<br />
<br />bEy Cau nty Praiect
<br />, mer 'd upplem€ntal water for 18,004
<br />C t Project provI es s t' ast
<br />Emery oun y 'for 771 acres in Emery Coun y In e -
<br />acres of land and a full supply f Huntington Castle Dale, and Orange-
<br />central Uta:1 near the towns ~f the project'include Joes .valley Dam
<br />ville, PrinClpal components d C kith a storage capaCIty of 62,500
<br />and Reservoir on Cotton:"_oo, re~a; located about 10 miles down-
<br />acre-feet, the Swasey Dlver:IO~_mile Cottonwood-Huntington Canal
<br />stream from Joes Valley, ~h , D the Huntington North Da,m
<br />, th S asey DIversIOn am, d th 311 -mIle
<br />headmg at ,e ~ 'of 5420 acre-feet, an ,e /2
<br />and ReserVOIr wIth a c~paclty 1 L' t rals and drains WIll be con-
<br />h S ce Cana, a e , t
<br />Huntington Nort erVl f f 'lities are provided at the pro)ec
<br />structed as required, Recrea lOn aCl
<br />
<br />storage sites,
<br />
<br />Construction Activities
<br />C ty proJ'ect was essentially completed in June
<br />The Emery oun , J ul 7
<br />1966, and the project was dedlcateddonb th: ~ureau of Reclamation
<br />f 'l't' constructe Y 1
<br />Irrigation aCll les. d' t nance status on January ,
<br />bon an mam e , th
<br />v,ere transferred to opera d f" . s have been noted dunng e
<br />1967 Several construction e lClenCle t' work is being accom-
<br />. t' ~drorr~~ f
<br />past three years of ~pera lOn, eration of the project. Transfer 0
<br />Plished concurrent wIth normal o~ t Emery Water Conservancy
<br />1 't nance functIOns 0 . d
<br />operation anc mam e f Tt" have been adequately seasone
<br />District will be effected when aCI 1 leSt d
<br />nd operational difficulties are correc e . '1
<br />a 'l't' '11 proceed as aval -
<br />, f . ect drainage facl lIes WI
<br />Construcbon 0 pro)
<br />ability of funds will permit.
<br />
<br />6. WYOMING
<br />
<br />Lyman Proiect t
<br />a. , U' ta County in southwes ern
<br />The Lyman Project is located mTh m project will deliver supple-
<br />Wyoming near the town of Lyma;~sent~y irrigated lands. Two dams
<br />mental water to 42,674 acre~ of ~eadows _ will be built by the Bu'
<br />- the Meeks Cabin and C~Ina ise the principal feature: of the
<br />f R clamation and WIll compr
<br />reau 0 e
<br />project,
<br />
<br />Construction Activities t' of the
<br />. h been centered on construe IOn
<br />Work on Lyman Project as h d of the water year 3,240,"
<br />k C b' Dam By teen d em-
<br />174-foot-high ~ee, s ~,-11~_r1 M'"t- \"'''1 hp.p.n nlaced in the am
<br />
<br />
<br />bankment, bringing it to 89 percent completion and a height of 143
<br />feet. The spillway stilling basin has been completed and concrete
<br />placed for over 70 percent of the spillway conduit, Work will be con-
<br />tinued on the dam embankment and spillway so long as the weather
<br />permits.
<br />
<br />An 8-mile segment of the access road to China Meadows Dam-
<br />site was completed late in 1967. Construction of China Meadows Dam
<br />and Reservoir is being deferred due to present money limitations.
<br />
<br />Recreation facilities will be provided at the reservoirs,
<br />
<br />b, Seedskadee Project
<br />
<br />The Seedskadee Project will provide for the irrigation of 58,775
<br />acres of dry arable land along both sides of the Green River in an area
<br />extending from 14 to 50 miles northwest of Green River, Wyoming. It
<br />will also provide municipal and industrial water,
<br />
<br />The Fontenelle Dam and Reservoir on Green River will be used
<br />for storage of water to a total capacity of 345,000 acre-feet and for
<br />diverting water from the river. The 10,000-kilowatt powerplant at the
<br />toe of the dam began operation in May 1968. Development of a wild-
<br />life refuge downstream from Fontenelle Dam is proceeding as an
<br />adjunct to the Project under Section 8 of the Colorado River Storage
<br />Project Act.
<br />
<br />About 100 miles of canals and 160 miles of laterals will be con-
<br />structed to convey water from the reservoir to farm units.
<br />
<br />Construction Activities
<br />
<br />Fontenelle Dam was completed during April 1964. On September
<br />3, 1965, a serious leak developed through the right abutment of the
<br />dam, necessitating an extensive repair program. Remedial work ap-
<br />pears to have been successful.
<br />
<br />The present Seedskadee Project program centers on the Develop-
<br />ment Farm, which is completing its fifth full year of operation. The
<br />"arm is being operated by the University of Wyoming under the
<br />general supervision of an advisory committee, which includes repre-
<br />sentation from the Bureau of Reclamation, Studies on the farm will
<br />provide valuable and needed information on water management prac-
<br />tices, crop production, and livestock-handling techniques and their
<br />relationship to optimum size of family farm units for the Seedskadee
<br />Project lands. Detailed records are being kept as a basis for initiation
<br />of hydrologic and agricultural economic studies in the development
<br />and plan report of the Seedskadee Project. Current information from
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