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<br />:. B,ROGER M~RR~S' . . ":", ',:':'" ':')!r~~tIO)ii ';h.~adY ~.use.the ,tha~ l.liv~taicen pl.ce....ld Ron Johnson, Span/l, "I' i1oci't;lIiink~~'s 8riybody.ouI
<br />TImes Mana' Edi ,..... , ".BuReo,,vanlCd 1O"UlCI* water diverSIons Bu,Ree regional manager. "We think this is 1hcre'nm,wbOktIoWs.:'" '. '. .
<br />g,ng lOr '." . . as. llie. specific projecis sludied in the .ri lJ}lporturiily to study environment.1 SpaM explained:tliai it is imponAnllo
<br />A Phase II st,udy of Gunnison basin proposal. .. lr" ".. cOncerns such ~ the ecosystem of streams, lenow how much water Is'in the river and
<br />water, ignoring lrilnsmountain diversion, However, BuRee bfficials' ciffered 'the biology of streams and what kind of whal are the currenl demands in order for
<br />will be cOnducted with the blessings of the Monday to Iimilthe scOpe of the Phase II stream flows arc needed 10 maintain those the river district 10 devclop plans for using
<br />Upper Gunnisori River Water Conservancy' study 10 the hydrological facts within the . ecosystems." basin water.
<br />District and the asSistance of the ~ureau of basin. ' Johnson's recommendation represents a Some river district board members and
<br />Reclamation. ,.. ....'",.',,' ';,." . "'" r. ,l1Jestudy,estim8lCd 1O,.COSl as much as. lurnaround in the altitude of the DuRee, concerned residents remained cautious
<br />. The river disUict ,board" ,voted $SOO,OOO, would ,look al.thc'cotiretippei which pre~ously 'refused 10 participate in an about producing facts and figures which
<br />unanimousl>: Monday afternoon 10 go ahead GlJ!lIlison River basin including the North' inner-basin study unless lransmountain could be used later in a lIanSmountain water
<br />wilh what has, been a "controversial", ForkoClhcGuimison. . diversion was included. diversion project. , ,
<br />proposal because of ties to transmountaiD, ."Leu see, iLwe c.n't define the ,"I think for years and years nobody "Idon't think .tthis time there is
<br />water divetsions. hydrology of the .6asin~ ~See if we knew how mueh waier Was in the Gunnison sUfficientlntCrest, Or mODey 10 study a
<br />. Earlier this year. the river dIstricl refused ClIIl't~ cIeImc tb;!: ~jli~:,~v~." said board ~ber and ranc:hec Lee ". '.: ",. , .' . Coat1naed OD page 4
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<br />: ""I cIoD'l think.t Ibis time Ihcre is In . relatedmatla' Ihc river- dis-
<br />~1~JI1~jor moo;y 10 study trictagreedlO lake the lead ,ADd
<br />. specirIC.:project," JohDslOn said. schedule monthly meetings with all
<br />~ we'vc done is just step back governmenl entities and organiza-
<br />and ..y let's'callthisPhase' II. tions in Gunnison County, 10 not
<br />Maybe in time the litigation will be only develop basin water plans but
<br />oulthe way and we can. continue open communication on water mat-
<br />with a Phase nr that is project spe- ters.
<br />cific." The board will meet on the
<br />The river district would like to fourth Wednesday of each monlll at
<br />begin developing projects of its 7:30 p.m. in the Gunnison County
<br />own, although yet 10 be delCrmined, Cotinhouse, with the first meeting
<br />in order 10 show "due diligience" for scheduled Aug. 22.
<br />holding condilional water rights. The river district wants 10 Main- ,
<br />'Those rights arC being contested by tain conlact with the city of
<br />the city of'Aurora and Arapahoe Gunnison, the towns of Crested
<br />County.,. Butte, Lake Cilyand Mt. Crested
<br />, In addition, the Front. Range city . Butle and Gunnison County. In addi-
<br />and cOtintv-ll~~.,.~i.agll1*;pwn... ,ti.'Op, ritem~_otWil.' , rer active;envi.
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<br />separate II8ItsinOuntain waler diver- Country Citizens Aliance and
<br />sion projects. That lria1 is expected POWER (people Opposing Water
<br />10 dererminc the availability of water Expon Raids) arc being included.
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