Show Conservancy district pushes pushes' CUP Uintah Unit Officials of the Central Utah Water Conservancy District are arc trying to put a push behind the Uintah Unit of the Central Utah Project Lynn S S. S Ludlow secretary- secretary manager of the district told the districts district's board of directors Thursday of last week In Orem he had been In Washington for a week to see what the holdup is LUDLOW MET with Utah's congressional delegation Bureau of Reclamation officials and officers of the Office of Management and Budget We are concerned with getting the project before the Congress and on the way Ludlow told the directors director's meeting The Uintah project t will develop about feet acre-feet of water annually and 90 percent of this wa water ter is to be used to supplement the Ute Indian Tribe water rights he said The Tribe is very concerned with getting the unit unit into into the project Ludlow said IN OTHER business Clyde Richie president of presented a resolution and plaque to Palmer B. B DeLong former director of the Central Utah Project and later director of Utah activities for the Bureau of Reclamation DeLong was praised for his wisdom leadership judgment influence tact determination integrity and those many other excellent characteristics which were all essential in the advancement and progress of the Central Utah Project The board also approved President Fords Ford's fiscal 1977 budget which suggested for the Bonneville Unit for the Jensen Unit for the Vernal Unit for the Uintah Unit for the Upalco Unit and for the Ute Indian Unit for feasibility investigations in In- TilE THE RESIDENTS PRESIDENTS budget also suggested nearly 2 million for recreational and fish and wildlife facilities in Utah in 1977 Ludlow said This Item provides for continuing continuing continuing con con- work on modifications to the Flaming Gorge Power Plant intake structure continuation continuation continuation con con- of construction of recreational facilities at existing reservoirs of the Bonneville Unit continuation of the Uintah Basin fish study Bonneville Unit and initiation of studies for recreational facilities on the Jensen Unit |