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Show .. . VI, w: Hit w,v i:;:A''. Lir.'.'olr., N-b. CVjOC Board approves permits for Mill Creek Project , I'uh Suit Land Hoard, ' , . in formal sessions in Moab ,,;..t.iv, formally approved Che i for piiH'li and diversion '1 rihL-of-wiy for the Mill . ; Vij.vt, "d approved the " mswi1 for Iming ish VdllfY Reservoir. motion to approve the permits came after a lengthy disoussum by tho Lund Hoard and members of the Grand County Wiitor Conservancy District. An oarher motion, which was later withdrawn, demanded that in return for the rights-of-way, the l.rand County Water Conservancy District guarantee that certain M amounts of water from the reservoir be made available to state lands situated in Spanish Valley. Sinco it is not presently known what the eventual disposition of the state lands in question will be, the motion was not acceptable to many attending the meeting, since it would remove District flexibility in ' ? y. ' . 4 J j . . ' ' 1 - f " " ; . , f' W r ::i vs3 is a perfect time to isit Arches National Park : " siere are fewer visitors and the cooler days make it -r. comfortable. Visitors ke?p coming, though, and Arches is headed for a record visitation year. (Alvii Reiner Photo) nllocating water from the reservoir to private property owners in Spanish Valley. Gordon Harmston, director of Natural Resources for the State of Utah, stated, "we are losing sight of what we all want here." He went on to urge the Board to issue the permits, saying that the construction construc-tion of the project was of utmost importance at this time. "Later on, when we begin talking about illocuting water from the reservoir, we can negotiate---as property owners in Spanish Valley---for wuter rights along with other property owners." That concept was agreeable to Grand County representatives at the meeting. District Chairman K. E. Mc-Dougald Mc-Dougald staled that with the issuance of the State permits, along with expected permit approvals irom the Bureau of Land Management, Manage-ment, it was expected that construction on the multi-million dollar water conservancy project could take place beginning shortly after the first of next year. - i . i , : :t' .... " rv'vAt Members of the Utah State Land Board met formally in Moab Wednesday at St. Francis Episcopal Church, and listened to a large number of people in attendance about matters pertaining to the administration of state land in Southeastern Utah. |