| OCR Text |
Show -2- waterwise, an a first grab basis unrelated to each other, the protection of Uinta Range flows, riparian ecosystems, hydrological regimes, and wildlife habitat, is imperative right now. I am enclosing, also, a letter written Region IV, U.S.Forest Service Director, Vern Hamre, to inquire about recommendations the Forest Service is making to Governor Matheson on Monday, March 13, for management purposes on Ashley, Wasatch and Uinta National Forests. These are all involved in C.U.P. developments. These recommendations will be made under the reservation doctrine of the Forest Service. xAn answer to this letter is being mailed me for arrival Saturday. Details of the recommendations are to be released to the Media tomorrow, Friday. The recommendations for water flows of the Forest Service are being tied in with new requests of tne Ute Indian Tribe for water. This determination has been under litigation and I have no handle on details. I am interested in knowing how binding these Forest Service recommendations may be. In the first place, they are being made to the State under the provision of the C.U.P. development and I am pressing for both adequate water requests and a reformulation of the C.U.P. In aaxuach as I just learned of the Monday meeting in the Governor's Board Room, Monday, and have no details as yet, I have called your office to discuss with you what is critical at this time in view of efforts being made on the C.U.P. Material being sent you may arrive Monday and serve as additional background. Mr. Hamre is not notdd for demanding rights of the Forest Service in opposition to State's Rights., at least in the past. As you know, issues of water and stream flow management, and agency responsibilities, and Indian water rights are enormoustty complicated and I am the individual in Utah at present who is trying to bring into focus a broad-based review., I need independent help. Sincerely, Dorothy Harvey |
