Show director clears air on water project The proposed water conservancy district being organized in connection with the Central Utah Project provides the greatest protection of wafer rights for the people of Uintah Basin and other areas THIS STATEMENT was made Friday in Vernal by Jay R. director of the Utah Water and Power at a meeting sponsored by the Central Utah Water Conservancy District drafting Bingham pointed out that by joining the conservancy the counties involved would have an official voice in all matters pertaining to the including negotiations with the Bureau of Reclamation concerning final details of the Mr Bingham said that Uintah and Duchesne Counties each See page 10 director from page would have three members on the Board of the Conservancy District Salt Lake County would have five Utah County Juab and Wasatch and Summit Counties would have two between This would give the small counties a margin over the combined vote of Salt Lake and Utah although more than 94 of the population and 93 of assessed valuation are in the latter two EFFORT has been made to provide fair representation and maximum protection of water Bingham He said a conservancy district was necessary for activation of the Central Utah and that it was advisable that all seven counties be included In the conservancy district for their own best WHILE THE Initial phase of the Central Utah Project develops water for both Uintah and Bonneville the real answer to water problems in both areas is the or phase of the This phase would be If not to achieve without uniting the Interests of all areas in the proposed conservancy Bingham He pointed out that the ultimate phase calls for development of the Uintah which would make additional water supplies available in the In the proposed seven-county conservancy district would not only expedite use of water developed by the Central Utah but would provide the necessary organization to assure benefits to the Uintah Basin and oilier areas Bingham J. S. field solicitor for the Department of the and Palmer regional planning engineer of the Bureau of explained various aspects of the proposed conservancy district and the Central Utah |