Strawberry Aqueduct and Collection System, Bonneville Unit, Central Utah Project: documents and correspondence, 1979

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Citizens for a Responsible Central Utah Project 727 6th Avenue, Salt Lake City, Utah, 84013 ioard oi Director* 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 X Supporting Organizations •Utah Council. Trouyjnlimited •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 r.rove Utah • Utah Audubon In addition, will you provide us U.S.Fish & Wildlife Service stream flow recommendations for the Green and Colorado Rivers as required under the State classification and non-degradation clause and for purposes of protecting the Colorado Squawfish, the Humpback Chub and the two as yet undesignated Utah fish species (if this differs In determining critical habitat). These flow recommendations should protect wetlands and floodplains associated with these warm water rivers, as well. If the habitat for migratory bird life is a part of the river ecosystem evaluations, this should be indicated. Adequate streams flow quantifications should take into account the impact on the Green and Colorado Rivers from the withdrawal of 136,000 a f of water for the transbasin diversion as well as the impact of increased salinity on fish environments. We are particularly interested in the relationship of CUP developments on the Uinta Range streams and subsequent or consequential flow impacts on the Green and Colorado Rivers. Utah rivers hearings on However, we purposes of mation used to request, on stream fl at Fort Coll It appears that biological information on the will be given little consideration at appropriation the CUP in Washington the week of April 2-12. are needing this professional documentation for assembling the expertise to counteract misinfor-by Utah legislators. I plan to ask Senator Proxmire from Assistant Secretary Herbst, documentation ow methodologies from the Instream Flow Group ins for our use and for the Committees. We would appreciate having this information before March 30. If my husband's conditions allows, I plan to go to Washington to testify at the hearings and attend the Dam Conference where I can have a display of the issues. If you people have any slides or pictures available I can borrow, on degradation or resource values, I would appreciate having them and will see that they are returned promptly. Thanks for your help. Very truly yours, K) * Dorothy Harvey Co-Chairperson, National Citizens for a Responsible CUP ) /