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      From: <CarolStillman@aol.com> 
      To: <snakevalley@utah.gov> 
      Date: Sunday - September 27, 2009 1:22 PM 
      Subject: Snake Vally water 




      I object to this agreement because it siphons water out of an aquifer that 
       
      cannot easily be replenished.  I also think it shortchanges Utah.  
      Las Vegas should learn to live with the water it already has.  It  cannot 
      continue to grow and irresponsibly continue taking other's water,  
      including 
      from other less populated areas in their own state.  They are,  after all, 

      right in the middle of a hot, arid desert.  

      Why should Utah be asked to sacrifice water to Las Vegas or to any other  
      state?  What in the world was Senator Bennet thinking by even entering 
      into  
      negotiations regarding Las Vegas siphoning water out of the Snake Valley  
      aquifer??!!

      For those saying that if any unacceptable changes are observed, the  
      draining of the aquifer would be stopped, by the time anyone  
      observes/admits that 
      unacceptable changes have taken place, it most likely  will be too late to 

      mitigate the damage.
      And I would like to know........once this aquifer is drained, much to the  

      environment's detriment..........where will Las Vegas then go to obtain 
      more 
      and  more water?  They need to be stopped!  

      Do not sign any agreement giving Las Vegas or any other entity the right 
      to 
      drain precious water that is mostly located in Utah!  Please do not  allow 

      this!!!  The water belongs right where it is.............for use in  its 
      own area, if it has to be used at all.

      Carol Stillman
      797 E Rainforest Drive
      Murray, UT  84107