Show Wilderness Bill gets protest 1 from WU group Among the very important water meetings held in Duchesne County recently was one by the Duchesne County Water Users Association at the County A decision as the stand the group should take on joining the proposed Seven-County Water Conservation and the feelings of the group relative to the Wilderness Bill in the U. S. Congress were among the things discussed and action taken PRESIDING AT the meeting was A. Hale who made his A financial and activity report was made by Secretary Louie who also reviewed Uie minutes of the Following the reports of the officers and hearing a few remarks by Thomas W. executive manager of the Utah Water Users the group present voted unanimously to retain the present officers for another Where directors feel they arc not able to serve the next the executive committee was given the power to delegate someone else to take their See WATER Page 8 Water Desires from page water users in the have our we should unite together and work as a county unit in pushing for the things we feel are just and Holgate THE NEW UTAH Users board member urged the county to push for inclusion of Northern Rivers and into the initial phase of the Central Utah should yet in our demands before joining the which feel is a Holgate Mr Haueter substantially backed up Holgate's suggestions by reminding the group in his have no choice except to join the larger conservation He urged j water users to immediately set i. down their questions on the proposal in writing and present them to the officers of the so they could be and a final presentation made to the MANY OF THOSE attending the meeting in the Courthouse in Duchesne made comments relating to the criteria proposed by the Utah State Engineer on the acre-feet base on the Duchesne feet is the suggestion by the Some felt the water should be measured at the point of diversion and others felt it should be on the respective A lengthy discussion on this was resolved by urging a proposal be included in the requests from the County water which should be what the majority felt most The meeting concluded when a motion was made and approved that all irrigation companies included in the present their ideas in writing immediately to the officers of the association for consideration and to help formulate their ALSO OTHER water users not on the who also are included in the Central Utah are to be encouraged to hold meetings immediately and prepare similar desire After this has been the requests will be turned to the Conservancy District fact-finding committee to make a final summation and present it to the The meeting was unanimous in its thinking that Duchesne County must eventually join the larger conservancy which ultimately will negotiate with the Bureau of Reclamation on water matters Involved In the hundred million |