun;C1F'"I,
<br />(t,mal water, llw I'roj,xl a, rmr""'ll and document,-d her"in w"llltt no\\' alo;,o
<br />-.,~~..rProjcct's portion of Iht' Color"do Ute Indian waIN ril\h!s rla'In.'." 'p"("lfwd
<br />S8 .Colorado Uk' loolan \'\"akr Ril\hls 5<-UI<'m"nl Art (Scul..menl An) il'ubh("
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<br />..~'~d" f~r scllll'mmt of the dam" 01 lhe 5outh,'m t.:tt' Indian "Ild L:ll' MUlIntalll
<br />_, ti':;J;rib..'S(Tribe8)III bendi{'i,ll1yu,*,"','I.'r ror..gr,,:,,!!u,al. munIC'pal,an,t
<br />:J, n Jslrial uses on, und,'r. adjacent to. or "tllt'rw;".' appllrlt:>nanl to lh,> Tt;NI
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<br />tlC"cxiSlingdispUl''5,lndrcmn\'(>potcnha!("au,*'SolluNTl''Watcr",..'l.1t,.d
<br />nlrovNSY belwef'n lhl? Tribt.,~ Jnd Ih.~ 5t,lte of Colnr"do, lhe Unit,...J Slak,. ..n,l
<br />.ot~er F','rsons concerning Tribal righi, tll t>t>",-'fid<1l1y U>l) waler III ~ollthw",h>rn
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<br />. ,Sclllealldaim',b),th"Tnb..,;,,mdby lhcUnll.-d5Ial.'sunl,...ha]fottlw-Jnl"',,1!1
<br />watl'r <1d)udkallon h,.arlllgs
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<br />. Secure for Ill" Tnbo.'S ,In oprorlunily In m,n;nu'-'-'.m <"onum,(" 1:>..:11<'/'1 tt"'" Ih.'
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<br />. Enhal\("\>th,>Tribcs'abililyl"nW\'!lh,'i'f<'p"ym,'ntobhgalluns
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<br />. AUlhorm.'llwTnb..-stn",'lI,l',.-hanl\",l...l"-'>'" ulh,.rv."".t,'ml""'arilvd"i,,,,,,,,t
<br />their W<l!cr in a<<urd,ln..-e ....'<lh..,hung I"ws
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<br />The P'oi"<:t was aUlhorin'll by th.. Culoradu Riwf llasIn A.-I ,,/ Septcmh..'r 10, ]'JM
<br />(Public L1W 911-537). as a f'ilrhrip.\nn~ F'''~<'''; unti,., th,' CoIMad" Riwr Slma);<' l'n\I<'<:1
<br />Act 01 Arnlll. 19~ (Publi..- Law "-l--4~5), n... aulhoriMI,,,,, was b"",'d on Ih.. I,.,,,,b,],l\
<br />r"po'l 01 th.. S."'f..IMY of ,h.. lnl"f11" transm,tted 10 th.> US C"");,,...s on "l.t\" ~ 1'1,,,,
<br />Additlll"ally, ill the 1996 "nl'tgy .'n<l W~t"r Appropn".;"'" Acl. th,' U,S, C.m!,:"",
<br />Included the lollo"",,,!,: 1,mguag;', "'In nrtl.., 10 ,'n,u". lh.- hmely impl..m.'ntaljn" o( It",
<br />C010fado Ut~ lnd\~" Water Right~ S.'lll,'n",nl Act 01 19~1l, Ill\' S<'<"r<.I.,ry nllh..lntNinr 's
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