| Title |
Correspondence on Bonneville Unit of Central Utah Project |
| Description |
Correspondence regarding the Bonneville Unit of the Central Utah Project; from the The Dorothy Harvey papers (1902-2005), a collection of materials focusing on the Central Utah Project (CUP), a water resource development program to use Utah's alloted share of the Colorado River. Includes correspondence, federal documents, project litigation materials. |
| Subject |
Central Utah Project. Bonneville Unit; Colorado River Storage Project (U.S.); Ute Indians--Claims; Water resources development--Environmental aspects--Utah; Natural resources--Environmental aspects--Utah; Natural resources--Management--Utah; Strawberry Aqueduct |
| Contributor |
Dominy, Floyd E.; Crow, John O.; Raskin, David C.; McConkie, A. R.; Hayes, Lillian; Hamre, Vern; Ruckel, H. Anthony; Zeller, Henry M.; Black, Kenneth E.; McGuire, John R.; Quarles, John R.; Reed, Nathaniel P.; Lynn, Laurence E.; Jellinek, Steven; Oberhansly, Curtis K.; Horton, Jack O.; Leshy, John D.; McComb, John |
| Additional Information |
Includes: Memo on agreement between the Ute Indian Tribe, Central Utah Water Conservancy District, Bureau of Indian Affairs, and Bureau of Reclamation on deferment of development of Indian lands for irrigation, and other matters; Letters from the Sierra Club, Forest Service, Fish and Wildlife Service, Natural Resources Defense Council; Memos describing government principles and standards for evaluating water projects; Program Decision Option Document, Bonneville Unit - Central Utah Project; Letters between Sierra Club Legal Defense Fund and Curtis Oberhansly regarding Sierra Club, et al. v. Stamm, et al.; Corrections on Transcript of January 30, 1974 Deposition of Assistant Secretary Reed in case of Sierra Club, et al. v. Stamm, et al.; Statement of John McComb in United States District Court for the District of Utah case: Sierra Club, a non-profit California corporation, et al., Plaintiffs, vs. Gilbert Stamm, individually and as Commissioner, U. S. Bureau of Reclamation, et al., Defendants |
| Spatial Coverage |
Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation (Utah); Duchesne River (Utah); Uinta River (Utah); Duchesne (Utah); Colorado River Watershed (Colo.-Mexico); Uinta Mountains (Utah and Wyo.); Green River (Wyo.-Utah); Ashley National Forest (Utah and Wyo.); Uinta National Forest (Utah); Wasatch National Forest (Utah and Wyo.); Salt Lake City (Utah); Strawberry Reservoir (Utah); Utah Lake (Utah); Jordanelle Reservoir (Utah); Provo River (Utah) |
| Collection Number and Name |
Accn2232 Bx118 Fd1; Dorothy Harvey papers |
| Rights Management |
Digital Image © 2010 University of Utah. All Rights Reserved. |
| Holding Institution |
J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
1965; 1972; 1973; 1974 |
| Digitization Specifications |
Original scanned on Epson Expression 10000 XL and saved as 400 ppi TIFF. Display image generated in Contentdm. |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Type |
Text |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6n58kbp |
| Setname |
wwdl_neh |
| ID |
1155193 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6n58kbp |
| Title |
Page 76 |
| Setname |
wwdl_neh |
| ID |
1155070 |
| OCR Text |
Show *fc *i PRO^ 7 s iohJn UNITED STATES E N V [ R O j W g ^ A L PROTECTION AGENCY WASHINGTON, D.C. 20460 ^ ^ ^ £75 mom Qufiiue$§&ep.fr3>*i /W^wi, £^U> OCT 9 1973 OFFICE OF THE ADMINISTRATOR Dear Mr. _Stamm: 0 > r t ^ U ^ ^ ^ T ^ ^ C ^ ^ l ^ ^ ^^ The Environmental Protection Agency has completed its review of Th^^fl^iaT_enyi,ronmental impact statement (EIS) for the Bonneville Unit of the CentralJJtahJProject. In general, the flnaT^tatement represents a marked improvement over the draft EIS which was issued in August of 1972. However, as the final statement itself points out, many environmental issues remain unresolved and under study. The tremendous scope of this phase of the Central Utah Project, we feel, requires a thorough assessment of possible environmental impacts in advance of committing the many unique environmental resources of the Bonneville and Uinta Basins to what may be irreversible damage. We hope that the following comments will be useful to you and the Department of the Interior in deciding upon the next course of action for the Bonneville Unit. We have reservations concerning the environmental effects of some aspects of this project. We feel that modifications might well be desirable to avoid some clearly identified environmental problems. Many of these environmental issues have been explored by EPA and other agencies during the commenting period for the draft EIS. We are bringing these problems to your attention again to emphasize our concerns for maintaining or improving the environmental integrity of the area, while at the same time recognizing the need for. meeting many of the expressed project goals. Water Quality 1. As our Region VIII Office noted in their comments on the draft EIS for the Bonneville Unit, plans for the diking of Provo Bay in Utah Lake may aggravate water quality problems in the lake. The final statement, however, indicates that, "the overall water quality should be improved under Unit conditions" (page 273). The final statement also notes (page 245) that, "It is also recognized that the ecology of |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6n58kbp/1155070 |
