Show KP K L s. s P Y Y I- I r rr rt I t r II ii ii i rt y sty t t t v J r KyMa A t d f J e v n e r r i AJ 1 1 a SL hl r r ri k ri A t t t o vl v. v oo M lI JM eJ r IH k II M L CALIFORNIA WATER LEADERS who visited Flaming Gorge dam and local projects are shown standing on the dam north of Vernal They are from left Leon Kennedy president Coachella Valley Volley County Water District Raymond R. R vice president Coachella Valley Volley County Water District Paul H. H Lane lone assistant general manager City of Los Angeles Water and Power Frank M. M Clinton general manager Metropolitan Metropolitan Metropolitan Metro Metro- politan Water District of Southern Calif Raymond E. E 1 w H. H L 1 e e. e a 1 l Badger vice president San Son Diego County Water Authority Howard H. H Hawkins president Upper San Son Gabriel Valley Vernon E. E Valantine Valentine principal hydraulic engineer Colorado River Board of Calif Myron B. B Holburt chief engineer Colorado River Board of Calif Alan J. J Williams general manager Colorado River Association Virgil L. L Jones president Palo Polo Verde Irrigation District and Franklin Stockbridge general executive officer Security Pacific National Notional Bank Bonk California Wafer Water Officials Visit Here on CUP GUP Tour The Uintah Water Conservancy District District District Dis Dis- hosted a group of Los Angeles Metropolitan water officials and California California California Califor Califor- nia water engineers on a tour of the local water development ineas areas THE CALIFORNIA group was met at atthe atthe atthe the Dutch John airport Thursday at 2 pm p.m. after arriving at Salt Lake City that morning and touring the Jordan aqueduct aqueduct aqueduct aque aque- duct and treatment plant and traveling to the Provo airport From Provo the group spent two hours flying over the Central Utah Utah Project area and observing phases in construction construction construction tion in the Strawberry Valley area AT DUTCH John the group was met metat metat metat at the airport by Vernal businessmen who took the group to dinner at the Flaming Gorge Lodge After the meal a atour atour atour tour of the Flaming Gorge dam was conducted by Ed Edmunds After the Flaming Gorge visit the group visited the or Red Fleet dam site on Brush Creek and were told of its function by tour leader Lawrence Y Y From here the group was taken to the top of the Dam Damand Damand Damand and told of its benefits especially during during during dur dur- ing this dry year From the group was taken to the Bottle Hollow Resort where they spent the night Friday the group toured toured toured tour tour- ed the Current Creek Soldier Creek dam Diamond Fork power plant sites and Hayes Reservoir area before flying back to California that evening THE CALIFORNIA officials were impressed impressed impressed im im- im- im pressed with the full extent of the CUP project and said it was the right thing to do even in the face of attacks of environmentalists which is not just in inthe inthe inthe the upper basin states California has been under constant attack by environmentalists to stop developing developing de de- its water resources stated one official The Californians stated they had resolved resolved resolved re re- solved the problems problem's of the Colorado River water usage and were n now w making making making mak mak- ing plans to develop water sources in inthe inthe inthe the northern portion of their state |