Show Lyman Project Involves Lands In Uinta The Forest Service last week informed Senator Frank FrankE E Moss Utah D-Utah of a series of recommendations it is making on the Lyman Project which involves lands on the north northside northside side of the Uinta Mountains in Utah and Wyoming A parti parti- parti participating project of the Colo redo rado River Storage Project it will provide Irrigation water principally for tor land in Wyo- Wyo Wyoming Wyoming ming The Lyman Project has been authorized by Congress The Definite Plan Report which will provide the plan for construction is now under preparation by the Bureau of Reclamation Floyd Iverson Regional Forester with headquarters in Ogden wrote Senator Moss in part While it Is recognized that this project will provide im irrigation benefits flooding of China Meadows l could seriously import import- important ant recreation and fishery val lies 1505 on the Wasatch National Forest However as set forth In the recommendations it Is feasible through project de de- de design sign land acquisition and op of mitigate these loss loss- losses es and substantially the overall value of the North Slope country to the people 41 h hof tt of Wyoming Utah and the Nation Implementation of these recommendations will make the Lyman Project ible w with th National Forest use multiple objectives and with the principles set forth in Senate Document No 97 Policies Standards and Pro Pro- Procedures Procedures in the Formulation Evaluation and Review of Plans for Use and Develop Develop- Development Development ment of Water and Related Land Resources I feel leel confident that Implementation implementation of the recommendations will provide for the use multiple benefits of the proJect |