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<br />Sunday. December 21.1997 <br />- . <br /> <br />SECTION G <br /> <br />DAMS & DEMOCRACY <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />Drain ~ebate exhilarating <br />By Ed MInton ... star:lecf) took toms caUiaK tile pro. <br />The-..-.l to dnia Lab PweIl poNI "certiIbIbly ntt,." aDel otIaer cboke <br />t"__~ eommeIllL It Ifa as If lbI! aatioa. WII <br />is exltilaratillC- Not Dellea..,.", IWlIa the 19S01. wItII dims stili seeD. .. <br />becnIe it..- pod idea, bat be- IllbItioaI to prabIems rather thaD prob- <br />ea-.itstpmeltbtt~ 1eaII~. <br />-.m~l~_~twinwbe!lit . <br />eomes to 1laturaJ ~ - 11m! hl- Ia. reality,..ter "de'9ekJpmeht" todQ' <br />11 peMtrlled tile West. ..... maaaliac man,. dams and reItr- <br />GIH Canyon Da.... wl!dl ImplMlDlh YOin 10.. to mimic tile waf riven 08ee <br />Lake Powll beIabId .. ebbed and 1Jawed. Eyen G1l!1l CabJOll <br />eoac:rete slab, was Dam .... beea puabed ill that d1reetton. <br />IlJthorlwd and .,.1It ADd ill .. daml or more pl.ees. Itmstip- <br />..., deeade be- Uom: of dam removal are ancIer way.1o- <br />rove"., a cludiDl tile federal dana .Iong the Snlke: <br />(ortCOll~passed <br />the NatiOllal Envl- Riftr, where migMy nms of salmcm b.Ift <br />ronmental Polier ~Io.trictle.ln.~{ewplac:es. <br />Ad. the End....ered UIDlI are coming down. <br />Species Ael, the The eftIltaallelle of dam mnoval bas <br />Clean Water Act m:I ,et to be determined, aad before lJds <br />oUler Itatates. Be- momneat JI'OWI1argler, It needs lntelll. <br />c.. of tile IIld: of rem examination. That Is especially tnIe <br />environmentalla,", MaRton of the propclII.l to draill: Late Powell, <br />and bfotoaust III the which b used by millions 01 pl'Ople NdI <br />pofltics of the interior West and beca.. ,ear for reemUoa aad ekctricity. and <br />the ferieral. goyemmeat Jwl more n..,. wtIkh conlaias wat@fequal to two years' <br />than God. dama: wre thrmrn 8ttOSS.. Bow of the Coklndo River. But tile idea <br />eDOrmolllllUmbe1' of strealnl ill tile "est abo bas enormous popular appeal outside <br />. whether or not tber made eeonomic. ~ of _ ud eftlI: in pitts 01 - !be West. <br />Iogkal or efeIl common RnSe. There iI at least.tbe danger that the ded- <br />The dam bufldiD( w" prod1Ieed by au <br />tra durnlnated"bJ a baodl'td of western Please see DRAIN on 2G <br />COltcmsmea in tile 1I5os. 'l'Iw! leader W. <br />..".. ...;..11 or .....rn Colon". Lake Powell <br />beadolwhatwutbellea1ledlhelDterior <br />and Insular Affairs Cclmmll:tr.eot tbe U.s. <br />llouseofltepreseDbltives.AIplnaIletal <br />pahlIfJtheWestmasift(led&eeUoeDOt <br />jut by lNildiJlg dam, but by telt!D( fttIo <br />delf weapons alloft aacI below If'OIUld, <br />bJmIzliaIlaadwhateftrltsotbernhlel, <br />and by buildIDI nMldf in ud dlW'Clttmc <br />on natioftal forests. It w. DOt 10 much <br />"hat tbe1d1d as bow they did It:Tbey <br />brooked DO oppasIb and were CObIemp- <br />tUOllS of anyone wbase values differed <br />.... - ..... <br />1'HIr IatelIeeb&alIIeIn IUD rule tbe <br />Wat" cunsreaioDal deIepUorL After tbe <br />Siern. a. v(Md Ia fa... of dniaiaC <br />Late Powell. \be WeIl'l 8euIe members <br />be1d a.beuia( ill l.te September.. tile <br />IOIeaim of dbcredilillCtbeIdea. WesterD. <br />repmetbltlva, Us. SelL. BellI NiJhthone <br />Campbel.l lIld mosl witMDes (ibe deck <br /> <br /> <br />"'"_;.0,-", <br /> <br />AnOC:IMtd"'-I............ <br />FALSE FLOOD: Water ahoots from handle aedlment and ather <br />Glen Canyan Dam Inta the resources_ And while the Slarrl <br />Colorado FlI.ar In the.. March Club h.. 'Ioted to drain Lake <br />"1. photo. in a t.st to see if Powell. envtramnentaUst must be <br />managemenl policies mimicking carefuf 10 consider ..,eryan.', <br />the river's natural flow could better .,a!un before rushing Into action. <br /> <br />Erosion never sleeps <br />By Penelope Purdy <br />RNriftl. foamial, sablimt .ad <br />poteul. LaYa Falb prafOIS <br />boaters willi ODe 01 the mast <br />cb:a1len(incltretdlesoCtheCol- <br />oradoRiver.itdleellhrlluPtIleGtaDd <br />Co"1Oft. <br />But Law. Falb allo offen a Iestoa II <br />ImmilitJ. for Ute formidable rapids are <br />merelJtbeafterm8thofadaelbetweell <br />river aDd nd; - aud the riftl" WOIL <br />Near wbat lQdaJ II called Lava F.III. a <br />aaturaldamODeeltood.l.$OOfeetbigb. <br />lIllIdIDrbaclr.alakelfOmilesloq.ln <br />fac:t.Oftru.e-._Uuaturaldams <br />Ilbe formed in the Grad CaaJOllo often <br />...,.-01_........ <br />Nooe exIstIllOW, beca-. tile powwfaI, <br />.,.u.t ri'ler eftIItaaUy cat. tbem aU 10 <br />.,;- <br />MaDf leoIogistl 18J tile lame f.te <br />.waits GIeDCanyoo Dam - maybe DOt ill <br />the am decade. perhaps not. centuty <br />bence.butintbeaofatbllmablemlllenftia <br /> <br /> <br />by wbleb Earlb <br />writes Its Iti!llory. <br />EftftDDW.lheCnl- <br />orado PI dean.' <br />weird and awe-in. <br />splrtDllaDdIca~ i, <br />!!em, traDIIlM1Md by <br />anwit)' -' water. <br />CombiIIedwltbllle <br />ml,hty tbMllt flll <br />ptateleeloak:a.theIe <br />Utuie fon:es I'Ipped <br />opell . garlantllan <br />Purdy .... .. tOe Eu1h - <br />. mUe 18p. II miles aerwa. 270 mi," <br />loaf-iUtstartlal.. place named Uoe., <br />Ferrr .and eDdI aear the GnDd WMb <br />Clifll. lt'l called. approprialely. the <br />___ <br />ADd j1I:Il apstlean:r from tee., Fe1'J Is <br />wbere Olea CaDJlIII DIm lOW rsrr 710 <br />feet abo'Ie tile MbInl eIIIJOlI floor. RHe. <br />a poIitieaI battlt raps IM!tnm tIlaD3aI <br />Please see ERODE on 2G <br /> <br />