Show Sen Moss ors Approves Coal Development Sen Frank E E. E Moss has given given en his approval to proposals which Would use ulie Colorado RIver River River Riv RIv- er water in coal developments on the Plateau of ol Kane County in south central Utah Sen Moss made his views known in letters to Utah officials and Interior Secretary Stewart Udall recently THE TIlE WATER use must be subordinate to the Initial phase of the Central Utah Project however according to Sen Moss Moss' letter to Se Secretary Udall 11 An Aft alpl application n aU for use use of acts acre feet of Colorado RIv River r water has been approved by bythe bythe the he Utah Water and Power Board at at least least least- as of earlier carlier thIs his week The plan under understudy s study udy would involve mining more than million tons of coal from the Pla Pia An Immense amount of electrical energy would be generated gen near the coal field and transmitted into southern California California Cali Call fornia and other Southwest pom points IN illS HIS LETTER to Secretary Secretary Secretary Secre Secre- tary Udall Sen Moss said The utilization utilization-of of these coal reserves would be a great boon to Utah I am hopeful the Water water wa Wa- ter can can be made available and andI I am am writing you to Inform you of my tay position I SUPPORT appropriation of the requested amount of water water water wa wa- ter to the project provided it itIs itis itis is subordinate to water use for forthe forthe forthe the initial phase of the tAA Central Utah Project The Th initial phase is already I under construction The Vernal Unit is completed and the th e Bonneville Unit Is ready fo for construction Without the Central Central Central Cen Cen- Utah Project there is not no enough water for U Utah Uta t a h hs h's s 's growth HOWEVER I support th the Resources Company Inc proposal proposal pro pro- as prior to water use fo forthe for forthe the ultimate phase of C Central Centra Utah The Plateau Platea development is expected t to take some 40 50 years for construction construction con con- and complete exploItation exploitation tation of coal deposits It is doubtful the ultimate phase of CUP will be ready t to put water to beneficial use before be fore that time It would appear that water for tor use for tor generation generation genera genera- tion would terminate or declIne about the time the ultimate phase comes into being I 1 suggest suggest suggest sug sug- gest that agreement be written into any award of water to relInquIsh relinquish re re- lInquIsh water rights as exploItation tation of coal is accomplished SEN MOSS 1 said he recognizes recognizes recognizes the obvious benefits t to Utah of such a massive project pro and will do all he can to development of of the economy and natural resource es I It fu t 1 S Never forget that the newspaper news news- n news newspaper ws paper boy who delivers your newspaper is a human being I I I |