Colorado River Update: Take Action to STOP the Lake Powell Pipeline!
From:
"Save The Colorado River" <gary@savethecolorado.org>
Subject:
Colorado River Update: Take Action to STOP the Lake Powell Pipeline!
Date:
February 26th 2016
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Hello Friends of the Colorado River!
Please take action to help STOP the proposed Lake Powell Pipeline. The public comment period is closing on Saturday, Feb. 27th (tomorrow), and we need you to send an email You can click through here to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (FERC) website to send them an email. After you register, FERC will send you back a link to click on to send in your comments. The Lake Powell Pipeline "Docket Number" is P-12966-000. Suggested Comments (you can copy/paste this if you want, or put it in your own words, or give them your own opinion/facts about why the pipeline should be stopped):
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Despite the fact that the State of Utah has spent 8 years and $27 million of taxpayer money on the studies for the Lake Powell Pipeline, there are significant concerns that are not being properly addressed in the latest study reports:
1. An audit on the Division of Water Resources shows that flawed data is being used to demonstrate the need for this pipeline.
2. All the costs of the pipeline, including financing, operations and maintenance should be clearly presented. Currently those costs are not included.
3. Less expensive alternatives to the pipeline such as better water management, greater emphasis on conservation and more effective use of existing supplies must be included fairly and without bias when analyzing the pipeline.
4.The studies do not sufficiently consider the impact of Climate Change on current and projected flows of the Colorado River and its ability to supply water for the pipeline.
5. The studies do not sufficiently consider the negative impact on the Grand Canyon ecosystem of draining 28 billion gallons of water out of the Colorado River each year.
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Thank you for taking action today to protect and restore the Colorado River!
Stay tuned for more ACTION! And Thank You for your support.
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