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<br />
<br />f S lt Lake County includ-
<br />C3,n meet the public water supply needs 0 a ,
<br />ing Salt Lake City, until about 1990. , '
<br />, 'h Strawberry Aqueduct wlll wter-
<br />Under the Bonnevllle 1!mt t e fast as Rock Creek and
<br />f U' t Mountam streams as ar e , . '11 b
<br />cept flows 0 m a 'f Strawberry Reservolf whlch Wl e
<br />convev the water to the eX1S mg, C k D m downstream from the
<br />~ t' f Sold18r ree a
<br />enlarged by construc lOn 0 '11 b eleased through the Wasatch
<br />Th t ed water Wl e r
<br />present dam, e s or h Through various water ex-
<br />Mountains to the Central U~a ~rea. facilities the water will be
<br />changes and by the constructlOnd? nefw Salt Lake City about 75
<br />. bl exten mg rom ,
<br />made avmla e to an area 'S' t' Reservoir on Strawberry
<br />'t f N phl ' tarva lOn
<br />miles sou th to the Cl y 0 e 'h River will develop water for
<br />River with a feeder canal from Duc esne
<br />
<br />use in the Uinta Basin, . d
<br />'11 Unit has been reVlse
<br />The plan o~ dev:lopment for t~: ~::n;:~i:r River Basin, Under
<br />to include a dlverslOn of water lly would be diverted to
<br />00 f et of water annua .
<br />present plans 36,0 ~cre- elemental irrigation. Diversion of thlS
<br />the Sevier River Basm for supp t of land that would re-
<br />b 10840 acres the amoun 1
<br />water will reduce y ~. h d J b Counties. Supplementa
<br />, . t' rVlce m Uta an ua .
<br />ceive fulllrnga lOn se S . R' r Basin The change m
<br />d d in the eVler lYe .
<br />water is urgently ne~ e d 1 affecting the economy of the
<br />plan can be made wlthout a verse y
<br />
<br />Bonneville Unit. . 9 '1
<br />t to the Sevier River Basm, a 2 -ml e
<br />In order to conv~y wa er xistin Sevier Bridge Reservoir on the
<br />canal from nea,r Nephl to the ~ an~ the proposed pumping plant at
<br />Sevier River wlll have to be bmIt, S . R' er Basin will be accom-
<br />.... . r in the eVler lV
<br />Nephi enlarged. Irnga lOn 'th upstream reservoirs and by
<br />plished both by exchange of water. Wl .
<br />direct irrigation from the Sevier Bndge ReservolY. , d
<br />' 't orgamze
<br />t Conservancy Dlstnc was
<br />The Central Utah Wa erh J d' . I District Court of Utah. A
<br />. th Fourt u lCla Th
<br />March 2, 1964, m e b was appointed by the court. e
<br />Board of Directors of 17 mem e~ b the Conservancy District, the
<br />repayment contract w~s ap~~o;:e 10~al people by public vote on De-
<br />Secretary of the Intenor, a h' d on December 28, 1965,
<br />cember 14, 1965. The contract w;~6t6 e~n s~~~e Fourth Judicial District
<br />and validated on February 17, ,
<br />
<br />Court of Utah. , ac,
<br />osed Sevier River extenslOn was
<br />On May 12, 1967, the pro~. d f' Utah counties were
<br />Dlstnct an lve
<br />cepted by the ,Co~servand~y t for this area was subsequently ap-
<br />added to the Dlstnct. A lYec or
<br />pointed by a District judge.
<br />
<br />
<br />0, Vernal Unit
<br />
<br />The Vernal Unit, near Vernal, Utah, was the first unit of the
<br />Initial Phase of the Central Utah Project to be constructed. Project
<br />features include Steinaker Reservoir, offstream from Ashley Creek
<br />with a capacity of 38,200 acre-feet; Fort Thornburgh Diversion Dam;
<br />Steinaker Feeder Canal; and Steinaker Service Canal. Construction
<br />started in 1959 and was completed by 1962, The Vernal Unit, through
<br />storage of waters diverted from Ashley Creek, assures farmers an
<br />adequate, year-round supply of water; augments municipal water
<br />supply for three communities in Ashley Valley - Vernal, Maeser, and
<br />Naples - and provides recreation and fishing at Steinaker Reservoir.
<br />Operation and maintenance responsibility was transferred to the
<br />Uintah Water Conservancy District on January 1, 1967.
<br />
<br />Correction of minor deficiencies in constructed works will be ac-
<br />complished as rapidly as funds will permit, and additional drainage
<br />work will be performed as the need for it becomes apparent.
<br />
<br />Construction Activities
<br />
<br />II. Bonneville Unit
<br />
<br />In the spring of 1966 a headquarters was established at Du-
<br />chesne, Utah, for supervision of construction of Bonneville Unit. A
<br />temporary construction campsite was selected adjacent to the com-
<br />munity, and during the summer and fall streets, utilities, house trail-
<br />ers, and mobile housing units were installed,
<br />
<br />Early in 1967 bids were taken for constructing Starvation Dam,
<br />Knight Diversion Dam, and the Starvation Feeder Canal- the three
<br />major items comprising the Starvation Water Storage Complex.
<br />Knight Diversion Dam and Starvation Feeder Canal were completed
<br />during 1968, Starvation Dam was completed August 25, 1969. Water
<br />storage in Starvation Reservoir is scheduled to begin during Novem-
<br />ber 1969. U. S. Highway No. 40 has been relocated at Starvation
<br />Reservoir under a Utah State Highway administered contract. A 4-
<br />inch bituminous road surface was completed during September 1969,
<br />Installation of guardrail and painting of road markings are underway.
<br />It is expected that traffic will be routed over the road early in Octo-
<br />ber. Application of a % -inch plant-mix bituminous seal coat to the
<br />roadway will be deferred until the summer of 1970.
<br />
<br />New work undertaken for Starvation Dam and Reservoir during
<br />1969 included reservoir clearing and relocation of Strawberry River
<br />road, Both contractors have made excellent progress and expect to
<br />complete all work during 1969.
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