UUS_folkcoll056.xml Guide to the Central Utah Project: Capturing Utah's share of the Colorado River 2012-2013 Central Utah Project: Capturing Utah's share of the Colorado River Finding aid/Register created by Randy Williams Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives ©2014
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Collection consists of born digital materials

Processed in September 2014.

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.

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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.

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.

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.

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.

The collection was born digital (recorded interviews, word document of interview transcript, images); it is presented in a digital collection, sorted by interviewee names.

USU Special Collections Book Collection 26; Palmer DeLong Reclamation Collection

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.

 Water and Water Rights Oral Histories I. Oral history interview materials 2012-2013 Aitken, Gary 2012 July 7 1 1 Interview audio Item 001 Interview transcript Item 002 Photograph Item 003 Addendum Item 004 CD Item 005 Barrett, Bruce 2012 July 7 1 2 Interview audio Item 001 Interview transcript Item 002 Photograph Item 003 CD Item 004 Barrett, Cliff 2013 May 8 1 3 Interview audio Item 001 Interview transcript Item 002 Photograph Item 003 CD Item 004 Baxter, Lee 2012 September 24 1 4 Interview audio Item 001 Interview transcript Item 002 Photograph Item 003 Photograph Item 004 CD Item 005 Beard, Daniel 2013 July 10 1 5 Interview audio Item 001 Interview transcript Item 002 Photograph Item 003 Photograph Item 004 CD Item 005 Bennett, Robert 2013 May 10 1 6 Interview audio Item 001 Interview transcript Item 002 Photograph Item 003 CD Item 004 Brailsford, Randy 2012 September 11 1 7 Interview audio Item 001 Interview transcript Item 002 Photograph Item 003 CD Item 004 Brown, R. Don 2012 September 24 1 8 Interview audio Item 001 Interview transcript Item 002 Photograph Item 003 CD Item 004 Bruton, Tom 2012 June 25 1 9 Interview audio Item 001 Interview transcript Item 002 Photograph Item 003 CD Item 004 Carpenter, Carl 2013 June 10 1 10 Interview audio Item 001 Interview transcript Item 002 Photograph Item 003 CD Item 004 Carpenter, Kirt 2012 August 18 1 11 Interview audio Item 001 Interview transcript Item 002 Photograph Item 003 CD Item 004 Chimburas, Phillip and Poowegup, Francis 2012 September 12 1 12 Interview audio Item 001 Interview transcript Item 002 Photograph of Chimburas Item 003 Photograph of Poowegup Item 004 CD Item 005 Christensen, Kirk 2012 August 9 1 13 Interview audio Item 001 Interview transcript Item 002 Photograph Item 003 CD Item 004 Christiansen, Don 2012 September 25 1 14 Interview audio Item 001 Interview transcript Item 002 Photograph Item 003 CD Item 004 Clark, Elwood 2012 August 6 1 15 Interview audio Item 001 Interview transcript Item 002 Photograph Item 003 CD Item 004 Clyde, Steve 2012 September 25 1 16 Interview audio Item 001 Interview transcript Item 002 Photograph Item 003 CD Item 004 Conrad, David 2013 August 27 1 17 Interview audio Item 001 Interview transcript Item 002 Photograph Item 003 CD Item 004 Cox, David 2012 September 11 1 18 Interview audio Item 001 Interview transcript Item 002 Photograph Item 003 CD Item 004 Cuch, Irene and Jeremy Patterson 2012 September 12 1 19 Interview audio Item 001 Interview transcript Item 002 Photograph Item 003 CD Item 004 Davis, Michael 2012 August 8 1 20 Interview audio Item 001 Interview transcript Item 002 Photograph Item 003 CD Item 004 Devey, Daryl 2012 September 24 1 21 Interview audio Item 001 Interview transcript Item 002 Photograph Item 003 CD Item 004 Draney, Shawn 2012 July 10 1 22 Interview audio Item 001 Interview transcript Item 002 Photograph Item 003 CD Item 004 Faust, Marcus 2013 April 5 1 23 Interview audio Item 001 Interview transcript Item 002 Photograph Item 003 CD Item 004 Finlinson, Christine 2012 August 