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Show the original minimum flow recommendations would be reduced from 37,000 acre- feet to 6,500 acre- feet per year. This agreement was published in a formal resolution advanced by the State on April 12, 1965> with concurrence from the Governor, and requesting that the Bureau of Reclamation amend the Definite Plan Report for the Bonneville Unit to reflect the reduction in water available for maintenance of fish habitat. * The State resolution specified as follows: " That 6,500 acre- feet of water be made available annually for fishery releases as provided below: " a. That flows of Rock Creek as measured at the north boundary of the Uintah- Ouray Indian Reservation be not less than 25 cfs. A' To accomplish this minimum flow, spills at the Upper Stillwater Dam, bypasses for downstream irrigation and natural inflow, will be augmented by not more than 3,500 acre- feet of stored water annually. " b. That 3,000 acre- feet of stored water plus any unused portion of the 3,503 acre- foot storage allocation for Rock Creek be available annually for release to the Strawberry River below Soldier Creek Dam." The resolution also requested that the 45- second- foot minimum release originally recommended for the Duchesne River be withdrawn and that the site for Knight Diversion Dam be moved downstream about 2 miles, which would preserve more of the best part of the river for fishing. This recommendation has been accomplished. The Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife and the U. S. Forest Service were not party to the State resolution. However, the Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife withdrew its original recommendations to be consistent with the State's amended recommendations. The Forest Service has not altered the recommendations derived from its stream habitat studies. 1/ The 25 cfs minimum flow recommendation was determined jointly by the State Division of Wildlife Resources, the Ute Indian Tribe, 19 9 and the Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife. iZ^ |
