sheriff Dannels and his posse should accompany the repair crew and go take possession of the water who's rights have been held since 1881 and send the USFS a bill via 'federal express' for the time and expense involved, along with a copy of the '64 Wilderness Act, with 'preexisting rights' clause highlighted in yellow.
The USFS also has a SWAT team, so we can have local and federal SWATs dueling in the desert.
The Fed will back down, and something important for freedom will be established.
Federal management of public lands cannot extend to injuring residents. The very definition of ‘public lands’ says one cannot injure the public.