Show Water district Raps leaflet Opposing CUP EDITOR'S NOTE The following- article taken from the Vernal Express of April 25 and Ls a statement from the Uintah Water Conservancy District officials in opposition to the pamphlet that was circulated about the Uintah Basin April captioned of Big Water The pamphlet was printed by a Vernal printing firm and was an unsigned attack on proposed Central Utah and supposedly was by people living in Uintah County The following statement was adopted by Uintah Water District by a majority vote at a meeting in Vernal Wednesday April leaflets containing inaccurate information about the Central Utah Project propose a threat to the future water development of Uintah This leaflet was printed and distributed by persons who deliberately for reasons known only to failed to identify appointed by the County has conducted studies of a proposed Seven-County Conservancy District and the Central Utah no action or recommendation regarding Uintah County has yet been Statements such as those contained in the leaflet are grossly in error and present a distorted progress and prosperity of the area arc dependent upon development of our water The benefits from recreation alone in the Uintah Basin will be very-extensive TOTAL OF acre feet of new storage will be constructed in the initial phase of the project and of that acre feet of water will be reserved for recreation The Vernal Unit of the Central Utah Project is nearing the first deliveries of water will be made from the project this both irrigation and supplies are NEW Ashley Valley Water System has been completed to supply culinary water to the entire valley for the first Another advantage to recreation users will be the clearing up of the muddy Green River below Flaming Gorge the entire 66 miles from the Dame to the confluence of Green and Yampa Rivers will create a splendid clear water-system for tributaries to the Colorado River originating in Uintah County will be affected by the proposed Unit of the Central Utah and only the initial phase of the Central Utah Project has been considered by the Congress of the United States and author-izer for construction JENSEN Unit of the Central Utah Project is planned for early the definite Planned Report is scheduled for Plans are developing to ask the Congress to authorize the Uinta River Unit of the Central Utah This project is vital for Fort and the Ouray |