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<br /> <br />OOil2n <br /> <br />lDlIEn>> ,AIR{TM\IEN1f ((J)lP 'lflliIlE ITN'FI2~IT((J)IR{ <br />INFORMATION SERVICE <br /> <br />JRlf ('1- <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />BUREAU OF =r.A....ATIOI1 <br /> <br />UllFAVOP.AELE RE?CRl' 011 GOCSE3ERRY PP.QJECT AlXlPTED <br /> <br />I, u <br />("ill' <br />CONS"II <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />For Imnediate Release, NOVE-3.ER :<5, 1947. <br /> <br />An unfavorable report on proposed cons:.r....lction of the Goose"berry project in <br /> <br />San Pete COWlty, Utah. has been adopted 'by Assistant Secretar'J of the Interior <br /> <br />Vlilliam E. Harne, acting for Secretary J. A. Kr..1g. <br /> <br />Investigatior. of the project by the DUreal.l of Rec1a:ratio:1 fOU.'1d it finan- <br />cially infeasible at this time. Cost of cor.str<lcting the project ...:as estimated ~ <br />at $3.325,000, 1947 prices, ~hereas the irrigation farmers on the project could re- <br />pay .~660.000. or only about 20 pl:!TCent of the cost, within the l:.o-year regular <br />Recla:nation repa~rmer.t period for projects, ti".e report stated. In addi tion, neces- <br />sary operation, maintenance, and rep!aceItent expenses n:ust be met~ <br />Assistant Secretary Warne authorized Acti~~ C~lniS6ioner of Reclamation <br />Kenneth Kark'....ell to sub:i t ti",e reoort to U:.a,.":l and other Colorado River Basir. States I <br />and the Secretary of the Army :or' views and cor.ar.ents, in ac("ordance v.'i th 1944 Flood <br />Control Act provisions. <br /> <br />'.m.er. received. the comnents tog;ether with the adverse reuort on the project <br />will be trans!I:itted. bv Rccla..:ation Go::::nissior.er r-Zichael W. Stra'ls to the President <br />and t..~e COf'.gress. ~ <br />In his recorrmendation t!:at the Gooseberry project not be cor,structed at this <br />ti!r.e. Acting Comissioner ~wkwell suggested that the question of authorization be <br />left opcr. fer r-econsideration at ~omc fut'.lI'e date. "The .economic need of the <br />Nation, or further infonr.ation and. developments in cormectior. ,,'ith. the Gooseberry <br />project, may justify such reconsirleration, II he said. <br />"The Sa..."1 Pete valley ir. which the 'Oroject :'5 located urgently needs additional <br />irrigati~n water supplies to i~rovo locsl ccor.omic conditions. ~~e project ~~uld <br />stab~lize the agricul tural econoJr.J of ti'.a area, It he added. <br />According to Regior-.al Director 3. 0, :arson, Salt Lalte City. iJta.~. ~hose <br />findi~s SJPplied ti':e baSls for tr.e unfavorable rc;:or.t. the project plan ......auld <br />have made available 10,200 acre-feet of :r.idne 2.Ild late season water for partid, I <br />supplemen:al i::rigation of 211800 acr'(:s of lani now inadecrm.tely irrigated, near <br />10ft. Pleasant and FairYiew~ Utah~ I <br />i'later for t..~e project ',oold (.avc been jbcrted :ro;n the hcad,.;aters of the Pri.:e <br />and San Rafael P.i....ers in the Colorado River :3nsin to the ~n Pi tc..".;. Ri',rcr in the <br />Bon.'1t..~ille 3asin. ':he plan cal10d ~or constr.1cr.io!'l of !':':'.:;I:1.oth I:E>.::I on Gooseberry <br />Creek to iT.pound. 1'/,200 acre-feet of ....'ater; J :ccdcr car;als 9.6 rilles in tok"ll <br />length; a trons::r.ountain diversion tUMcl 2~4 ::i:i..cs lor..g and a distribution car..p.l <br />lO~5 miles long~ All of tr..esc ~.!or:.ts wo1.'ld fit i!lto ar~' genc:-cl plan for '..lsi~.g <br />t..~e region I s water resources. <br /> <br />I <br />~ <br /> <br />P. N. 28958 <br /> <br />x:r.: x <br />