Show V I :A6— The Herald Journal Logan Utah Friday October 17 2003 ID)eaD tiirairasfeirs irivetr water from to cBftoes farms (01 Hazing found in BUM fire crew in Las Vegas 1 employees involved in what he called “inappropriate ' behavior” “We have a zero tolerance for sexual harassment or hazing and the rules are made clear to all employees” he might be disciplined for haz'i said" ing new recruits the state The BLM chief said he Bureauof Land Management could decide that no punish- - j chief said Thursday j BLM Nevada Director Bob ment was warranted or choose from sanctions ranging' Abbey denied more serious claims of abuse raised from reprimand to dismissal He declined to name any of Wednesday by a television the firefighters involved call-news report' “Sexual harassment did ing the issue a confidential occur It was not physical in personnel matter V KLAS-Ti denied a nature” Abbey said a day Abbey after he said he received an report that female trainees internal report of a Sept 29 j were fondled by supervisors : i and that abuse included complaint by a female BLM employee in Las Vegas attempted sodomy C “Our findings after a thor- - i “The hazing occurred r the but it summer ough investigation found no throughout was just brought to our attenevidence to substantiate" the television report Abbey said tion a couple of weeks ago’ he said HAS News Dtoctnr Bob Abbey said up to 10 male £ Stoldal said the station stood f and female firefighters on two behind its report"?-?1'--“Wie found out they were US Interior Secretary Gale Norton' right Bennett Raley center V these allegations investigating assistant secretary for Water and Science with the Department of :nvnVPH u cguA "?that’s what we reported’’ the Interior and California Gov Gray Davis left sit before the sign - : SfokU said ing of the Colorado River Water DeWery Agreement at Hoover tom : near Boulder City Nev on Thursday Norton signed the historic deal £ LAS VEGAS (AP)— One veteran firefighter could be fired for making sexual com-- v ments to a female colleague and wildland firefighters from a southern Nevada station much as 90 billion gallons eaclj BOULDER CITY Nev: (AP) "? — US Interior Secretary Gale year to San Diego — roughly a third of the city’s future water : 'i’j Norton signed a historic deal needs Thursday to end years ofbick- In an interview Wednesday River the Colorado over r ering Norton said the “monumental” and fulfill a promise that Calideal is a roadmap for future fornia made 70 years ago to water trades in the West which limit its use of the river it shares will face increasing demand for with six other states scarce resources in years to The agreement signed during come “This puts in (dace the a ceremony at the edge of the basic building block of future Hoover Dam secures the water South-- : future for agreements to meet water - needs" she said em California through the ' d nation’s biggest transfer of Approval of the deal also restores California’s water from farms to cities More than 30 million acre- - v privileges to draw additional V Colorado wrter for 15 years feet of water — enough to : a The Interior Department cover die stale of Pennsylvania revoked those privileges when in a foot of water — will move from farms to cities over the 75-- California missed a Dec 3 1 deadline to reach a deal Neva- year life of the deal hisda which was linked to the Cal- an celebrate we “Today ifomia deal also lost 10 percent toric event on the Colorado of its supply With the new River the river that brings life J accord approved Nevada will to this arid region of our nation’’ Norton said “With this be allowed to draw water for ‘ Las Vegas agreement conflict on the river Lake Mead which sits is stilled” behind Hoover Dam and is the “Future generations in the &om nation’s largest manmade lake Colorado River basin sits at a historically low level : the headwaters high in the Ba® ® n o0118 1 V due to years of drought Thursday to end years of bickering over the Colorado River Rockies to the and deserts to around their necks as punish-- : California is also committing the coastal cities— will enjoy X v I- --menL from the river Great Over die as source a Depression ing major die benefits of your success : ? itself to reduce its she said ' ' - President George Bush said ? 6’fiill sham The Mate promised’ in a statement the deal SytoOTtraSwvfoapTwwnlMioM1 when made within " limits ofcitizeos live lives to “improvesthe f NNUAL SAL£ ' Vsf ft i in the Western United Stales” i i yaV‘the Hoover Dam was built dur-- j: VA Ifc ' V The signing ceremony was fi W I I 4 ifr? 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