| 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 90 |
| Setname |
wwdl_neh |
| ID |
1155084 |
| OCR Text |
Show / - 105,000 a.f. are developed within the Bonneville Basin by the diking of Provo and Goshen Bays on Utah Lake. * * * - About another'45,000 a.f. are developed in both Basins by collection of return flows, firming up local sources, etc-. Uses .- 99,000 a.f. is for M&I use in the Bonneville Basin. X - 112,000 a.f. supplies supplemental irrigation for 213,000 acres of previously irrigated lands, mostly in the Bonneville Basin. - 95,000 a.f. supplies 30,000 acres of previously nonirrigated land, mostly in the Bonneville Basin. Enough water is developed in the Bonneville Basin by diking Utah Lake, and exchanging the salvaged water with that collected in the Provo River in the Jordanelle Reservoir, to supply the total M&I output of the Unit. In fact, . the combination of Utah Lake and Jordanelle Reservoir is called the Municipal j and Industrial Water System of the Bonneville Unit. Issues . • • Alternative M&I Supplies to Salt Lake County, Our analysis indicates that as much as 100,000 a.f. can be developed for Salt Lake County from groundwater, Wasatch streams, and the gradual conversion of irrigated land to urban use: That amount could meet the projected demand until 1995 using Bureau of Reclamation's demand projections., Another 100,000 a.f. could be developed from the diking of Utah Lake and construction of the Jordanelle Reservoir. However, the Utah Lake dike on Provo Bay appears to have severe environmental problems. : * EPAis very concerned about the effects of the Provo Bay dike on Utah Lake water quality. Some modifications may be required in the planned Goshen Bay dike to preserve spawning areas. In our opinion, we can reasonablv_anjLiclpai;e salvagmcL^hQut 6Q.QQQ a . f . from Utah _Lake._ Despite this possible reduction in Bonneville Unit output, we_can s t i l l identify enougjiJnoji^ajjtyJBnni^ - water to last until 2005^ ~ V ~ - : We believe M&I water should be developed gradually, as needed; we disagree strongly with the implications of the Bureau of Reclamation statements in the EIS that since a l l sources of supply must be used by^Og^or^o^the order of development is unimportant. By using" « f the most economical _and environmentally acceptabTe~alternatives f i r s t, our options remairTopen. 7 -:-1---^ '-* :- - ' ! - IT"** |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6n58kbp/1155084 |
