Show WATER WATER BOARD I OPPOSES AREA Opposition to the creation of the proposed Escalante recreational area unless the federal government government government govern govern- ment gives positive assurances that it will not interfere with water and power po development again had been voted Wednesday by the Utah water storage commission com com- mission The commission took its stand at ata ata ata a meeting Tuesday afternoon after alter hearing Edwin J. J SKeen special deputy attorney general assigned to th the state engineers engineer's office Mr Skeen reported his findings on the operation of the federal recreation area at Boulder dam He said operations to appropriate appropriate ate water and carry carryon on mining operations operations operations op op- op- op must be approved by the secretary of interior and that the states of Nevada and Arizona have little to say about the area The commission approved a 60 60 budget to finance Investigations investigations investigations for the fiscal year which began began began be be- gan July 1 1 This amount will be matched b by funds from the U U. S S. S reclamation bureau Continuation of the investigations investigations investigations of the Colorado river-Great river Basin project and the following small reservoir reser projects was voted by the commission Beaver Creek and Newton Cache county Gooseberry Sanpete Sanpete Sanpete San- San pete Hickerson park Daggett Joes Joe's Valley Emery Lower Bear Bearer Bearr r river er Cache Lower Weber in Weber Weber Weber We We- ber Morgan and Davis counties Three Creeks Beaver Vernal- Vernal Mosby Uintah Virgin City Big Pine Valley and Moody projects Washington county |