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M~morandum <br /> Page 2 <br /> April 5, 1990 <br /> <br /> environmental problems. At the same time ke~p in ~ .the <br /> adverse effect envJ/~r~entally is only one of three serious. <br /> problems that result from Interbasin and Intrabasin Transfers of <br /> Water. The other two problems are that economic ~rowth/jobs will <br /> go where the water goes and, in due time, these major urban areas <br /> will increase their political influence to the detriment of the <br /> rest of the stat~. <br /> <br />~hose citizens living at the headwaters of a major river, or a <br />tributary river~ have something to lose fr~,~ an economic and <br />pOlitical st~int just the same as those citizens who may live <br />below where an Interbasin or Intrabasin Transfers of Water take <br />place. <br /> <br />Ne whole issue of what is to happen to the water resources of our <br />rivers has become so important and con, lex there is no w~y <br />proposed legislation can be submitted to the 1990 Short session of <br />the General Assembly. <br /> <br />~s ycu have been informed a moratorium of transfers is to be <br />reque~ of the 1990 General Assembly with the intent that <br />further study will be given to the problems of InterbasLn and <br />Intrabasin Transfers of Water with legislation to be introduced in <br />the 1991 ~-s~ion of the Gene/al Assembly. <br /> <br />We absolutely could never have had' the success and reached the <br />pOint that has been reached, relative to a moratorium, witl]out t%e <br />lecrdl help that has been provided. ~erefore, it is extremely <br />imDor~ant we Day for the leqal services that have been provided <br />sinc~ AUqUSt, 1989 if we expect to have available additional le~a] <br />help in the months to co~. <br /> <br />While we will not ne~d anywhere near the amount of legal services, <br />between the 1990 Session of the General Assembly and the 1991 <br />Session of the General Assembly that we have needed since August, <br />1989, we will ne~d additional leqa], help between now and the 1991 <br />Session of the General Assembly. <br /> <br />Please c~refully oonSider this urgent need of funds. In the <br />process let's make sure that b~cause of envj_ro~tal~, economic, <br />and pOlitical considerations we help guarantee that the future of <br />North Carolina,s rivers will indeed be what is desired for <br />generations to cc~e. <br /> <br />J(~4:twm <br /> <br /> <br />