Show 4 4 a r. i 1 V q q qt t 4 s f t S V V i iV V f r 1 al 5 R Rk k eN 4 F r 6 V FATAL ACCIDENT SCENE 11 miles milos west of Vernal on U. U S S. S 40 shows the smashed vehicle where two men lost their lives with the truck unit to the left and the trailer semi-trailer In the Water rights for Cor development of oil shale on the White River in Eastern Utah should be assigned assign i to the Uintah Water Conservancy District the agency's manager said last week Lawrence Y Vernal said in most instances water rights are handled by bywater bywater bywater water conservancy districts which are quasi-public quasi bodies TOLD the Board of Water Resources that if the oil shale developers are gone in ten tm years the water rights would remain with the conservancy district rather than with companies based outside the state lie He and Lynn Ludlow general background The trailer is still on the shoulder of the highway Wrecker cable is shown leading to the front of the vehicle Oil shale water eater rights assignment asked by district manager Central Utah Water Conservancy District have met with White River Oil Shale Corporation officials to discuss production of water for oil shale development TilE THE CORPORATION consists consists consists con con- of Phillips Petroleum Company Sun Oil Company and Standard Oil Company of Ohio said water requirements of an oil shale plant and culinary use for a proposed town of oil shale workers would require a reservoir on the White River Ludlow said it has been estimated it would cost about 40 million to develop water resources on the river and the companies have indicated a willingness to pay their share Daniel F F. F Lawrence director Division of Water Resources said the Utah Water and Power Board predecessor of the Board of Water Resources filed for feet acre-feet of White River water for oil shale development in 1965 SO FAH FAR the filing hasn't been approved by the state engineer He Ill said his staff has recommended that water rights be assigned to a conservancy district if it is able to handle them but the board hasn't acted on the request |