Show Water Groups Hold Hd SoLo Meeting Members of the Sanpete Natural Resources es and Water Development Committee also similar groups from Emery Sevier and Millard Counties met with Governor George D. D Clyde members of the Utah Power and Water Board and Utah State Farm Bureau officers officers officers of of- in the Governors Governor's Board BoardRoom BoardRoom BoardRoom Room at the State Capitol on August 28 Purpose of the meeting so states Reuel E. E Christensen of Ephraim was to attract more attention to an independent study of a watershed development development development develop develop- ment program with stream- stream flow measurements economic factors etc One very pertinent question brought out at the meeting was Whose water is it It has been een the accepted and established practice that the State controls the water resources resources resources re re- sources establishes water Tights rights of companies and individuals individuals individuals indi indi- approves or denies applications applications ap ap- to appropriate or develop water whether surface surface surface sur sur- face or underground But through its so called so-called called watershed watershed watershed water water- shed development programs range management etc the federal government and its agencies have to a great extent extent ex ex- tent taken State the right to manage the water which falls in the mountains it was pointed out at the meeting according to Mr Christensen The Forest Service practice is Js to use the water where it falls rather than permit it to come into the valleys he said This leads to the question as to how haw much can be spent on developing the higher ranges and still maintain the economy of the valleys Mr Christensen pointed out Governor Clyde was very sympathetic toward having such a study made and suggested suggested suggested sug sug- that a state committee similar to those now organized in the four counties be formed formed formed form form- ed with possibly two or- or orm more or-more m re members from each county He f felt lt the four counties Sanpete Sevier Emery and Millard Ullard should take the initiative initiative ini ini- in forming this state committee The organization of the Sanpete Sanpete Sanpete San San- pete and other committees took place last spring and grew out of meetings held with members of Utah's congressional congressional congressional con con- gressional delegation on the matter of range use practices Members were chosen to represent represent represent rep rep- resent the sheep cattle and timber industries Farm Bureau Bureau Bureau Bu Bu- Bu- Bu reau Farmers Union Civic clubs etc More and more more mole attention is being attracted to th the purpose and aims of the the- committee Mr Christensen said Those from Sanpete attending attending attending attend attend- ing the meeting included Mr Christensen Evart Jensen and Lenn Leon C. C Jensen of Ephraim Conrad Neil Neilson and Eug Eugene ne Jensen of Centerfield This same group also Afton Arton Larsen and Roy Reid of Ephraim Ephraim Ephraim Eph Eph- raim Claude Maylett and Dennis Dennis Dennis Den Den- nis Funk of Manti Mantl met with the newly appointed advisory committee Saturday and went with them over a considerable portion of the LaSal Manti-LaSal National National National Na Na- Forest in this area The committee was appointed by Regional Forester Forester- Floyd Iverson Iver- Iver Iverson son with representatives from various elements of those who use the National Forests public pub pub- public public lic domain etc Members of this committee present Included in In- included Lawrence Cleveland Howard Clegg of Tooele Ezra Fjeldsted Ogden and Herbert Smart Salt Lake City A large delegation of government personnel also was present including Mr Iverson and Adrian Dalton recently appointed supervisor of the Manti-LaSal Manti National Forest They met at headquarters of the Great B Basin sin Research Center visited the Alpine Station Station Station Sta Sta- tion went out on Wagon Road Ridge to Lowrys Lowry's Fork Forkin Forkin Forkin in Manti Mantl Canyon along Skyline Skyline Skyline Sky Sky- line Drive to 10 the Muddy and andon andon andon on to Ferron Perron Mr Christensen describes the trip as informative and land congeniaL and Jig As s a move toward toward to to- toward ward better understanding and better public relations relations' on the part of both groups |