A PLAN TO DIVERT WATER FROM THE GILA RIVER IS NOT SITTING WELL WITH A COALITION OF SPORTSMEN. IN A LETTER TO GOVERNOR MARTINEZ, THE NEW MEXICO WILDLIFE FEDERATION AND TROUT UNLIMITED SAY THE PLAN WILL HARM WILDLIFE AND THREATEN THE STATE'S OUTDOOR RECREATION ECONOMY.
THE GILA RIVER IS HOME TO THE FEDERALLY PROTECTED GILA TROUT. THE INTERSTATE STREAM COMMISSION IS REVIEWING PROPOSALS TO ADDRESS WATER DEMANDS IN SOUTHWESTERN NEW MEXICO. THE GILA IS THE LAST MAIN-STEM RIVER IN THE STATE WITHOUT A MAJOR DAM OR DIVERSION.
