| Show Utah group asks for fir additional CUP funding US U.S. Senator Jake Garn Utah R-Utah said last week the Carter Administrations Administrations Administration's Administrations Administration's Ad Ad- ministrations ministration's proposed 30 million 1979 appropriation for the Central Utah Project must be raised significantly if the CUP CUP is ever to fulfill its promise and and deliver water to the citizens of Utah The Utah Republican made his statement before the Senate Public Works Subcommittee which is formulating formulating formulating for for- the fiscal 1979 budget for the water project Garn introduced Utah Gov Scott Matheson to the committee Matheson officials for the CUP representatives of the Ute Indian Tribe and local residents also spoke in support of appropriations appropriations appropriations ap ap- ap- ap for the acceleration and completion of the CUP Describing the Carter recommendation recommendation recommendation as inadequate Garn said the Utah delegation is seeking an addon addon addon add add- on which would bring the total appropriation appropriation appropriation ap ap- ap- ap to GARN GAHN REMINDED HEl the committee that the CUP and many other worthy water development projects were fighting for their 1 lives ves a year ago after being included on the Presidents President's so- so called hit list I was proud of the way the committees committees committees com com- of Congress carefully investigated investigated investigated in in- the charges leveled against water projects and made their own judgment he said In the case of the CUP the project was supported by the united Utah Congressional delegation and a virtually united local community I believe it was the quality of that support together with the information it was able to generate that led the Senate Appropriations Appropriation Committee in its report to the full Senate to call the CUP impressively documented Garn said the current attack on the water project is less obvious He noted that the Presidents President's recommended recommended mended budget does not even keep pace with year-to-year year inflation and includes less money for the Bonneville Donneville Unit than was requested last year to kill the project At present Garn explained five of the six CUP units have been authorized and three have been completed or are under construction The Presidents President's budget allocates 77 million to essentially complete construction of the Jensen Unit UNFORTUNATELY Y he said the President requested no construction funds for the Uintah and Upalco Units and no construction money for two critical elements of the Bonneville Units the Upper Stillwater Dam and the Jordanelle Dam Garn labeled the lack of funds for the Uintah and Upalco Units doubly unfortunate Although we talk about six separate units of the CUP the project is really conceived of as a whole and all parts must go foward toward together he said We Wedo Wedo Wedo do not have enough water in Utah to beable be beable beable able to dispense with close cooperation and sharing That is the rationale behind the CUP He lie pointed out that water is s being taken from the Uintah drainage to alleviate a critical shortage in the Bonneville Basin and the Uintah and Upalco units were designed to replace it Progress on these two units is essential to continued harmony between between bet bete whites and Indians Indian in in the Uintah Basin as well as to the steady progress of the CUP as a whole Garn said a million request is reasonable and vigorous efforts are needed to put tUP LUP back on schedule |
