Show thra t. t R IE E RUE y To 40 t i Root sit RIVER TBS To ft Dec I Ig To i R f o Eq oy t c Ut o Land Londe T t Ouray r AI trip Rona Bonanza Potential I E Y A Ir FIG I SASH OSCO I f W TE LOCATION MAP t a IT r WHITE RIVER OIL SHALL SHALE ale Los DEVELOPMENT t fact Zi t SCALE J i WATER DIVISION RESOURCES Of 0 I WHITE RIVER DAM AM AND RESERVOIR site In relation to oil all shale and Indian lands Is shown on this map mop The new reservoir would ba back k up for far 12 miles along the north White ife River dam and reservoir hear hearing set The Utah Division of Water Resources is holding a public hearing in Vernal Thursday June Idne 9 concerning the construction construction con con- of a dam on the White WhiteRiver WhiteRiver WhiteRiver River south of Bonanza The state is studying the feasibility of oC a dam on the White WhiteRiver WhiteRiver WhiteRiver River along with the water needs for the oil shale industry and the Ute Indian Tribes' Tribes agricultural lands along the White River The Vernal hearing is to assess the public interest and help establish the main issues oCth of oC th the project be before Core any environmental environmental en- en assessments or impact pact statements are p prepared according to the Division of oC Water Resources PROPOSED dam site is on m Highway y 45 from Bonanza and then six miles west from a junction in Wagon Hound found Canyon about 46 miles southeast of oC Vernal The White River dam project is being designed by the Division of Water Resources with Bingham Engineering as a a. a consultant The earthen dam will rise feet above streambed and have a length at atthe atthe atthe the crest of oC 2480 feet Ceet The reservoir backed up by the dam will have a capacity of feet acre-feet with an active storage capacity of oC acre feet The reservoir will back up for 12 miles with a maximum width of 8 mile According to the proposed state plan the Ute Indian Tribe will be assigned a feet acre re-f re et of direct flow rights to the reservoir and feet acre assigned to Application No Water uses from Crom the White River will come from the allocations made to the state by bythe bythe bythe the 1949 Upper lipper Colorado River Basin Compact BESIDES BESIDE WATER for oil shale development and for Indian lands the White River Dam and Reservoir project has additional feasible objectives objectives' listed by the state as follows Minimize the need to use energy for pumping water from other sources to the water boundary of federal oil shale leases Ua and A new newbridge newbridge newbridge bridge would be needed to cross the reservoir for State Highway 45 users Reduce sedimentation on irrigated lands Provide water of higher and more nore uniform quality Reduce flood peaks from Crom summer flash floods and sudden spring ng run offs to minimize disruption of existing irrigation especially pumping systems Provide fishing in the reservoir Improve fishing below the dam Potential l hydropower power generation Supplement the normal flow Clow of the river below the dam This would be especially beneficial during periods of oC subnormal precipitation Develop a portion of oC the State of Ut Utah's hs h's Colorado River compact allotment Provide recreation both at atthe atthe the reservoir reservoir- and along the river below the dam TilE THE MAIN lAIN sponsors of the project will be the Uintah Water Conservancy District and the Ute Indian Tribe with the Utah State Board of Water Resources overseeing the project The average annual aMual runoff f forthe for forthe r the White River for the last 50 years ha has been approximately acre feet The White River Dam Project will inundate approximately acres of oC land in a remote arid environment There wilt will be bea a need to relocate a county road to bridge the reservoir The dam itself would provide access over the river which presently does docs not exist Those organizations or persons wishing to submit w written ritten statements to be part of the hearing proceedings without attending the Vernal hearing should address them to White River Jle Hearings s. s care of Division of Water State Slate Capitol Salt lake City Utah Statements Statements' will be accepted up until one week after the hearing reported Daniel F F. I lawrence awrence Division o of v Water ter Resources Director |