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0-5 002958 Barry Saunders, utah, reported on the controversy between the State of utah and the ute Indians concerning the central utah Project. The CUP involves out-of-basin transfers of water and is an authorized project of the 1956 CRSP. The relationship of Indian lands to the CUP is that water-flows from Indian lands are taken for export. Of the CUP, the Bonneville takes water with no return; and the uintah and Upalco Units are designed to supply the Units, as well as return water for use on the Indian reservation lands. Because of the many new rules, regulations, and restrictions over the past 10 to 15 years, progress on implementation of the uintah and Upalco Units has been delayed; and, consequently, the Indians in 1977 passed a resolution to discontinue sup- port for the CUP, which has affected progress on the entire project. The implication of the situation is that the tribe has only 1,700 members, in view of which, and considering the degree of difficulty created, it can only be imagined what problems a concerted effort by a larger tribe could create. Rome Rivera, Soil Conservation Service, reported on the status of "Vegetation Management for Water Yield Improvement in the Colorado River Basin." The study is comprised of four parts, and there is some question about development of the plan of study and budget. There has been some correspondence on the matter, and it was decided to return to Lyle Klubben, USFS, to determine if the Forest Service would be in a position to perform the study and to make a further in-depth report to determine the extent of agencies' and states' participation in the study. Dr. Douglas James reported on the activity of the "Consortium of Water Institutes and Centers." A regional study--Optimization of Crop Production for Various Crops in the Southwest--has been authorized for continuation by the Office of Water Research Technology (OWRT). completion of next phase is scheduled for June, 1981. The OWRT selected 12 out of approximately 50 pro- posals, which had been screened by the PSIAC membership. The final selections were made at the Washington level and most are scheduled for October 1, 1979, initiation. A list of titles with FY 1980 matching grant proposals will be made a part of the minutes.