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Critics Of Gila River Diversion To Rally

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The Interstate Stream Commission will be meeting Monday in Albuquerque and the agenda includes a series of presentations on proposals that call for diverting a portion of the Gila River.

The agenda does not include any time for public comment, and that's what has environmental groups upset. They plan to rally outside the meeting.

The commission is already being sued over alleged violations of the state Open Meetings Act, which has spurred questions about the transparency surrounding the commission's handling of Gila River planning.

A spokeswoman for the commission says there will be more time to comment during a meeting Friday in Silver City.

The commission faces a Dec. 31 deadline for deciding whether to accept federal funds to build a diversion and storage system along the Gila.