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<br />SIoaewaIIJoIJ. f: -.., I:lf',; <...'
<br />Fqd with -on endIeii ~Wilfjc;b:
<br />according 10 Natimal W'dllllte' F<der8tiOii
<br />water specialist Dayid Cqfiad, 1hl: l'e&ial
<br />lion .ued the W..tern A..ll 'Power ~
<br />mioistratim iD 19S5, cluUglhli't1IaiWAPA
<br />has consistently failed' to <CdnsiOei' the
<br />direct implications' of Olen CanyOn
<br />~agmenton theenviro~l arid fsUed
<br />to consider any altemallveg lfu, 1DIlOIigc!
<br />power production with aDY depc" O(.~o:.
<br />vironmental sensitivity." Q}.plainiiffs in
<br />~ case include the Grand Canyon T~
<br />American Rivers, and the Western'RJver
<br />Guidei Assoclatim who tosCt1#"Wlib
<br />FrielidsOftheRlver~nowFailni':U(w ;
<br />a major cariipalgD'lIl fottO'c.."'I'iiDiI
<br />action.-"'" ',~.' ',\Itlr:'~';-;J j;'~""'I,
<br />Martin ilttm -'j,u;" rly~ guide ai.d
<br />lifelong Western activist ~dOeinjt iniDce
<br />words in his description ofWAPAand ill
<br />Western constituency. 81, ,It. 'bunch of
<br />Neande '~i.s:'~iikillldie
<br />" ,niooey and ne~er reiumiog it.
<br />" ,pOCtftee snziog.ftee ~ ~'"
<br />'togs,: and free. water." His fellow river ':\ii
<br />guides have bonded tose1her io the hope of '
<br />turning 15.000 passengers . year into
<br />~i"g ambusadon for savios the Oraod ~
<br />", "r". fruoi~WAPA alld the:Glen,;
<br />, yooEodlesi Sludies" prosnm. .
<br />Rather than watt for the OCBS proceIS
<br />, ~ -io ,nut its.mUfSC, the boatmen and envifoo. -. (
<br />. "'""!a1iJts.... "8fOO.d. thai Coqmsimal
<br />. sctlot\ I. needed to fOl<e the guYemmeol'.
<br />hand.' At their strategy meeting lii'l
<br />_ Flagstaff. the river activists agreed to bd
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<br />tha'"it woold be harder to take dowo thon
<br />it was to put up, but it would..y a wonder-
<br />ful thing about hwnans. that we've ma--
<br />turedenough tocorrectourmistake.1t Even
<br />fonner Secretary Udall; advocating
<br />m8nagment"in a baIaDc::e.;I way to serve all
<br />the purpcliOs,~'"sometime io the
<br />next 2S 10 .~: it may come to the
<br />forefrootOiidmeiitilerioUs consi_."
<br />\l\\ll'c!!i'li1iw~(1he. GniiidCanym problem
<br />. ,lso'foiitheCoqmsimal~ioaoy
<br />,\ toIm:~L8st'year, legilJltl~iDabdate
<br />minimum flows fromthedamdied without
<br />a ~iDg.. Bnviro!lfDCotillsts seeking
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<br />. . .' '. ..' . beWGtiIId
<br />6dl~prot.cilm have ~ told tha,
<br />-.... . Ii t1 p1.r....' :Thecunon. . t
<br />.".g. ........y,. "..L_..
<br />. - -uHon.;Jo kiwi'
<br />" . .' tI.... deleptioolll
<br />. , M>dioa for the Cen1r1ll
<br />Ulalt
<br />.', . . .... JIlWi'iJleii'
<br />~.yon.'.ImeiI. lifi$Pj.:;~.~~. onty,
<br /><Jeori6Millei,fiiii .. "l:Pnltti.gpeiJple
<br />aDd their iopreiefttatlvi:sln Coosress he'
<br />hind the ideaof..viog the Graod Canyon
<br />may soond euy, butitwon't be. More than
<br />puhlic ootrase will be needed to disable
<br />the~.Wpull. ticaI~~.' thai... ~l<8pOII8ibl.
<br />for wasblng'1he.'.yniootanym beaches
<br />InloWe Me8cr';'addioS, "People haye to
<br />~the_o(the.tradeoll'-o
<br />pteciobs and, irreplaceable itacural
<br />......n:e,.or .... cheap eIeclricity for a
<br />d:1O~IIHew/" ~$4::;i ,Tl;',~ '
<br />. BrueeBabbilt8\l88Oll8thai' Cmsress
<br />mlisilbi>~f1fCut;'..ying that "what yoo
<br />do'"beh dle~Deplrtnteot'-of ,Interior
<br />stCJnewaUa yoU- ',is--)'du go to the United
<br />States O:mg~ss 'and' use the political
<br />proct88;The Graod Cailyoo has olo1'of
<br />~&!IpVerthiSC\lUIIIty.r.,:, '
<br />":i .-.'. .' ";.:'
<br />WIuoI V... can Do"I
<br />"\Wri"'lllRep:~ Mi1Ii:r snd Seo.
