Show water resources Remur ces of aln tali tail basin studied by state planning board water Is aidi all important to the development of utah according to the first report on state elate policies released last week at the capitol by director hay D B west of the th state planning board to ft a certain extent says the report prepared under the diorec alon of S T de deboar doer planning consultant sul tant mr west and nd other members of ali the board water may be b said to be more valuable than gold without irrigation the growing of traps Is not pos elbl in the sunny valleys of utah are fe few places where dry farming Is practical usually a few wet years with good crops are followed by dry lears ears with no crops and dire poverty the study ot of sater ater resources by the planning board covers most of the tha major water supplies in utah the colorado river and the green a tributary of the colorado are i discussed at considerable length since it Is from ahe he eastern watershed that utah has the greatest chance of developing potential potent lol iol water supplies not now in use attention has been paid to the problem of irrigation and drainage by the state planning board A policy of contin continued reservoir building Is recommended to conserve economically omi orni cally all of the states state a water resources resource a it t Is re recommended commended particularly that hat t the state study the bill ties of the gheen river dear bear river project which proposed to sae acre feet annually from the colorado river for or utah idaho and wyoming the report also covers policies proposed for criticism and study on land we use metal resource development grazing and industry |