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Show Citizens for a Responsible Central Utah Project Scurd of Directors Dorothy Harvey, co-chairperson f r ed Reimherr. co-chairperson Beth Duncan David Freed Karl Heidenreich Pe'er Hovmgh David tittleheld Dave McCormick Ba'bara Polich lames Talley Ha'ti Wixom ivapporting Orgjmiations »'..ah Council. Trout Unlimited »Xocky Mountian Council of the Federation of Fly Fishermen »-. :ah Member Clubs of the federation of Fly Fishermen »Sronefly Society of the Wastach Salt lake City. Utah •Order of the Royal Coachman Pleasant C.rove Utah » 'a)- Audubon 1445 N. 10 St. . Manitowoc, Wis. 54220 Feb. 5, 1979 John McGuire, Chief U.S.Forest Service Department of Agriculture 14th St. and Jefferson Dr., S.W.Washington, D.C. 20250 Dear Mr. McGuire: I have not yet received any response to comments I made on October 26, 1978, to the Forest Service High Uintas South Slope Land Management Plan and Draft EIS of August 1978. In this comment, I charged the Forest Service and Secretary Bergland with not complying with Carter Administration Directives for implementing its V/ater Policy. I was assured by Charles R. Hartgraves, acting on your behalf, on November 21, 1978, that you would respond to my comments. We would like to have a copy of the guidelines the Forest Service has developed, as required by the Administration, for addressing the following issues: - Initiating co-operation from the State (Utah) on conservation measures, consideration of non-structural water development alternatives on National Forest lands, and in preparing laws for protection of instream flows and riparian wildlife associated with these. We would like Forest Service has already t guidelines. Our concerns at development and impacts on s resources and riparian ecosy National Forests. We are int fying Wetlands and Floodplai required under Executive Ord to be informed about actions the aken in Utah to comply with these this point relate to issues of CUP tream flows and wildlife habitat stems on Wasatch, Ashley and Uintah erested in actions taken in identi-ns on these National Forests as ers #11990 and § II988. We would like to know what action the Forest Service has taken about implementing requirements of the Clean Water Act under Administrative Directives stated above,re: - release by the State of Utah of the classification of Utah stream and lake resources and non-degradation clause stipulations-. See enclosed reports.We would like copies of any communications betv/een the Forest Service and Utah State Agencies as well as with EPA relating to this issue. - identifying Outstanding National Resource Waters on Wasatch, Ashley and Uintah National Forests. We would like copies of any communications with State or Federal Agencies relating to this Issue. identification of reports Page 2. |
