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Show i puiat0gr0i J0E 3imiipE) 0fiEpn 35fjEp ?! ri 71 i,jt9 SjLTr' -- Volume 73 Number 19 I T 1 HE ejj; Take Pride in Your town The Attorney Generals Regional Exchange Effort (AGREE) will hold its first meeting in Richfield on May 12, 1994. Dale Carpenter, Chief of Staff for Attorney General Jan Graham, and the Sevier County team, under the direction of team leader Howard Watkin of Richfield, will address the five top priorities of Attorney General Grahams administration: child protection, domestic violence, fraud against seniors, neighborhood control of hazardous waste and youth violence. Citizens from communities all over the county, including Salina, Monroe, Annabella, Elsinore, Glenwood, Joseph, Sigurd and Richfield, are participating in this effort and will learn about the resources available to combat these critical problems facing their communities. Assistant Attorney General David Tibbs, who is the this weekend y IfS; v Salina residents, businesses, churches, civic organizations and the city and state governing bodies will unite on Saturday, May 14 for a mammoth clean-u- p campaign. Maurine Ottley, Salina Chairman, announces that everyone will meet at the American Legion Park at 9:00 a.m. Glad Bags will be distributed for recycling materials and other refuse. Instructions will be outlined. Free food and drinks will be distributed by the Salina Stake for all participating men, women and children between 1 and 2 p.m. at the Stake Center parking lot. Aurora will hold a dinner at 6:30 p.m. at the City Park on Saturday evening to cap off the week of clean- ? liaison between the Sevier county team and the Attorney up. Redmond Town will also be participating in the clean up beginning at 9:00 a.m. Residents are to report at the City Park for their work assignments and a lunch ticket. Lunch will be served at 12:00 noon to all those helping with the clean up. Generals Office, will provide current information, development and news of interest in each of the AGREE focus areas. In turn, the AGREE team members can report on community developments, make recommendations to and request assistance from the Attorney Generals Office. The AGREE team will also consider implementing action plans, initiating lobbying efforts, and holding public hearing and presentations. AGREE teams have been established throughout the state, from St. George to Logan. Attorney General Graham hopes this program will open up the channel of communication between her office and the public, as well as redefine how government resources are shared throughout the entire state. If you would like more information on the AGREE or Tracey 2 program, contact Howard Watkin at Tagbet at Left to right, Lee Edwards, Clint Colby, Tnsh Bumgardner, Clair Higgins, Maurme Utley Youth Council and Dean Harmer. J "XZZZZH Be sure to clean up your yard this weekend! Show Your Pride! 896-572- Water issues debated by NFS, Gooseberry Editor's Note: After looking at the notes from the public meeting held et the North Sevier Middle School, April 14, 1994 and not fulling understanding some of the underlying issues, we have decided to publish remarks from two sides of the argument over control of water. In tody's issue, we have published the remarks from the Fishlakje National Forest representative, Ted Fitzgerald. Next week we will publish remarks by MRecia Elfervigi a Gooseberry Water user. tt ited over time. These rights provided for the storage of water in six reservoirs in the Gooseberry drainage. These two rights comprise the only water rights with storage in reservoirs that flow into Gooseberry Creek above its confluence with Gates Creek. No one, no organization, has he.,d a water right allowing storage of water in this area except for the owners of these two water rights. The reservoirs that were operated by the last private owner of these water rights were Farnsworth Reservoir, Abes Reservoir, Twin Ponds, Cold Springs, and Hamilton Reservoir. The total consumptive use allowed by the water right is 119.2 acre feet of water annually. While still under private operation and cumulative storage in the reservoirs reached 149 acre feet The reservoirs were all constructed before 1915. We know that Farnsworth Reservoir and Hamilton Reservoir were constructed before 1890 because they are identified on surveys and maps done by the old federal agency called the Government Land Office. The priority for the water rights correspond to these dates with the priority of 1915 and or cutthroat trout. Over time the dams on the reservoirs went through series of improvements and maintenance efforts. During the last coupe of decades a serious vandalism problem developed at the reservoirs. Some people began destroying the outlet controls on the dams to prevent the water from being released. Vandalism on the Forest, to public and private improvements, is escalating and costing every one of us in this hall a great deal of money. At the same time, the State of Utah, and the Federal Government, developed standards for dams in Utah and throughout the Nation. Because of these standards the cost of repairing or restoring a dam became financially prohibitive for some individuals. Many of the dams in Utah have been taken out of service because the owners could no longer afford to keep the dams. Liability associated with the damage done when a dam fails convinced others that they could no longer stand to have dams. The Fores Service is concerned about our liability because of the condition of many of the dams we manage throughout Utah, LIKE TWIN PONDS AND ABES. In the Gooseberry drainage, Hamilton Reservoirs right A water right is considered REAL PROPERTY. It can be dealt with just as any other