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<br />Recreation Facilities at Trial Lake
<br />Are Closed for 1990 Season Due to
<br />Reconstruction Project
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<br />"Closed for Repairs." That's
<br />what a visitor to Utah's scenic
<br />Trial Lake will discover this
<br />summer.
<br />Reconstruction of the dam,
<br />spillway and one associated dike
<br />at Trial Lake have required the
<br />closing of the campground and
<br />recreational facilities for the 1990
<br />season. Trial lake is located 26
<br />miles east of Kamas off State
<br />Highway 150.
<br />According to Don Christian-
<br />sen, general manager of the Cen-
<br />tral Utah Water Conservancy
<br />District, the district is rebuilding
<br />the dam, dike and spillway to
<br />ensure safer water delivery to
<br />agricultural users in the Kamas
<br />Valley.
<br />While the recreational facilities
<br />at Trial Lake are operated by the
<br />U.S. Forest Service, the Central
<br />Utah Water Conservancy District
<br />operates the dam and reservoir
<br />under a special-use permit. The
<br />reconstruction project, which
<br />began in June, is expected to be
<br />completed before the start of the
<br />1991 recreational season, said
<br />Christiansen.
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<br />According to Rick Patten, dis-
<br />trict ranger for the U.S. Forest
<br />Service, signs have been posted
<br />at the Trial Lake access road on
<br />State Highway 150 indicating the
<br />closure and listing the availability
<br />of nearby alternative camping
<br />and fishing areas. He says that
<br />approximately 15,000 Utahns
<br />visit Trial Lake each year. Patten
<br />also says a reviewing station has
<br />been built at the west end of Trial
<br />Lake Dam to enable the public to
<br />watch the reconstruction activities
<br />from a safe distance.
<br />The size and capacity of Trial
<br />Lake will not be affected by the
<br />reconstruction project. Access to
<br />Mirror Lake and other recrea~
<br />tional areas in the High Uintas
<br />have not been disrupted by the
<br />reconstruction currently in prog-
<br />ress, according to Christiansen.
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<br />SUBJECT:
<br />Jordanelle Dam
<br />Video Available
<br />
<br />A factual report and
<br />informational video of Jordanel/e
<br />Dam is now avaifable for public
<br />viewing. The video was
<br />prepared to address the
<br />questions about the safety of the
<br />dam. The video answers all the
<br />questions that have been raised
<br />about Jordanelle Dam Over the
<br />years and explains technical
<br />data in common, every day
<br />terms.
<br />The video was prepared by the
<br />u.s. Bureau of Reclamation with
<br />assistance from the Central
<br />Utah Water Conservancy
<br />District. Included in the 33
<br />minute video are commentaries
<br />by private consultants, design
<br />engineers, and geologists.
<br />Segments of the video are
<br />directed towards safeguards
<br />that will be carried out once
<br />construction is complete and
<br />filling of the reservoir begins.
<br />Copies of the video may be
<br />checked out free of charge at the
<br />following locations: Wasatch
<br />County Library, 188 South Main,
<br />Heber City, Utah 94032; Salt
<br />Lake County Library System '
<br />943-4636; Provo City Library,
<br />425 West Center, Provo, Utah
<br />84057; Orem Public Library,
<br />Media Division, 58 No. State,
<br />Orem, Utah 84057. Copies are
<br />a/so available at Central Utah
<br />Water Conseruancy District, 355
<br />West 1300 South, Orem, Utah
<br />84058, (801)226.71oo; the U.S.
<br />Bureau of Reclamation, Upper
<br />Colorado Region, Federal
<br />Bui/ding, 125 So. State, Salt Lake
<br />City, Utah (801) 524.6479; and at
<br />the u.s. Bureau of Reclamation,
<br />Utah Projects Office, (801) 379.
<br />WOO.
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