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<br />",. ,'.' ":';";'''''':-'::\' .FQI'ming._ legal_pact among' DislrictaConsider'J __ _; ,". 'j
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<br />around, hunying to gellheir ammu_ they can charge larmers who pump
<br />nJrion IOge-lher IOfighr in ~~n." he. "Vt1Uer lrom underground..50un:es
<br />said. '''There isliftleconstructiveex_ )vith.l~ l.!Jedlstz:lcts,
<br />change," ..' _'. The issue is expec'ed '0 become
<br />. . PlpeJ1De Water '. controversial because larmers have
<br />He referred to the Opposllion .thal' . free access to wuferground water In
<br />has arisen.In Nebraska, lows, Mis- . ..D1OOl areas 01 thestate. .
<br />soun and Kansas to South Dakota's,
<br />plan to sell water from the river lor.' A spokesman lor the districts said
<br />use in a cord sluny pipeline extend. that leiislalive Proposals are being
<br />ing lrom Wyoming to SOuthern Okla. planned but major bills probably will
<br />horna, Arkansasand Louisiana. no! be offered In the next session of
<br />Sisinyak saId states in some other the LesisJslure.
<br />regions have formed campBels. for- The underground waler Is from re-.
<br />malized by CongO!SS. because they charge _ sucb as 'Nall!'r that seeps
<br />encounlered connicts over water USe. Into lhe soil from Jrrigalion dilches.
<br />Gov. Tbooe and others "view South. Such seepase previously was consid-
<br />Jlikota'sproposedsaleofSO,OOOacre- ered an unplanned side ertecr of.irrf.
<br />~eet of Wl!-ter a year 10 Energy trans- galionprojects. . .
<br />))OrtaUon Systems Jnc. as the first of
<br />many diversions ol.MissOUri River Examining Ihe Issue Is the Central
<br />waler thai could have derr'lmentaJ"el_ Nebraska PubUc.Power and Jrriga.
<br />I d rlon Distrlct,.known as Tn CoWlty.
<br />cason O'NJ1SIJ~arrlSUlles. Oth dJ' workl 'rb T .
<br />. ProvldeFOI'1Im . ~.~ I ~1y"~=tnlhesn~r:1 . n
<br />. Sisinyak said, "J think 8:mmpact. \ .,.-..\ .'0 .,': ~. .
<br />oJs just what the doctor oi'dered let _ . _._. _.
<br />ETSJandsubsequentdfversions. ", ~
<br />South DaJcQta says the sate to ETSI
<br />is in its best interests.. With a COm-
<br />paCt, South OaIIota Would .detail ils
<br />IalSOning for other aflecled Slates,
<br />Slsinyaksaid.
<br />"Each state woold be heard. JI
<br />woold provides forum lor people like
<br />Governor lbone and rhe governor of
<br />Iowa who have hanest-to-God COn-
<br />cerns, II SJslnyak said. "NOw 'Nt' see
<br />barbs throwri here and there, and a
<br />~le lot 01 enon 8eni!rated. in. 8
<br />vacuum. It
<br />Slsinyak and other Omaha.based
<br />CDIpS officials "ill bt! involved .in
<br />El'SI and other proposed diversions
<br />because none can take place wJlhout
<br />C01pS" permission..
<br />Althoo8h South DakOta Gov..WII_
<br />liam JankJow has saJd he hopes all
<br />clearances lor the ETSJ sale can be
<br />completed by January, Sislnyak said
<br />that isn't POSSible because 01 pUblic
<br />he8rings and other steps.
<br />He said ETSI has yet to apply lor
<br />Section 10 and Sealon 404 permits
<br />and a reaJ estate easement In a non-
<br />COI1lroversiaJ case, apProval wou.ld
<br />lake 30 10 60 days. In a conlroversial
<br />one. the corps' achon will take
<br />longer. M-said.
<br />Compllcaled ISiue
<br />Coocemed cilizens may reqUesl
<br />public hearings let try 10 convince Ule
<br />corps not IOaJlowlheproject.
<br />Sisinyak dedllled 10 speculate on
<br />""'hat action lhecorps miBht take.
<br />Water rights is a compllcaled
<br />issue, he said. Each State has dlnt'r_
<br />ent la9o'S, r.he~ is no lederal marker.
<br />mg agency to pass judgment on
<br />allOWing the use 01 Missouri River
<br />WSIer and ~ people don't think
<br />the federal B~mmelU should be in-
<br />volYed in the declsiO'l even though It
<br />buJlt tbedams toltore the water.
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