Spotted owl Tombstone water war

[gremlin]

looks like the greens are going to get there nose in a bind.

The owl is a threatened species, and until a few days ago its presence in fire-scorched Miller Canyon was a matter of speculation. But now that it has surfaced, the owl could be a game-changer in the water war between the U.S. Forest Service and the Wild West city made famous by the 30-second gunfight at the O.K. Corral.

Tombstone is trying to repair a 26-mile pipeline that has brought mountain spring water into the city since 1881. It was damaged during last summer's Monument Fire and monsoon rains that brought mud, water and boulders crashing down the denuded slopes.

The Miller Peak Wilderness Area, where owls nest in the trees above Tombstone's pipeline, was hit particularly hard. Sections of pipeline simply vanished, and Tombstone's reservoir ran dry by August.

http://www.cnn.com/2012/06/09/us/tombst ... ?hpt=hp_c1

[Hoser John]

not only no but LL NO--they're in deep trouble now-John

[gremlin]

it would be funny as heck if the town made next for the own then clamed they need the water to keep them alive. breading mice to feed them and then the owls over population will be a problem.