| Show indian diall lauds water rights study underway investigation of land on the uncompahgre portion of the ute indian reservation ay lying eat east of green river la is now in progress the no pur purpose p ose is in to set up a schedule of water right claims claim for cation reports otto K X beav er land operations officer most of the land being investigated vesti gated is in individual al lot ments adjacent to the principal streams in n the area these theme streams are white river bitter creek Swee ter willow creek and mead ow creek with the exception of white river the flow in these streams consists principally of early spring runoff run off due to the limited flow in all of the streams except white river preference in the matter of water rights Is being i given lands as against tribal holdings since all of the allotments are recognized as having a vested right in the available water supply under the win tors tern doctrine the areas for which a claim will be made will be those of uniform raphy and which have been judged to be fit for tion and the production of crops in tile the case of white river the flow is believed to be more than sufficient for the ir of the lands and claims will be made for some tribal holdings near the mouth of the river special consideration will be given to both and tribal lands adjacent to green river to be served by pumping from the river these lands are believed to be highly pro and for the most part can be reached by low pump heads in the past these low lying lands were subject to overflow during the spring floods in green river now the con st ruction of the flaming gorge dam and reservoir will regulate the flow in the river to the point where little or no damage should result from overflow |
