Central Utah Project: Capturing Utah's share of the Colorado River
Scope and Contents
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.
Dates
- 2012-2013
Language of Materials
Material in English
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on use.
Conditions Governing 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.
Biographical Note
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.
Extent
71 interviews born digital (3 boxes; 1.5 linear feet)
Abstract
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.
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.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Collection born digital
Physical Location
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.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
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.
Processing Information
Processed in September 2014.
- Title
- Guide to the Central Utah Project: Capturing Utah’s share of the Colorado River 2012-2013
- Author
- Finding aid/Register created by Randy Williams
- Date
- ©2014
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Based On Dacs (Describing Archives: A Content Standard, 2nd Edition)
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid encoded in English
Revision Statements
- 2009: Template information was updated to reflect Archives West best practice guidelines.
Repository Details
Part of the Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives Repository
Merrill-Cazier Library
Utah State University
3000 Old Main Hill
Logan Utah 84322-3000 United States
435 797-8248
435 797-2880 (Fax)
scweb@usu.edu