Show hearing to consider flood control on sevier river A lublic hearing concerning preliminary examination of streams draining into great salt lake and the sevier river with a view to control of floods water conservation soil erosion prevention etc will be held tuesday september Sep 20 1 0 at 10 a in at the utah state capitol the hearing announced from the war department united states engineers office los angeles I 1 is called in accordance with congressional act of june 28 1938 information may be submitted at any of the hearings being call ed by the department showing the desires of local interests with respect to flood control and related subjects however it is desirable that information ori nation relating to the broad aspects of flood control and water utilization in the colorado river basin above lees ferry be presented at the hearing to be held at grand junction colorado federal investigations and improvements prove ments of rivers and other waterways for flood control and allied purposes are under the jurisdiction I 1 is and will be prosecuted by the war department under direction of the secretary of war and the super supervision vUon of the chief of engineers gi besides the hearing in salt lake other hearings are scheduled at kanab st george monticello and price utah duranda Du ranga grand junction and craig colorado for streams tributary to these sections |