piece of REAL PROPERTY, such as home, a farm, or a business. It can be beneficial bought and sold. It can be used for specific determined by the State of Utah. Developpurposes ment and maintenance of recreational fisheries is recognized by die State as an appropriate beneficial use. There are many reservoirs in the State of Utah that are operated wholey, are in part, for the purpose of providing state and the fishing opportunities to the citizens of the on National located ar reservoirs nation. Many of those are operated by permittee, such Forest System Lands and as irrigation companies and die Division of Wildlife Resources, or by the Forest Service itself. There are two water rights recognized under the Cox The Salina City Youth Council will hold their May Dance on Friday, May 13, 1994 from 8:00 to 12:00 midnight at the Salina Legion Hall. The cost for the dance is $3.00 for singles and $5.00 for couples. This dance is for ages 13 to 19. Drama club presents winning play tonight The Drama Club at North Sevier High School recently won third place at region with their One-APlay Cari. Carl is based on the true story of a young man who faced discrimination daily and took his own life when the teasing became too painful. Through the moving portrayal of Carls life and death, members of the audience are compelled to examine their own reactions to people who may be different. This play sends a honest message that awareness must be taught to prevent more stories like Carls. We are now recognizing the emotional and psychological impact teasing has on students. The response to the play has been overwhelming to say the least. This play will now be presented to the public on May 12. A study guide is available on request with sample questions and role play situations to stimulate discussion with your children about their feelings an ideas about the teasing that they are aware of in feelings and ideas about the teasing that they are aware of in their groups. This is an awesome opportunity to use this production to generate a conversation of this kind for your family. Those students that will present this play are: Jason Bosshardt, Maramee Abrams, Samual King, Kristen Anderson, Shashone Peterson, Scott Wilson, Laith Holt, Anthony Van Dyke, Stacey Mathias, Tun Chivers, Danny Olivers and is directed by Rushel and Eve Lynn Holt. Maramee Abrams was awarded Best Supporting Actress for the entire region competition and Best Character Actress for the entire state competition for her portrayal as Rachel. will be presented on The presentation of CARL Mayl2at7p.m. We are asking for a $1.00 donation per person to help pay for our expenses for this play and our trips to region and state competitions. It should be a great teaching experience. The Drama Club will present the awards and certificate that have been earned this year after Cari. We invite all family members of those that have been involved in Drama this year for these presentations. 1885 respectively. Fish were introduced into the reservoirs early in their history by private individuals who carried them up the mountain in milk cans strapped to horses. Later the State of Utahs Fish and Game Department, now the Division of Wildlife Resources stocked fish in the reservoirs to provide opportunities for all of us to catch, rainbow, brook put sponsors dance Carl shows the effects of teasing ct Talk by Ted Fitzgerald, Fishlake National Forest Employee Water is the life blood of Utah and we all need to be concerned with how Utahs water is used. Fortunately many of the decisions about how Utahs water will be used has been established through adjudications such as the one we have here in the Sevier river Basin, the Cox Decree. That decree is a 1936 legal ruling by an officer of the court identifying and prioritizing all the surface water use allowed in the Sevier River Basin. It has served the water users well and remains the Bible for water in this part of Utah. All water users in this area are subject to that ruling, as well as the laws and regulations established by the State of Utah. The Fishlake National Forest is just one of thousands of water users in the Sevier Basin. The Forest Service administers the use of water owned by the United States of America on the Fishlake National Forest as established under certificated water rights issued by the State of Utah. The State of Utah has primacy over all waters in this State. That means that the State has the authority and responsibility to manage the disposition and use of all the water in this state. The basis of Utahs water law is called the DOCTRINE OF PRIOR APPROPRIATION. This has been simply explained as the first in time to water to a beneficial use has the first and best water and Decree and labeled by the state as numbers These water rights allocated 19.2 acre feet and 4. 100 acre feet respectively for use as supplemental water for irrigation of lands in the Gooseberry are. The water rights were the property of one individual They passed from hand to hand as land and water was sold or inher ji:r i, rjr k Price 50 Cents Thursday, May 12, 1994 Sevier joins UAG in battle problems uuv LEt p $&( V Vv f I A tftknfc r 4 i J outlet works became inoperable in the late 1970s. 63-00- -- Farnsworth Reservoir was breached in 1984 to release the water for irrigation that year because the control gate could no longer be opened. No water was stored there again until 1990. Twin Ponds dam was leaking water through the dam by 1980 as was the dam at Abes. Both these dams are still leaking and do not comply with State (Continued on Page 7) '" The CUCF special services showed off their bloodhound during Corrections Week. The facility employees also enjoyed picnics, softball and volleyball games. r |