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Show 5. through all available means, including, but not limited to, the development through appropriation and construction; conservation through such things as additional canal linings, reduction of evaporation losses (Utah Lake diking ?) and similar conservation practices, (and an appropriation where possible of the water then saved); (Note:*no municipal or industrial conservation technologies are mentioned); through cloud seeding; and through the purchase of existing rights, so that, to the extent possible, the 313,000 a f of water developed by the Bonneville Unit will not be impaired (what will farmers do who sold their water if CUP water is not developed?) and yet additional amounts of water above the 6,500 a f can be made available for minimumstream flows and fisheries. L { Po^H It; i s aS**eed and acknowledged that the 6,500 a f committed G^jvu"**** by the April 12, 1965 resolution will remain available. It is intended that the District will provide 15,800 a f, either from the project (thus to the extent reducing the 313,000 a f project water supply) and/or from conservation and purchase, etc., as set forth above. The other parties hereto, and the Agencies concurring herein, will endeavor to acquire at least an additional 22,100 acre feet." ( State fisheries biologist, Bill Geer, and BuRec fisheries biologist, Lee Swenson, tell me they have no present certain source. Geer has a lead on maybe 10,000 a f of Kennicott Copper water available as a trade-off out of Utah Lake. He is working with Barbara Polich, attorney for Kennicott on this, and CRCUP member, Barbara,has told me that Kennicott has plenty of water(rights). How can extra water rights, unutilized, be available in such a "water short" region? I don't know where either the Forest Service or Fish & Wildlife Service would expect to acquire a total of 22,100 a f to make up a 44,400 a f total of water. To leave unresolved this balance of water (22,100 a f) in this agreement, is no agreement. Moreover, it should be noted here, as it will later, that even 44,400 a f is utilizable by the State *ish ft tame to maintain 50< of the historic adult trout habitat in only four of the rivers involved, or, if it is spread out to additional rivers, this 505? maintenance flow won't exist. In addition, this 44,400 a f is only available until 1994 - when the Collection System is completed and ready to function. Then what? *I don't know, off hand, the state of 208 Water Quality Studies in Utah County or whether similar dual water management planning exists. No mention is made of eliminating irrigation of poor soils |
