Municipal and Industrial System, Bonneville Unit, Central Utah Project, Utah: correspondence and documents, 1979

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2. - Our b e l i e f i s being shared t h a t i t d o e s n ' t make sense now to be t r a n s p o r t i n g water out of n o r t h e a s t Utah, where p r o c e s s i ng of vast energy r e s o u r c e s i s h i g h l y water i n t e n s i v e , in order t o p r o v i d e unneeded water in w e s t e r n Utah. The a t t r a c t i o n of energy d o l l a r s for Utah i s b e g i n n i n g t o c r a c k open the u s e - i t - o r - l o s e - i t nhiiosonhy which j u s t i f i e d the B o n n e v i l l e Unit trans­b a s i n d i v e r s i o n . An nn ^Hpn^im t-n i--h1s a111 fcuflP , nUC CoJflBado RiMwHBamn Cufltltiffin JLa WPBWWTTg lliipllmatlfrns-of 'ft Utah CtocrTe U n i v e r s i t y - s t u d y o-i^~b^ft^ilj,iT-/"bi s3t««4jagajaatog«~'*,,ye,JMttT?g e^Locatdo FHJMMP* water mai«#et. We have I r a t e Ute I n d i a n s who won't s i g n a U t a h / I n t e r i o r / U te water Compact to a l l o c a t e R e s e r v a t i o n water s i n c e t h i s water has to come v i a CUP development. Ttas T r i b e io irafr»^s4jace frfr*bo-deve4*»e*i^XiMa~4r^^ ""cfeTeTrTng "usT*of 6ftjnQft acre^Xgj?j^of theirjgaj,j&j^^ t^p.^.u D 11 f&~^*v-^ - h fce«5 bun IT* e-i^k-er inl£4*atfd wp^QQppJ n,fc*r^. Analysis of this proposed Compact by the country's too Indian Water Rights expert, William Veeder, is a scathing denunciation of Utah and Interior's plan to cut Ute Indian water ifrntflny* (allowed only for Irrigation) in half. Even If Uintah Basin TUP projects are developed, water releases from them will not satisfy Uintah and Ouray Reservation develop­ment and instream flow/fishing resource purposes. factors, is now combined with the proposed costing one and one quarter constructed, convince us that These major completion of a nroje billion dollars when can successfully run a canTpaTgn to stop the Project.^We plan to concentrate on the pocket issues and saturation of'the high voting sectors with relevant information. JLntjuujJi llmh We have attached information on our proposed budget and are asking for financial help from you. While we^hope to raise some funds through door-to-door canvassing, facets 4-&sr printing large quantities of handouts and newsletters'will be Our hr\ <.\ or- c-c ^V" ax xA^Mx^h C , < W K cUAjfc Ourlsecond request is" for assistance in preparation of one or two TV Ads\ We will want to use these at later stages of the campaign. We understand that the Water Conservancy District has a $30,000 film in preparation and we assume that any pitch this Agency makes" for public support will be directed at the following issues: - preserving the Myth that without ^T:: development, Utah will dry up and blow away. - without CUP, Utah canr-t meet drought year conditions • - only with unlimited quantities of high quality mountain rivers' water can Utah's municipal and industrial growth taKe place. The UWCD is obligated to piive the public three •reeks notice in advance of a Refc-rendum. undoubtedly the Rerendum will take place in August • the driest part of the year. In the meantime, the UWCD la not providing *••'"- ' JJ_ | j' f^nT""^] \t\j