Extended Interview

Milton Hooper Confederated Tribes of the Goshute Reservation   Read more extended interviews.

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Milton Hooper:  I'm Milton Hooper with the Natural Resources Commission here on the reservation.  As a member I've also been delegated to speak regarding the Southern Nevada water grab.  Our concerns are in losing our water here and a lot of our interests.  We feel that our aquifer may be affected or depleted and that would not provide water for fish habitat or Bonneville Cutthroat or different wildlife species that we have here which are a source of revenue.  We're fond of the Bonneville Cutthroat.  It has taken us quite sometime for all of our activities and work into it so we feel that would be threatened. 
I'd like to see the Water Authority to seek other alternatives other than to grab the water out here in the west desert area.  I know there are other options with some of the water rights that they have.  They can make the deals elsewhere and they don't need to pursue other resources out here.