| Show One in series The Central Utah Project story was told People living within the Uintah Basin had a chance last to get the full and complete story of the proposed Central Utah which is a part of the Upper Colorado River Basin reclamation APPROXIMATELY local livestock growers and businessmen from almost every community in the Basin attended the meeting in the new-Roosevelt stake center-where they heard Frank M Regional Director of the Bureau of give a comprehensive report on the project up to the moment Stewart Solicitor General of the was the other speaker and discussed phases of formation and operation of a THE MEETING was planned under- the direction of the Utah Water- and Power Board with the Duchesne and Moon Lake Water Users Associations assisting with the A. Hale president of the two local water called the meeting to order and introduced Jay R. Executive Manager of the Utah Water and Power who presided and introduced the visiting board members who were responsible for the meeting and bureau officials from various offices in Bingham explained the purpose of the which he said was an informational affair designed to bring all the facts to the people of the Basin pertaining to Central He also introduced Clinton who recently was appointed to replace E. O. Larson as director of the CLINTON directed considerable praise toward the Utah Water and Power Board and its Mr He that since the bureau cannot carry on planning studies on all the possible new projects in the Upper Colorado River they must rely on the state water agencies for guidance and assistance in establishing priorities for project Clinton also announced that the ultimate phase of the pr will be as early as but said the initial phase of the project by far the largest participating project the Upper Colorado River- Storage Project referred to the April act of congress that set up the machinery for establishment of conservancy districts as he outlined the procedure to be followed in Site CENTRAL back page Central Utah from Page such an organization Hp expressed the opinion that it would be better to organize one large district to include all counties that would be affected when Central Utah Project was begun organize a conservancy district there are several questions that must be answered and It is my opinion such a district should be organized well in advance of time when the project gets McMasters FOLLOWING the discussions by the two bureau officials the meeting was opened up for questions and with many local men asking for opinions and suggestions of relative bearing on the General 1 those who attended the meeting were of the opinion that much had come from the two and one-half hour which is one of a series being held about the with the next one being In on October 12 more complete text of Clinton's discussion at the meeting be published next |
