| 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 160 |
| Setname |
wwdl_neh |
| ID |
1155154 |
| OCR Text |
Show • December 21, 1973 Tony Ruckel 508 Majestic Building 209 16th Street Denver, Colorado 80202 Dear Tony: Thank you for your letter of December la, 1973. David and I have discussed many of the matters raised therein regarding appropriate affidavits and David has some excellent people in mind that would perhaps be willing to assist in such manner. Prior to my leaving, I wanted to impart one additional thought regarding preliminary relief. David was suggesting that we could use certain interdepartmental memoranda from Nat Reed and otherswkhich were addressed, I believe, to the Assistant Secretary of Interior. All of these recommendations rather strongly urged that no further construction be undertaken until a complete and thorough study is accomplished. David wants to use these memoranda at trial and I indicated that there may be a problem with getting the opposition to stipulate to introduction of the documents or getting the court to take judicial hotice thereof. In other words, it may be necessary to subpoena Nat Reed. However, we may be able to introduce these documents as support for the opinion of the fish and game men that you mentioned. In other words, what stronger affidavit could we hope for than a fish and game man stating that the presently donceived project is a disaster and that this opinion is shared by most of the people in his department infciuding the Assistant Secretary for Fish, Wildlife and Parks in Washington, D.C., Nathaniel P. Kced, with a copy of all of Reed's memoranda to Morton and other assistant secretaries within the Department of the Interior. This would certainly be strong supporting evidence for a temporary restraining order. If we were able to complete such a maneuver, |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6n58kbp/1155154 |
