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Valley is going to be needing that water in future years. It is a re- 

 source that has not been shown that it is going to be replenished. It 

 is also an aquifer that goes up under other States as well — Idaho, 

 Utah, and Arizona. 



We have made the mistake before of pumping water in Texas, 

 and it has depleted Nebraska's water and lowered its water table. 

 We don't need to make this mistake again. 



Once again, environmental impact studies should be done, as 

 well as hearings held in Nevada, to make the public aware of this 

 bill and to see if the public really wants 200 more jobs created at 

 the expense of several thousand Nevada acres. 



Thank you. 



[The prepared statements of Ms. Perry-Jones and letters for the 

 record follow:] 