6 1 24 Interview audio Item 001 Interview transcript Item 002 Photograph Item 003 CD Item 004 Garn, E. Jake 2013 May 30 1 25 Interview audio Item 001 Interview transcript Item 002 Photograph Item 003 CD Item 004 Garrett, Roscoe 2012 September 11 1 26 Interview audio Item 001 Interview transcript Item 002 Photograph Item 003 CD Item 004 Gold, Rick 2012 July 10 1 27 Interview audio Item 001 Interview transcript Item 002 Photograph Item 003 CD Item 004 Hansen, James 2013 May 30 1 28 Interview audio Item 001 Interview transcript Item 002 Photograph Item 003 CD Item 004 Hansen, Lynn 2012 June 22 1 29 Interview audio Item 001 Interview transcript Item 002 Photograph Item 003 CD Item 004 Hansen, Michael 2012 July 12 1 30 Interview audio Item 001 Interview transcript Item 002 Photograph Item 003 CD Item 004 Hansen, Roger 2012 September 24 1 31 Interview audio Item 001 Interview transcript Item 002 Photograph Item 003 CD Item 004 Harrison, Rock 2012 June 25 1 32 Interview audio Item 001 Interview transcript Item 002 Photograph Item 003 CD Item 004 Hayes, Lillian 2012 July 12 1 33 Interview audio Item 001 Interview transcript Item 002 Photograph Item 003 CD Item 004 Henrie, Jay 2012 July 11 1 34 Interview audio Item 001 Interview transcript Item 002 Photograph Item 003 CD Item 004 Hicken, Claude 2012 August 6 1 35 Interview audio Item 001 Interview transcript Item 002 Photograph Item 003 CD Item 004 Hilbert, Robert 2012 August 6 1 36 Interview audio Item 001 Interview transcript Item 002 Photograph Item 003 CD Item 004 Holden, Mark 2012 July 10 1 37 Interview audio Item 001 Interview transcript Item 002 Photograph Item 003 CD Item 004 Hooper, Keith 2012 June 25 1 38 Interview audio Item 001 Interview transcript Item 002 Photograph Item 003 CD Item 004 Hunting, John 2012 June 26 1 39 Interview audio Item 001 Interview transcript Item 002 Photograph Item 003 CD Item 004 Ivie, Linda 2012 June 25 1 40 Interview audio Item 001 Interview transcript Item 002 Photograph Item 003 CD Item 004 Johnston, Ron: interview 1 2012 July 12 1 41 Interview audio Item 001 Interview transcript Item 002 Photograph Item 003 CD Item 004 Johnston, Ron: interview 2 2012 September 11 1 42 Interview audio Item 001 Interview transcript Item 002 CD Item 003 Lanich, Steve 2013 August 15 1 43 LanichSteve m4a Item 001 Interview transcript Item 002 Photograph Item 003 CD Item 004 Lingwall, Randy 2012 October 15 1 44 Interview audio Item 001 Interview transcript Item 002 CD Item 003 Maxwell, James 2012 October 15 1 45 Interview audio Item 001 Interview transcript Item 002 Photograph Item 003 CD Item 004 McPherson, Paul 2012 August 7 1 46 Interview audio Item 001 Interview transcript Item 002 Photograph Item 003 CD Item 004 McQuivey, Lee 2012 July 12 1 47 Interview audio Item 001 Interview transcript Item 002 Photograph Item 003 CD Item 004 Mendenhall, John 2012 August 7 1 48 Interview audio Item 001 Interview transcript Item 002 Photograph Item 003 CD Item 004 Mensel, Darrell 2012 August 6 1 49 Interview audio Item 001 Interview transcript Item 002 Photograph Item 003 CD Item 004 Mortensen, Keith 2012 August 8 1 50 Interview audio Item 001 Interview transcript Item 002 Photograph Item 003 CD Item 004 Murray, Reed 2012 August 7 1 51 Interview audio Item 001 Interview transcript Item 002 Photograph Item 003 CD Item 004 Peatross, Bruce 2012 June 25 1 52 Interview audio Item 001 Interview transcript Item 002 Photograph Item 003 CD Item 004 Peatross, Kent 2012 August 9 1 53 Interview audio Item 001 Interview transcript Item 002 Photograph Item 003 CD Item 004 Peterson, Warren and Michael Styler 2012 September 10 1 54 Interview audio Item 001 Interview transcript Item 002 Photograph Item 003 Photograph Item 004 CD Item 005 Pitcher, David 2012 October 15 2 1 Interview audio Item 001 Interview transcript Item 002 Photograph Item 003 CD Item 004 Pledger, Curt 2012 September 25 2 2 Interview audio Item 001 Interview transcript Item 002 Photograph Item 003 CD Item 004 Pullan, Wayne 2012 October 2 2 2a

Mr. Pullan answered the interview questions online; there is no audio interview or CD

 Interview transcript Item 001 Photograph Item 002 Rasmussen, Dave 2012 June 26 2 3 Interview audio Item 001 Interview transcript Item 002 Photograph Item 003 CD Item 004 Reimherr, Dr. Frederick W. 2012 July 10 2 4 Interview audio Item 001 Interview transcript Item 002 Photograph Item 003 CD Item 004 Roberts, Stan 2013 June 27 2 5 Interview audio Item 001 Interview transcript Item 002 Photograph Item 003 CD Item 004 Sersland, Harold 2012 August 18 2 6 Interview audio Item 001 Interview transcript Item 002 Photograph Item 003 CD Item 004 Shawcroft, Gene 2012 September 25 2 7 Interview audio Item 001 Interview transcript Item 002 Photograph Item 003 CD Item 004 Smith, Tod 2013 May 9 2 8 Interview audio Item 001 Interview transcript Item 002 Photograph Item 003 CD Item 004 Snow, Gawain 2012 June 26 2 9 Interview audio Item 001 Interview transcript Item 002 Photograph Item 003 CD Item 004 Swanson, Ralph 2012 July 11 2 10 Interview audio Item 001 Interview transcript Item 002 Photograph Item 003 CD Item 004 Talbot, Sheldon 2012 August 7 2 11 Interview audio Item 001 Interview transcript Item 002 Photograph Item 003 CD Item 004 Tullis, Rich 2012 September 24 2 12 Interview audio Item 001 Interview transcript Item 002 Photograph Item 003 CD Item 004 Weland, Mike 2012 July 10 2 13 Interview audio Item 001 Interview transcript Item 002 Photograph Item 003 CD Item 004 Wimmer, Lee 2012 September 25 2 14 Interview audio Item 001 Interview transcript Item 002 Photograph Item 003 CD Item 004 Winterton, Carolyn and Lynn Winterton 2012 August 8 2 15 Interview audio Item 001 Interview transcript Item 002 Photograph Item 003 CD Item 004 Workman, Kevin 2012 August 9 2 16 Interview audio Item 001 Interview transcript Item 002 Photograph Item 003 CD Item 004 II. Associated Materials 2012-2013 Strawberry Water Users Association Item 1 Undated Materials: 1 CD 3 1

Donated by Gary Aitkin, 11 July 2012.

 Central Utah Water Conservancy District Facility Data Book Item 1 2010 September Materials: booklet 3 2

Includes notes in front map by Randy Williams.

 The Central Utah Project Completion Act (CUPCA): A 1997 Reassessment from an Environmental Perspective Item 1 1997 Materials: Greenpaper Draft #2 3 3

Donated by Darrell Mensel, 6 August 2012.

 James J. Maxwell Resume Item 1 Undated Resume 3 4

Donated by James Maxwell, 15 October 2012.

 Photograph of workers, inspectors, etc., inside the Syar Tunnel Item 2 Undated Photograph 3 4

Donated by James Maxwell, 15 October 2012.

 Photocopies of photographs of Central Utah Project features. Undated 3 5

Donated by Linda Ivie, June 2012.

 Starvation Spill, 2005, 145 cfs; b. Starvation Spill; c. Upper Stillwater Spill; d. Knight Diversion, highest flow on record: 4,287 cfs. Page 1: a. 2005-2012 Starvation sunrise; b. Hades Diversion; c. Red Butte; d. Big Sand Wash enlargement Page 2: a. Undated 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 Page 3: a. 2011 July 8 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 Page 4: a. 2012 Jordanelle snow removal; b. Utah Lake; c. Operations and Maintenance Staff; d. North Fork Page 5: a 2009 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 Page 6: a. Undated Materials gathered by Lillian Hayes 3 6 side a. Letter to Senator Peterson from Lillian and Keith Hayes; side b. Information submitted to Bureau of Reclamation by Lillian Hayes, undated. Item 1 1992 January 6 Letter

Donated by Lillian Hayes, 12 July 2012.

 Letter to Mr. Crandall from Lillian Hayes regarding Central Utah Project. Item 2 1973 September 4 Letter

Donated by Lillian Hayes, 12 September 2012.

 "Grassroots Activism in Utah Valley," a talk given by Lillian Hayes at Utah Valley State College. Item 3 2001 April 6 Talk transcript

Donated by Lillian Hayes, 12 September 2012.

 "Standing up to Creamer and Noble: Development at all costs," by Barry Scholl, from Catalyst Item 4 1993 November Article

Donated by Lillian Hayes, 12 September 2012.

 Copy of photographs (10) by Lillian Hayes of Benjamin Slough dredging, 26 January 1995. Item 5 1995 January 29 Photographs

Donated by Lillian Hayes, 12 September 2012.

 Roger Hansen answers to CUP oral history questions. Item 1 2012 September 24 Interview Questions 3 7

Donated by Roger Hansen, 24 September 2012.

 Daniel P. Beard resume Item 1 2010 Resume 3 8

Donated by Daniel Beard, 10 July 2013.