New Mexico has dithered long enough in its efforts to build a federally funded Gila River diversion, Interior Assistant Secretary Tim Petty said in a letter to state officials today:
Feds say “no” to Gila project
Feds pull plug on New Mexico’s proposed Gila River diversion
i hope that this is the end of it.
let that poor river be.
They can still use the NM Unit Funds currently held by the state. But they have to convince the ISC to give BOR more cash to finish the EIS and then convince the Governor and the Legislature to provide the funds. So it’s not over til it’s over but this was a significant blow to the project.