<br />!lill.B~, the. COogressiona1 subcom-
<br />inltide:.chai1'ine.r'~ible for Glen
<br />Canyoo!lallL Asktbemtotakeactioo oow
<br />lIl.iIDp....lIest!l!C\lOllofihe beaches in the
<br />oiahd 'Caoybn! ReqU..i thllt they hold
<br />~ ond pasiJe&islation roqulring the
<br />ilqlouIineot of InIoiIbf III .Iop the "peak,
<br />ing J>OWOI" ",leases ~ toadoptoperming
<br />cri_ for Glen ~yoo IJaoi which will
<br />PiorectdoWnsboim resotiltesio theGraod
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<br />C8Q.yOn. ;'~,;; .__t, "".;", '
<br />"Rop:' Geotgi: Miller; tbainnan, Hoose
<br />In,terlor ~;'ubcOllJlDittee 00 Water and
<br />POtier, U;S. 1ioU.oe' of Repl<8CIIlBti...,
<br />Washiogtoll, D.C. 20515.' Seo. Bill Brad-
<br />ley, <ihai/lIl8ll/Senale FnersY Subcom,
<br />mi.... on Watoc snd Power, U.S. Senate,
<br />Wuhington, D.C. 20510
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<br />a le8ls!ative ~ which would ,e,
<br />qoiie Iorlii!or to produce snd implerilenl a
<br />,plall of ._lion for. Glen Canyoo Dam
<br />tb.h~ ilDpthe degradatim of ssnd
<br />l>ais.~'... J;aDyOO witbilltwo yeats. ..',
<br />. ,~ sl,l,pllfity of 1he Jll'OIIO'lII,. they
<br />. . '. II
<br />, . . leU'
<br />. boiitid. . o.ill teclmica1 minutiie. For
<br />:,~uiioolhiok'thatCmg,..s I1toWd
<br />"pasilegialadm teUing WAPAexactlyhOw
<br />. much water to .release at ever} hour: of
<br />every day, leaving no room for discretion.
<br />An aIleniiitiyeto IIl8lUIIing forpeaking
<br />" P",!"',wlth ilB highly fluctuating !!ow?
<br />wQu~d;be .management for. basel()ad
<br />wwer; ieteasing a slCady sire8m of water
<br />aoiiIajlnxluciriga steady....... of power.
<br />. As \a "result of- slandaI:d ratemaking
<br />.moc:hanisms thertwould beaboo1ute1y no
<br />c.Ii'to t!.e. Federal trca8orj, accOrdln, to
<br />. oft EDvirOmnentaI Defense Fund. Never~
<br />theled, this is seen .. a entirely radical
<br />~, abIIost beymd the realm of 00-
<br />~on.: by ~t environmentalisti ~
<br />ollitrpOrlicipan". "
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<br />llIiiDootle~l>am7 .
<br />:'1iie reauy nidicaI propoaal,di~t1ilig
<br />~. daw..~ ",.IlIininS. the Colorado iii. i..
<br />_rail...., is bey<>nd the pale. and 1101
<br />iOOUiIu '!'f seriously eVen by tbose. who
<br />would like bi see i' happen. When prOssed
<br />io~Ootfie~ts,onescienti8t~,
<br />flit's o<t many a posiibility 81 fat .. I can
<br />tell The Iliueao is entrenched eooush snd
<br />the""......sh mmey beiDS made--' $60
<br />miniOn a year by hydropower prodoctim
<br />ol.ld something 011 the order of $14 mi1Iioa
<br />directly from riyernmning.aootber.....
<br />of miUim from fisheries, snd aU 1M ..
<br />iociated iodustri.. .... probably kictlog io
<br />something on the onIer of $30 rmDiooa
<br />year. That'. a lot of money. snd thiS is.
<br />..any depJesaed .....: '
<br />Dave Brower 8Ug<sIa that he "would
<br />1ike to~tiiedaiDco\1apae ofi.. owofaul-
<br />ty construction:. 'they Ive got Lake MCad, I
<br />doo', tbit1lt they' oeed Lake !'Owen. What
<br />is misSing is Glen Canyon." Litton muses
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