In 1987, an advertisement in the Durango (Colo.) Herald touting the Animas-La Plata [dam and irrigation project] captured in just five pithy sentences what critics see as the essence of federal water policy. "WHY WE SHOULD SUPPORT THE ANIMAS-LA PLATA PROJECT," began the ad. "BECAUSE SOMEONE ELSE IS PAYING THE TAB! We get the water. We get the reservoir. They pay the bill."
6/29/95
The Washington Post, June 29, 1995:
