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Central Utah Project: Capturing Utah's share of the Colorado River, 2012-2013
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Utah State University; Williams, Randy, 1961-
- Title
- Central Utah Project: Capturing Utah's share of the Colorado River
- Dates
- 2012-2013 (inclusive)20122013
- Quantity
- 71 interviews born digital, (3 boxes), (1.5 linear feet)
- Collection Number
- UUS_Folk Coll 56
- Summary
- In this digital collection of 71 interviews (with 74 people), stakeholders from the Central Utah Water Conservancy District, Central Utah Project Completion Act, the Bureau of Reclamation and the Ute Nation, join with Utah water users, members of the environmental community and Utah’s political establishment to tell the complex and oftentimes controversial story of the Central Utah Project.
- Repository
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Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives Division
Special Collections & Archives
Merrill-Cazier Library
Utah State University
Logan, UT
84322-3000
Telephone: 4357978248
Fax: 4357972880
scweb@usu.edu - Access Restrictions
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No restrictions on use.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
The Central Utah Project captures the excess flow of the Duchesne River and its tributaries in the Colorado River Basin of eastern Utah and transfers it to the Wasatch Front through a trans-mountain diversion consisting of pipelines, tunnels and reservoirs. Originally under the purview of the Bureau of Reclamation, Congress transferred authority to complete the project to the Central Utah Water Conservancy District when it passed the unprecedented Central Utah Project Completion Act (P.L. 102-575) on 30 October 1992, which created the Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation Commission to assure environmental compliance. As a result of this legislation the Interior Department created the Central Utah Project Completion Act office for oversight.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
In this digital collection of 71 oral histories (with 74 people), stakeholders from the Central Utah Water Conservancy District, Central Utah Project Completion Act, the Bureau of Reclamation, and the Ute Nation, join with Utah water users, members of the environmental community and Utah’s political establishment to tell the complex and oftentimes controversial story of the Central Utah Project.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.
Permission to publish material from the Central Utah Project must be obtained from the Curator of the Fife Folklore Archives and/or the Special Collections Department Head.
Preferred Citation
Initial Citation: UUS_FOLK COLL 56; Central Utah Project; Fife Folklore Archives, Special Collections and Archives. Utah State University Merrill-Cazier Library. Logan, Utah.
Following Citations: UUS_FOLK COLL 56, USUSCA.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
The collection was born digital (recorded interviews, word document of interview transcript, images); it is presented in a digital collection, sorted by interviewee names.
Location of Collection
Digital collectionPreservation Note
Collection born digital
Processing Note
Processed in September 2014.
Acquisition Information
Commissioned by the Central Utah Water Conservancy District and Central Utah Project Completion Act (CUPCA) office, the oral history project is an effort by Utah State University Library’s Special Collections and Archives to preserve and present this fascinating story. Randy Williams, USU Fife Folklore Archives Curator and oral history specialist, conducted the interviews (June 2012 - September 2013). Ross Peterson helped Williams with five interviews. This effort augments research for the forthcoming book on the CUP by Utah historians Craig Fuller, Robert Parson and Ross Peterson.
Related Materials
USU Special Collections Book Collection 26; Palmer DeLong Reclamation Collection
Custodial History
In cooperation with Utah State University, Randy Williams conducted the interviews for the Central Utah Water Conservancy District and Central Utah Project Completion Act office. Each interviewee released his/her interview to Utah State University for digital archiving. Copies of CUP interviews (sound and transcript) were given by USU to the Central Utah Water Conservancy District Archive and Utah State History.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Series I: Oral HistoriesReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
