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Show the Indians could possibly make a claim for water for the 15,242 acres under a 1861 priority. This claim, if allowed ahead of the present » non-Indian water users, would completely disrupt the present economy of the area. The development of the Bonneville Unit, under the Indian Deferral Agreement concept, would prevent this confrontation from taking place- . uA^MsC fo^A *;• ci^^JtJkJ. c£e^-tf^ ^Ik^^ojjL ci{jl^y 6. Extent to which Project Beneficiaries have made Investments Whose Return is Contingent Upon Completion of the Federal Project? The Salt Lake County Water Conservancy District, the Central Utah Water Conservancy District, Salt Lake City Department of Water Supply and Water Works, and Orem City were all asked to repsond to the above question and have estimated their investments as summarized below: Investment l^^yT^isU^^ Orem City $406,000 CUWCD 18,740,000 SLCWCD 880,219,380 <^T Total (Rounded) $899,365,000 7. Effect on Indians (Federal Trust Responsibilities, etc.): The United States has long recognized its trust responsibility to help the Ute Indian Tribe develop their water resources. The Uintah Indian Irrigation Project, which was authorized as early as June 21, 1906, was a Federal project designed to develop water resources of the Reservation. By 1950 all of the lands had not been developed and the Ute Indian Tribe asked to be included in the Central Utah Project. ~X |
