Show Central Arizona Water Program May Aid Utah At hearings recently before the House Irrigation and Reclamation Re- Re Subcommittee in Washington Jay U R Bingham director of Utah Water and Po Po- Power Board and a commission commission- commissioner er for the Upper Colorado Project promised Utah's support sup sup- support port for the proposed Colorado River Project of 1966 THE PACT contains the Cen- Cen Central Central Arizona Water Project Mr Bingham cautioned how how- however however ever that if this legislation i amended to take out any of the provisions that directly affect the State of Utah then our ur post post- tion on the entire pact may be materially altered I I He said If our fears are justified the Colorado River will not yield what was predict predict- predicted predicted ed when the Colorado River Compact was negotiated The states with the slower develop develop- developments developments ments have the greatest chance of not having the water supply when they need it The revised legislation in- in in eludes dudes the Uintah Unit of the Ute Indian Unit and the Ute Indian extension of the Central Utah Project and the Gray Canyon and Juniper projects MR GINGHAM BINGHAM said that the planning and construction of the Ute Indian Unit of the Central utah Project is of par par- particular interest to our our state at this time The ute Indian Tribe has agreed to defer the develop develop- development development ment of a portion of their acreage until these projects are constructed if this is accomplished accomplished Within a reasonable time The water which which might have been used on n these lands will now be ayaU bl for Utah inthe in inthe the Bonneville Unit of the Cen- Cen Central Central Utah Project How However ver- ver if Utah is to utilize this water it itis itIs is imperative that these pro pro- projects projects be pursued to completion at the dat date t be 1 e concluded |