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<br />, <br /> <br />'. <br /> <br />EXECUTIVE SUMMARY. <br /> <br />DESCRIPTIVE TITLE: Evaluation of 110untain Ute I(csource uevelopment Alternat1ves <br />With Regard to Hancos Ri vel' \~ater Ava il abi 1 i ty <br /> <br />DEFINE TilE SPECIFIC PROBLEM TO WHICH THIS RESEARCH CONTRIBUTES A SOLUTION: <br />Proposed socio-economi c development a lternati ves (f1ancos Intii all ParI;, 1 i vestock, <br />pottery) on tile Ute f10unta in Reservati on oer,laTH.! i Ilcr"ased util i zati on of an a 1 ready <br />limited \mter resource. Further, premature selection of development alternatives <br />~itilOUt careful consideration of I:ater availabil ity, off reservation Ilater needs, an' <br />Ia comprehensive analysis of the socioeconomic costs anci benefits of each development <br />Ia 1 ternati ve cou 1 d 1 cad to significant mi sa 11 ocat i on of tri ba 1 resources and to <br />/seri ous soci a 1 confl i ct Ilithi n tile L:te 110ullta in Tri ue as lie 11 as betl/een the lite <br />tribe and Anglo farmers in the Hancos River area. <br /> <br />I ~iAT IS THE SIGNIFICANCE (SCOPE, GEOGRAPHICAL EXTENT, URGENCY) OF THE PROBLEM <br />At present the L:te peop 1 e are a 1 ready cor.UOlitti ng tilei I' 1 imited fi nanci a 1 resources <br />to econor"ic development projects--liith apparently little or no consiueration of <br />social or resource factors beyond those lIilicil proviJe direct economic input. It is <br />criticiil that data regaruing proper util izatioll of human and natural resources <br />"is-a-vis uevelolJrllent alternativles ue made availaLJle to tribal mer.lbers before <br />economi c commitments become i rreversab 1 e. <br /> <br />IN WHAT FOIm WILL TIlE SOLUTION BE GIVEN (e.g., instruction manual, research report, <br />process demonstration)? Tile outcome of this researclr lii11 be to pinpoint tile <br />social, cultural, and economic impact of different policy alternatives on tribal <br />culture in advance of their occurrences. Results \li11 be disseminated in tile form <br />of a final research report as lIe11 as a series of consultations \litil trilJal <br />leaders and other interest groups on the reservatioll. <br /> <br />HOW WILL THE SOLUTION BE USED AND SPECIFICALLY BY WHOM? <br />lJevelopnent alternatives can be analyzed to predict the effects of each on <br />reservation life quality in the future. Further, these models should be amenable <br />to application on otller Indian reservations 011 tile Plains and Pacific !lorth\lest <br />I~ho face sil.lilar resource constraints. As presently conceived the data lJi11 be <br />of immediate utility to the TrilJal Council, Office of Economic lJevelopment, <br />corrrnunity action programs and various agencies Hithin the Ute tlountain Bureau <br />of Indian Affairs. <br /> <br />~1i~N WILL TlIE-SO-LiJTlON--Bi~uN~I':-r:DEI)XND WiiATARJ:: TIlECO-NsEifUEN-cl~i; OF DEFElt"RlNG ON THE <br />SOLUTION? It is critical ti,at at least a portion of til~e data reach the <br />decision-making agencies at Ute 110untain as soon as posslble. Tile economic and <br />cultural vial.dlity of the reservation is in seriolls jeopardy. iJelay in the <br />proposed analysis means a continued draining of already limited tribal financial <br />resources for quite possibly questionable activities Hilile foregoing productive <br />opportunities. <br /> <br />NAME AND ORGANIZATION OF PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: <br /> <br />John L. Schultz and David M. Freeman <br />Colorado State University <br /> <br />DATE: <br /> <br />1-9-75 <br /> <br />-, <br />