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Monday, October 6, 2003

Two Colorado tribes have signed a non-disclosure agreement with the federal government barring them from talking about the rising costs of the Animas-LaPlata water project.

The project is designed to settle the water rights of the Ute Mountain Ute and the Southern Ute Tribe and to provide water to other communities in southwestern Colorado. Originally expected to cost $388 million, the Bureau of Reclamation, part of the Department of Interior, says it will cost $500 million.

The Ute Mountain Ute Tribe had a contract to estimate the costs of the project and won a contract to build a dam, pipeline and pumping plant. The Southern Ute Tribe has a contract to supply some materials for the project.

Get the Story:
A-LP meeting may be illegal (The Durango Herald 10/5)
Bureau takes blame for A-LP costs (The Durango Herald 10/4)
Tribes, districts silent on A-LP costs (The Durango Herald 10/3)

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