| Show counties will organize to protect river water rights representative officials will meet in salt lake city and formulate plans to combat amendment to colorado river drainage pact i county count commissioners and civic leaders it ideis of sevier sanpete San pete millard juab iovele uintah utah hov box elder cache and salt like lake counties ios will meet tit at the NeW hOlise hotel in salt lake city on oil may 15 at 0 9 it a in to discuss the colorado river grent G resit basin irrigation and power project the alec electing ting Is being called by officials of the associated civic chic clubs of southern utah and will be at condid ba b of the ali cogul ties which aro are most greatly effected each count is being asked to select two ta influential promotional nun nien to represent them at the feeling niL cling where ways flays and menus means of obtaining the greatest possible bolle benefits fits for utah from the colorado river aud and boulder dam act win be decided upon it Is expected that an all organization to ID per sponsor and promote any ally f fc isble power and irrigation pro ejects nill be formed fu imel according to janics il 11 sargent baigent Sa igent president of the associated civic clubs 11 in 1030 1930 tile flie associated group requested qu eted governor henry 11 II blood to cull call a n meeting of interested persons to ninke plans for protecting atah ITt alls i interest in ili the colorado river ihei at that time the group met with etli tle the water storage commission but it now itow appears that the commission Is not in III it position to promote the construction of large pro un oil or oi connected with the river bellowed Rell owed uil action on oil the project was ti caused hy by the announcement I 1 in washington D C that the loul boulder dr dam net act was vas about to be alli ended to give utah a total of sa s1 or idoo for study survey suney ind anti construction of projects over a period of 10 40 years the elie proposed liine it is estinia ted would bell pfitz california approximately 2 tinli each year ear it is 14 nl understood the loudin ent im way prohibit utah frum taking imater out of the colo i rillo ido river drainage basin and tranger tran fer it into info tile the great basin as lind had been considered it doubtful that even eren though the lie boulder pain net act gives the upper basin states protection for fir their anter rights in tile tho river fri for 00 50 years they could expect to retain these licha rights after the water has been put to beneficial use ow where the nett organization oi if formed will not interfere the utah water tt storage commission lut but will lie br to the water users as sik successfully promoted icv I 1 lie deer creek project later other will be benefited ind and filled called luto into the organization |
