Show Moss Mass Asks Speed up on an Federal Funds Fund On Mill Mill- Pack mill Pock reek Creek Planning Project Senator Frank Frankl E E. Moss 1 ut D-ut Utah D-Utah h I 1 Monday urged the Seriate Senate Public Works sub subcommittee Ito to Increase in increase increase In- In crease from 30 thousand to 40 thousand the amount requested requested requested re re- re- re quested by the U U. S S. S Army Corps of Engineers for surveys surveys surveys sur sur- veys a arid and d Investigations ris- ris of f Mill Millcreek Millcreek creek and Pack creels creel inGrand InGrand in inGrand Grand county I In a prepare prepared st statement l Moss told the subcommittee The Mill l and Pack creek Investigation was first undertaken undertaken undertaken under under- taken at my request to determIne determine determine de de- termine what type of works were needed tp fo 0 pr prevent vent the thet t recurring c Ig I disastrous floods on n these ese two streams s. s which wreck havoc ayo In tn the to town town of Moab 1 the h county seat of Grand county The t lion on h. h has s new been e expanded pa de to encompass encompass ss the the preparation of pi a ai master aser plan for w water water- ert er- er t resource resource development of off these two streams with Improvements Improvements Improve Improve- ve- ve ments for fl flood od control Water Wa- Wa w wa water i ter conservation for dom domestic sUc and irrigation n us uses s. s and andrec rec r nation d development v To ITo this end I have Introduced a bill billS S Si 1 1587 87 to to provide for the construction of a multiple multiple- purpose purpose dam on one one or pr J the o other her Of lof these streams reams and ald to to authorize the necessary n channel hannel improvements improvements- on m both Mill and Pack creek within the city o of Moab I I Op On May 7 7 of this year th there re was was' wasa a public he hearing rIng In l Moab la a as as the Initial step in inthe inthe the development of a plan to tomake tomake make a best use of th the areas area's w war er r resources resources s ur cs Abo About persons persons attended Including dIn Representatives Representatives' s of the City of Moab agencies g of the State of Pt Utah Federal ed ral agencies ns es a rep of G General Frye South I. I Pacific Division Engineer of the Corps of ot Engineers Engineers En En- members members members' rs of th the Dis Dis- itil er s staff and th the District Engineer The rhe plan presented by Moab City officials oil oil- dabs for the Investigation of Its ts water water ater resources had ad the backing of tho the Moab Chamber Chamber Chamber Cham Cham- ber of Commerce the tho Junior Chamber Chambe of Commerce the Wildlife Club and the Retail Merchants Merchants' association Grand co county nty Is s a semiarid semiarid semi semi- arid section of Utah and nothIng nothing nothing no no- thing is more Important than early development of Its full ull water potential Also since Moab will wUl be the northern gateway to the th proposed new national park the town Is s expecting a tremendous tremendous tre tre- boom In tourist busIness business business bus bus- iness which will increase the strain on present municipal Ia water ter supplies For this reason I am ask ask- ng that an additional 10 thousand be appropriated Inthe in inthe inthe the fiscal year 1964 to expedite expedite expo dite the Engineers Engineer's report on Mill and Pack creeks I am Informed by the Corps of ot Engineers En rs that this extra am can be used to 10 advantage advantage advantage tage In pursuing the gation gadon The total estimated cost oL of the hc he investigation Is 60 thOu sand and increasing funds for the h fiscal l year 1964 96 f from I 30 thousand to 40 thousand s d will l fulfill the the- ity bl th the Corps and step up tho time when l tion work can be le I water water vater resource development in the he Mob area |