Show Park Service Report Gives This Area Powerful Publicity I I I the recently released study of the Colorado river basin basin hasin ba ha- I sin by the National Park Service made the headlines because of opposition to such dams as Echo Park the he report Is generally highly complimentary to this region A copy of the corn comprehensive comprehensive compre compre- pre pre- study beautifully illustrated illustrated illus illus- has been received by The Times-Independent Times through the courtesy of M M. L R. R Tillotson regional re se- gional director of region 3 National NaI National Na Na- Park Service with headquarters headquarters head head- The quarters at Santa Fe NM report considers the essential facts basic to the establishment of Department of the Interior policies regarding recreational resources of land under Its Jurisdiction Jur Jur- jur- jur writes Director Tillotson son It Includes findings from froma a study of large portions of the basin not administered by the and describes and weighs the scenic scientific and historical features in relation to I their recreational importance The survey was conducted by this office with the assistance of I the region two office of the ser zen certain will find vice Vlee I feel you it of considerable Interest because because be be- cause of your known concern with the development and use of Southeastern Utah In In- including The rep reports report's rt's pages eluding pictures many full be the best recreational recreational page may advertisement this area I If distribution has so 0 far tar received tion nn Is general enough en ugh I nic No lo scenic attraction was overlooked overlooked over oyer- looked in the publication and scores score of scenic areas area In the Mab Slab district t come In for tor detailed description and praise The book gives give the historic and geologic story of the river rivea and Its its people It reports on or plants and animals and fish lish and problems their That the park service ervice has good lood real reasons to for its likes and anc and dislikes i 1 is apparent New roads road In near desert country coun coun- borrow pits and other Lea fea- try which go with big dam tunes tures ruin nature natures scenery Where oan Dan reservoirs vary In level man unsightly U U is left kit or os f feet an n I mountainsides when basins are not full fuU Under these conditions fish cannot feed freely since their source of food is on the banks or in shallow portions of bigger biggor bodies of o water The park service weighs the reservoir question from the point of view of the nature-lover nature and andr r cr Under the park service formula some of the big dams darns proposed by the Bureau of Reclamation are considered sat sat- This part of or the new now report has not received public public- it ity The park service study found Dewey Dewe dam darn 30 miles above Moab to be satisfactory The Bureau of Reclamation has another reason for discarding discarding dis dis- dis carding cardinI It temporarily The park service sees Bees a re recreational recreational recreational re- re value for I Dewey vey e which would b back k water up to near the Colorado line No na ira tura tura beauty not available elsewhere would be destroyed I I A water surface of acres is Indicated for the Dewey site which would provide for tor bOatIng boatIng boating boat bOat- ing fishing and other rest ac ac- ac The Tho size of the water surface i Is the feature which worries the t reclamation bureau and that Is why Echo Park and nine othe others rs have ha e been given priority ahead of Dewey Evaporation rate would be high The Bureau of Reclamation engineers now rec ree- that the Colorado river may soon be used up and the water lost through evaporation win wilt be needed for tor Irrigation and Industry Evaporation i 4 U tower lower er where reservoirs reservoir are deeper have less I surface area and are higher in I elevation Types Trpe of reservoir Is I. one of the big differences between the I park panic service and reclamation bureau Regardless of this difference ranae in philosophy none can deny that the park service report asa as 81 asa a whole ole Is a most valuable document docu ment meat and will wUl carry cany a great eat deal dealL I L of weight in the final fiat develop I I ment rent of the Colorado river ba sin in The park service report del def recommends some of the bureau reservoir Flaming Gorge Red Canyon Juniper l Tomichi Rifle Rif UlI- le Ie Gap Cottonwood and Vega of the Collbran project ONeal Park Panic Dewey and many others It U i J IA against Echo cho o Park Split Mountain Eggleston Lake SapInero Sap Sap- Emerald raid Lake enlarge enlarge- I ment meat Navajo Bridge Canyon I and a few others other The park service ser ser- ervice er- er vice has no recommendation one w Wy y or another on a majority ol of the proposed sites Ites Aa As an exam pie the report shows the tho Bluff site ite on the this San Juan a as a. of n n. re recreational value but at the same ume time not detrimental to the th area urea |