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Pa,onia Proiect. Colorado. Construe='
<br />tion of Pa,onia Dam on Muddy Creek and
<br />the lining and extension of the Fire
<br />Mountain Canal will assure adequate
<br />water for 13,100 acres. of supplemental
<br />land and 2,200 acres of new land. The
<br />Pa,onia area is noted for fruit produc-
<br />tion--peached, Cherries, and apples--
<br />as well as livestock, feed and forage.
<br />Vernal Unit, Central Utah Proaect,
<br />Utah. Chronic water shortage will be
<br />eliminated on the 14,700 acres of irri-
<br />gated farms in the Ashley Valley. In
<br />addition, municipal water will be sup-
<br />plied to the co~+t~n~ties of Vernal,
<br />Maeser, and Naples. Steinaker Dam will
<br />provide the carryover storage which
<br />will bring lon-awated relief from crops
<br />that dry up late each summer.
<br />UNDER CONSTRUCTION
<br />Florida. Proiect, Colorardo. Con-
<br />straction of Lemon Dam on the Florida
<br />River was started in 1961. First
<br />water deliveries are expected in 1964.
<br />Farmers on the 19,450-acre project
<br />area voted 315 to 1 in favor of the
<br />repayment contract--in favor of assum-
<br />ing the obligation to repa$ $1,775,000
<br />in 30 years. This ~.s eloquent evidence
<br />on the need for the Florida project.
<br />Seedskadee Proiect, Wyomir~. Some
<br />58,800 acres of windblown, sagebrush
<br />grazing land will ultimately be trans-
<br />formed into 285 irrigated farms. Fon-
<br />tenelle Dam, the~lcey structure located
<br />on the Green River, was started in
<br />1961. Because of valuable trona. de-
<br />posits underlying the southern part of
<br />the area, the project will be stage
<br />developed. About 43.000 acres will be
<br />ir~i.gated in the initial stage; devel-
<br />opment of the rema9.nder will await
<br />experience with the subsidence which
<br />attends the underground mining of the
<br />trona deposits.
<br />S~raith Fork Project, Colorado. First, n•nt~~r
<br />delivery is scheduled for 1063 to the O,SOU-;,,~r,•
<br />Smith Fork project. Located neair the P,-r~i,i:~
<br />project, this supplemental water project ~~~ill t„•
<br />served by the Crawford Dam and rescr~•oir n~~~.
<br />under contraction.
<br />Other. Participating Projects
<br />Preconstruction (advance) planning is under
<br />way on the Central Utah project (initial pLa~el.
<br />Utah; Emery County project, Utah; Lyman proj-
<br />ect, ZYyoming; and Silt project, Colorado.
<br />Pending authorization are \Tavajo project, :~c«•
<br />~Iesico (not to be confused with the Narajo D,in~
<br />and reservoir which make this project possible) ;
<br />San Juan-Chama project, New lLesico; and Suv-
<br />ery-Pot Hook project, Colorado-Wyoming.
<br />The three projects for which feasibility reports
<br />will soon be ready for submittal to the Congress
<br />are _lnimas-La Plata project, an 84,500-acre proj-
<br />ect in Colorado and \re~v Diesico; Bost«•ici: Park
<br />project, a 5,600-acre supplemental water project
<br />in Colorado ;and Fruitland Mesa project, a 2~3,4:,0-
<br />acre project (mostly new lands) in Colorado.
<br />by PAUL T. SAtYT, Chilf• Econl~nic Rl,earees Branch,
<br />~, p!V!~lP1I1lat t]IYISIOn
<br />SaM Lak! Gty. Utah
<br />THE RECLAMATION ERA, 47:97-100,
<br />November 1961.
<br />(photographs omitted)
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