Sub-Series 1:
Digital Collection
|
2012-2013 | ||
Includes: image of the interviewee, audio file of the interview in MP3, and a transcription of the interview. |
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Sub-series 2: Interview audio compact discs (.wav file) |
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| Box | disk | ||
| 1 | 1 | Aitken, Gary |
2012 July 7 |
| 1 | 2 | Barrett, Bruce |
2012 July 7 |
| 1 | 3 | Barrett, Cliff |
2013 May 8 |
| 1 | 4 | Baxter, Lee |
2012 September 24 |
| 1 | 5 | Beard, Daniel |
2013 July 10 |
| 1 | 6 | Bennett, Robert |
2013 May 10 |
| 1 | 7 | Brailsford, Randy |
2012 September 11 |
| 1 | 8 | Brown, R. Don |
2012 September 24 |
| 1 | 9 | Bruton, Tom |
2012 June 25 |
| 1 | 10 | Carpenter, Carl |
2013 June 10 |
| 1 | 11 | Carpenter, Kirt |
2012 August 18 |
| 1 | 12 | Chimboras, Philip and Poowegup, Francis |
2012 September 12 |
| 1 | 13 | Christensen, Kirk |
2012 August 9 |
| 1 | 14 | Christiansen, Don |
2012 September 25 |
| 1 | 15 | Clark, Elwood |
2012 August 6 |
| 1 | 16 | Clyde, Steve |
2012 September 25 |
| 1 | 17 | Conrad, David |
2013 August 27 |
| 1 | 18 | Cox, David |
2012 September 11 |
| 1 | 19 | Cuch, Irene and Jeremy Patterson |
2012 September 12 |
| 1 | 20 | Davis, Michael |
2012 August 8 |
| 1 | 21 | Devy, Daryl |
2012 September 24 |
| 1 | 22 | Draney, Shawn |
2012 July 10 |
| 1 | 23 | Faust, Marcus |
2013 April 5 |
| 1 | 24 | Finlinson, Christine |
2012 August 6 |
| 1 | 25 | Garn, E. Jake |
2013 May 30 |
| 1 | 26 | Garrett, Roscoe |
2012 September 11 |
| 1 | 27 | Gold, Rick |
2012 July 10 |
| 1 | 28 | Hansen, James |
2013 May 30 |
| 1 | 29 | Hansen, Lynn |
2012 June 22 |
| 1 | 30 | Hansen, Michael |
2012 July 12 |
| 1 | 31 | Hansen, Roger |
2012 September 24 |
| 1 | 32 | Harrison, Rock |
2012 June 25 |
| 1 | 33 | Hayes, Lillian |
2012 July 12 |
| 1 | 34 | Henrie, Jay |
2012 July 11 |
| 1 | 35 | Hicken, Claude |
2012 August 6 |
| 1 | 36 | Hilbert, Robert |
2012 August 6 |
| 1 | 37 | Holden, Mark |
2012 July 10 |
| 1 | 38 | Hooper, Keith |
2012 June 25 |
| 1 | 39 | Hunting, John |
2012 June 26 |
| 1 | 40 | Ivie, Linda |
2012 June 25 |
| 1 | 41 | Johnston, Ron: interview 1 |
2012 July 12 |
| 1 | 42 | Johnston, Ron: interview 2 |
2012 September 11 |
| 1 | 43 | Lanich, Steve |
2013 August 15 |
| 1 | 44 | Lingwall, Randy |
2012 October 15 |
| 1 | 45 | Maxwell, James |
2012 October 15 |
| 1 | 46 | McPherson, Paul |
2012 August 7 |
| 1 | 47 | McQuivey, Lee |
2012 July 12 |
| 1 | 48 | Mendenhall, John |
2012 August 7 |
| 1 | 49 | Mensel, Darrell |
2012 August 6 |
| 1 | 50 | Mortensen, Keith |
2012 August 8 |
| 1 | 51 | Murray, Reed |
2012 August 7 |
| 1 | 19 | Patterson, Jeremy and Irene Cuch (housed under Cuch) |
2012 September 12 |
| 1 | 52 | Peatross, Bruce |
2012 June 25 |
| 1 | 53 | Peatross, Kent |
2012 August 9 |
| 1 | 54 | Peterson, Warren and Michael Styler |
2012 September 10 |
| 2 | 1 | Pitcher, David |
2012 October 15 |
| 2 | 2 | Pledger, Curt |
2012 September 25 |
| 1 | 12 | Poowegup, Frances and Philip Chimboras (housed under Chimboras) |
2012 September 12 |
Pullan, Wayne: no CD--Mr. Pullen answered questions online |
2012 October 2 | ||
| Box | disk | ||
| 2 | 3 | Rasmussen, Dave |
2012 June 26 |
| 2 | 4 | Reimherr, Dr. Frederick W. |
2012 July 10 |
| 2 | 5 | Roberts, Stan |
2013 June 27 |
| 2 | 6 | Sersland, Harold |
2012 August 18 |
| 2 | 7 | Shawcroft, Gene |
2012 September 25 |
| 2 | 8 | Smith, Tod |
2013 May 9 |
| 2 | 9 | Snow, Gawain |
2012 June 26 |
| 1 | 54 | Styler, Michael and Warren Peterson (housed under Peterson) |
2012 September 10 |
| 2 | 10 | Swanson, Ralph |
2012 July 11 |
| 2 | 11 | Talbot, Sheldon |
2012 August 7 |
| 2 | 12 | Tullis, Rich |
2012 September 24 |
| 2 | 13 | Weland, Mike |
2012 July 10 |
| 2 | 14 | Wimmer, Lee |
2012 September 25 |
| 2 | 15 | Winterton, Carolyn and Lynne Winterton |
2012 August 8 |
| 2 | 15 | Winterton, Lynne and Carolyn Winterton (housed under C. Winterton) |
2012 August 8 |
| 2 | 16 | Workman, Kevin |
2012 August 9 |
Series II: Associated Materials, 2012-2013Return to Top
Container(s): Box 1
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 1 | Item 1: Strawberry Water Users Association Materials: 1 CD
Donated by Gary Aitkin, 11 July 2012.
