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Show DIXIE PROJECT, UTAH 121 STATEMENT OF WAYNE WILSON, WASHINGTON COUNTY COMMISSIONER AND MEMBER OF THE UTAH WATER AND POWER BOARD Mr. WILSON. AS county commissioner, I want to express our appreciation to you for your coming into our county and having your first hearings or first part of the hearing, and hearing the people directly benefited and people who are using the water, getting their testimony into the record. I have a prepared statement, and in order not to take up your time, I wish to present it for the record. Mr. ROGERS. Mr. Wilson, your prepared statement will appear in the record as if read, and you may comment on it in any way you wish. The folder will be included in our files. Mr. WILSON. Yes. ( The statement follows:) STATEMENT BY WAYNE WILSON, COUNTY COMMISSIONER OF WASHINGTON COUNTY Mr. Chairman, my name is Wayne Wilson. I appear before your committee as a member of the Utah Water and Power Board and as a county commissioner from Washington County. In 1959 when a vacancy occurred on the Utah Water and Power Board, I was selected by the Governor in order that this important but water- short area and the beneficiaries of the planned Dixie project could be represented on the board. I also own and operate a large farm in the area to be served by the Dixie project. I feel that I can speak with firsthand knowledge of the problems of this area and of the importance to us of the Dixie project. This is a project which the people of Washington County have dreamed of and worked toward for many years. I personally have worked toward it for over 30 years, and am still working on it. We have water and fertile land that can grow valuable and needed crops if a firm and regulated water supply is available. Equally important is the need for municipal and industrial water for the rapidly growing St. George and other Washington County communities and for Cedar City in Iron County. At present the inadequate water supply is limiting the growth of these communities. St. George and other communities in Washington County are increasingly being called upon to provide facilities and services for tourists and visitors to Zions National Park, Bryce Canyon, and the other important recreational areas in southwestern Utah. The recreational potential of the Dixie project is, of course, planned for development by the National Park Service to supplement the recreational facilities available in Zions National Park. Development of the Glen Canyon National Recreational Area will add to the demands upon us and the opportunities for economic growth. If our communities are to grow and provide services to these visitors and employment op- |