Show Indian water issue not worth attorney says Because a court suit would only decide who gets the Edward W. attorney for the Salt Lake County Water Conservancy told board members he did not look for litigation in the Indian dispute on water rights in the Uintah So much of the water allocated to Indians and non-Indians flows down the streams into Lake Powell and Lake Mead that a lawsuit which could take 10 years to complete would not determine who would get what It would determine which group gets the bigger shortage because the dams to hold the runoff water have not been He emphasized that the water in dispute is the spring runoff which must be trapped and held before it can be used in this Clyde outlined the progress of the Central Utah In response to a Clyde said the completion of the Bonneville Project is necessary before the Jordanelle Dam will be need the water from the Uinta Mountains to keep the Jordanelle Project The Provo River does not generate enough water on its own and water must be brought In to back it he said |