|
Undated |
| 1 | 2 | Item 1: Central Utah Water Conservancy District Facility Data Book Materials: booklet
Includes notes in front map by Randy Williams.
|
2010 September |
| 1 | 3 | Item 1: The Central Utah Project Completion Act (CUPCA): A 1997 Reassessment from an Environmental Perspective Materials: Greenpaper Draft #2
Donated by Darrell Mensel, 6 August 2012.
|
1997 |
| 1 | 4 | Item 1: James J. Maxwell Resume Resume
Donated by James Maxwell, 15 October 2012.
|
Undated |
| 1 | 4 | Item 2: Photograph of workers, inspectors, etc., inside the Syar Tunnel Photograph
Donated by James Maxwell, 15 October 2012.
|
Undated |
| 1 | 5 | Photocopies of photographs of Central Utah Project features.
Donated by Linda Ivie, June 2012.
|
Undated |
Page 1: a.: Starvation Spill, 2005, 145 cfs; b. Starvation Spill; c. Upper Stillwater Spill; d. Knight Diversion, highest flow on record: 4,287 cfs. |
2005-2012 | ||
Page 2: a.: Starvation sunrise; b. Hades Diversion; c. Red Butte; d. Big Sand Wash enlargement |
Undated | ||
Page 3: a.: Hades failure; b. Upper Stillwater right abutment: Kevin Workman and Bill Peatross, high scaling to clean rock off benches of Upper Stillwater right abutment. Trail below leads to High Uintas, undated; c. Lewis Daniels taking reading on piezometer on Currant Creek Dam; d. Kevin Workman, Upper Stillwater R abutment |
2011 July 8 | ||
Page 4: a.: Operations and Maintenance Staff; b. Tom Bruton probing drains, undated; c. Bruce Peatross cleaning rocks from stiling basin at Open Channel #2 (The Ladders, Hwy 40), undated; d) Kalvin Killian, taking instrumentation reading at Solider Creek Dam, including
snowmobiles used to get to Soldier Creek Dam in the winter months |
2012 | ||
Page 5: a: Jordanelle snow removal; b. Utah Lake; c. Operations and Maintenance Staff; d. North Fork |
2009 | ||
Page 6: a.: Rock Harrison at Soldier Creek lower left outlet tunnel; b. Soldier Creek Right Tunnel; c. Bruce Peatross installing equipment at Strawberry River below Soldier Creek Dam, undated; d. Survey of Soldier Creek Dam.
Survey of Soldier Creek, Currant Creek and Starvation Dam every six years to check for movement |
Undated | ||
| 1 | 6 | Item 1: side a. Letter to Senator Peterson from Lillian and Keith Hayes; side b. Information submitted to Bureau of Reclamation by Lillian Hayes, undated. Letter
Donated by Lillian Hayes, 12 July 2012.
|
1992 January 6 |
| 1 | 6 | Item 2: Letter to Mr. Crandall from Lillian Hayes regarding Central Utah Project. Letter
Donated by Lillian Hayes, 12 September 2012.
|
1973 September 4 |
| 1 | 6 | Item 3: "Grassroots Activism in Utah Valley," a talk given by Lillian Hayes at Utah Valley State College. Talk transcript
Donated by Lillian Hayes, 12 September 2012.
|
2001 April 6 |
| 1 | 6 | Item 4: "Standing up to Creamer and Noble: Development at all costs," by Barry Scholl, from Catalyst Article
Donated by Lillian Hayes, 12 September 2012.
|
1993 November |
| 1 | 6 | Item 5: Copy of photographs (10) by Lillian Hayes of Benjamin Slough dredging, 26 January 1995. Photographs
Donated by Lillian Hayes, 12 September 2012.
|
1995 January 29 |
| 1 | 7 | Item 1: Roger Hansen answers to CUP oral history questions. Interview Questions
Donated by Roger Hansen, 24 September 2012.
|
2012 September 24 |
| 1 | 8 | Item 1: Daniel P. Beard resume Resume
Donated by Daniel Beard, 10 July 2013.
|
2010 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Finding aid/Register created by
Randy Williams
2014
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