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<br /> <br />'\ ') <br />~\\) :. <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />A prapasal ta send water fram <br />western Calarada ta Nevada far <br />30 ta 50 years maY be financially <br />beneficial ta bath states, .but I\!gal <br />battles will be a filuiriciiil drain, . <br />iegislatars were tald Wednesday. . <br />. . Representatives .of Chevron and <br />Getty Oil; Ken Salazar, head .of the <br />:state Department .of Natural Re- <br />i Saurces; Attarney General Gale <br />':Norton; and, canservancy district <br />representatives. deSCribed the <br />Raan Cr~~j{'P't6ject's ~enefits and <br />drawbacks ta thilHilllsE!' and Sen' <br />ate judiciary caminittees; <br />I The lease calls' for between <br />,'100,000 and 200,OOQ, acre-feet .of <br />'.water per year far the length .of <br />.. the cantract. Mter the .Iease ex, <br />pires, Chevran and Getty wauld <br />have use .of th,e :IY.1l:te~.J~r:ail shale <br />develapmeili/N@Vilda . also wauld <br />,_. arrange far replacement water far <br />-',,;,'ii.~i';Colarada. . . " ... . <br />. Gary ai.hap .of Chevrori said. <br />Chevran and Getty,.:WJiu1!i build. the <br />$200 millian,d3m;and'175,OOO <br />acre-faat resel'\iair heat lJebeque, <br />. using the oil ~omJlanies' reserved <br />Calorado River water .rights and <br />...~"I,,\i;'_~eYl!.~,ltI~ill!y...ln.exchange, Ne- <br />vada would f~c!:~!t!!'..water supply <br />to help it cope' Willi' burgeoning <br />populationl:E <br />'. :. Norton'sald'she isa c.ommitted <br />supparter o{'$fketlrlg;:but CaIn- <br />lrada mlist~ilf~HilliIe its best lang' <br />It"\~m;l!!!~\boti; Aj:~'$)le flllid, "at <br />. ibest It ffieans expehs1ve and time' <br />:con.suming litigatian:'~ she said. . <br />i ~'And thtL b~nefit has . to . be .. <br />Iwfifth. the: litigation". We've nat . <br />done ailihlalysis;.buntcouldwind <br />:up iigaitlst4s ill 211tll 3(Jyears." .. <br />: . Salazai's~icih~:~hd .officials in <br />,his departmentareilot "theoPP.o-, <br />: nel).ts;" as Chevrotl-Getty"repri!'; <br />sentatives characterized them," <br />"but we ~ave great~~ni:~l:tis!J,' "il <br />l~i doil~Uva~tld see. farmers <br />and. ral\chei-so;QIl' th~ Westeril' <br />Slape, br in. t.he Rlo<lr.ailde Valley I <br />d~y. up for casiri6s it) 'Nevada," he <br />said; adding that he also is con- <br />cerned, about C.ol.orado's ability to <br />I~ter develop.tindeveloped por-. <br />hans ofthe Cal.orad.o Rive~, . <br />, .' Clluck Lile, di~ector .ofthe Col.o- <br />rada Water Canservatian .Baard, <br />said charges that the state is nat <br />naw devel.opmg w.ater prajects are <br />,untrue. ,. ..' ....., ....... <br />State.engiheer Hal SilIlpsan said. <br />the state is aware .of the water <br />rights held by the. oil companies, <br />but. sending 'water' ldNevada <br />might put an additional drain an <br />the Green Mouritain! Itl!serv.oii' . <br />and the Reudikiiservair. <br />Jim Lockhe-ad .ofthe Colorado <br />Water conservation BOard said he., <br />saw . na difference between this <br />propoSal imd Ule Gallaway propOs; <br />,al .of several years ago that would', <br />~i~~o s~tl1~,g{~{~V~~tet.tlt S~!I,N <br /> <br />'~ <br />J <br />.~ <br /> <br />.-- <br /> <br />.' <br /> <br />Finane'; <br />woes .be~et <br />water. plan <br />High cost of litigation <br />between Colorado and. <br />Nevada could send the <br />profits down the drain <br /> <br />Associated Press <br /> <br />J <br />