Show 14 ENGINE ENGINEERS ofis RAP GRAVITY PLAN FOR AQUEDUCT experts declare proposed route across utah too expensive the proposed gravity route of the colorado river flyer aqueduct across utah to tho the coastal plain as aa suggested by captain jay turley has been turned down by the board ot of consulting engineers ot which dr richard R lyman of oe salt lake is a member I 1 too tho turley plan amended somewhat by the engineering council 0 of utah and sponsored by that organization as worthy of 0 consideration comprised the diversion ot of the water ot the colorado river at its junction with the san luau juan carrying it across utah north ot of st george across nevada and connecting with the present los angeles angelea aqueduct system in owens valley california I 1 ile y engineering experts have this to say bay ot of tho the plan I 1 r we have given extended consider 1 atlon and attention to the plans proa pro posed by 1 jay turley 2 charles J I 1 kirby fox 3 E a la rus HUB and 4 waler gordan clark clarh i plans 1 I and 2 advanced by afenir f turley yand and fox are generally similar they propose the construction ot of a largo balge regulating reservoir above tho the grand giand canyon and below the san juan river with an aqueduct leading thence in a westerly direction through utah and nevada into california the aqueducts proposed under these plans would be ot of such size as aa also aleo to convoy sufficient additional water to supply irrigation needs in utah and ne vada besides developing electrical power both at the main dam and en route to owens valley from where an aqueduct would extend south to the district upon consideration of these plans it la Is our opinion that they are outside the range ot of present day the reservoir proposed under these plans would bo be more than miles distant along the tha propped aqueduct and the cost would be prohibitive un lois ota it were poss its to folin foin un an inter state water dat lt it and to it vii ii B s benefits in ill obort capor O l lo 10 0 o JIG jle advantages anac wo would id b bo derrod er rod thoan plans are so u tar far flung in extent their aqueducts aqueduct a in large part traverse trave rao a practically country and no reasonable estimate of their cos coat in IH possible neither should the du place I 1 itself in the position of being depend ent ant on taking its water from the end 1 of I an aqueduct mil miles es long subject I 1 to alt all the dangers of interruption and depletion by prior use since in our judgment these plans are not teas 1 ible and should be given no further consideration cons n salt lalia lake TrIb linc |