| OCR Text |
Show Citizens for a Responsible Central Utah Project Board oi Directors Dorothy Harvey, co-chairperson Fred Reimherr, co-chairperson Beth Duncan David Freed Karl Heidenreich Peter Hovingh David Littlefield Dave McCormick Barbara Polich lames Talley Hartt Wixom Supporting Organizations • Utah Council. Trout Unlimited •Rocky Mountian Council of the Federation of Fly Fishermen • Utah Member Clubs of the Federation of Fly Fishermen • Stonefly Society of the Wastach Salt Lake City, Utah •Order of the Royal Coachman Pleasant C.rove Utah • Utaii Audubon 1445 N. 10 St. Manitowoc, Wis. Feb. 17, 1979 54220 Guy Martin, Assistant Secretary Land and Water Resources Department of Interior Interior Bldg. C St. between 18th and 19th St. Washington, D.C. Dear Guy: I apologize for hitting Mr. Flannery with so many CUP issues during our phone conversation on March 15. On reflecting on this conversation, it occurrs to me I might list the issues and have you inform me which ones are the responsibility of the Secretary of Interior.and which ones need resolution elsewhere. I have been trying to get action from the Forest Service on issues relating to both CUP and Ute Indian issues which relate directly to the management of Wasatch and Ashley National Forests. I am waiting for a response from Chief John McGuire now. The issues themselves include potentially direct conflict with existing State and Federal laws on water management but also on Forest Service Multiple Use -Sustained Yield and Wilderness Act requirements. Last week in Madison, while visitng my husband in the hospital, I tried to sort out the constitutional priorities of these issues with Professor Jim McDonald, University Law School. While his specialty is water law, he recommended dealing with someone familiar with resources in Utah or a prominant environmental attorney. As a preliminary, can you people help sort out the priorities and the particular responsibilities of entities. And, suggest avenues to go for resolution of some issues. First off, we must accept the fact that the power structure in Utah is wholly committed to water, mineral, and power development. Our CRCUP group is very slowly trying to pursuade some of the populace that there is surface and underground water, wasted water, stored but unutilized water and water conservation procedures which could be managed by the state more cheaply to replace CUP development. In addition, Gerry Kinhorn, the Water Quality Dep't, is slowly trying to implement dual water management and initiate legislation. (And keep his job!) While Governor Matheson is listening a tiny bit to pleas for increased flows, it appears he Is wholly committed to the CUP. (stream) Issues to sort out are on two levels: those involving change of planning and change of purpose, and consequently costs, of the Bonneville Unit in particular; those of the Ute Tribe both CUP and Ute demands for jurisdiction over fish and wildlife on all its former boundaries. |
