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Show of the CUP have been under The Central Utah Project This is the third of a series of six stories on the Central Utah e Project, a major water resource project Authorized by Congress as part of the Colorado River Storage Act in Utah will grow and grow fast in the next 10 years. It is hoped that this growth will bring economic stability to multi-purpos- our state, allowing our children to stay and live in Utah rather than having to seek jobs in California and elsewhere. But, growth also brings problems to those areas most closely affected by it. Suddenly, there are more people needing more roads and more schools and more hospitals. Suddenly, there is much more garbage to be disposed of; more law enforcement officers are needed; and, of course, the demand for the basics, water and electricity, jumps as suddenly as the new people arrive. Utahs Uinta Basin has been spotlighted by public officials as one of the areas where we can expect this great growth in the next decade. But, the fact is that the crunch is on in the Uinta Basin already. The population has started its sharp 1956.) THE JENSEN UNIT The Central Utah Project, the largest and most comprehensive water reclamation project ever undertaken in Utah, is designed to insure that Utahs water resources are fully and properly utilized, giving the state an adequate water supply into the foreseeable future. Most Utahns agree that one of the major problems we will face during the coming decade is accommodating growth that already is upon us. Utah's tremendous energy resources-co- al, oil, gas. and oil the fact that the shale, Intermountain Region is one of the still relatively uncrowded parts of America, assure us that construction for nearly years. The Jensen Unit of the Den-trUtah Project is designed to climb as the result of resource development in the area. The population of Vernal, for example, shot up more than 20 percent since the 1970 census, and the growth is just beginning. In addition to warning us of the growth that is coming and of the problems it will bring, as well as the benefits, public officials have the responsibility to plan to meet and solve those problems. In the case of water, that planning has been done. The only question is whether the legal, political, and financial questions can be answered in time to build the needed facilities. The Central Utah Project, a water reclamation project involving the storing and exchanging of water throughout 12 of Utahs counties, has been on the drawing boards for more than 50 years; and though it is constantly being refined, parts add approximately 22,600 acre-feof water to already stretched water supplies of Utah's Uinta Basin. More than 75 percent of this new water, will be avail18,000 acre-fee- t, able for municipal and industrial use. The remaining 4,600 acre-feof water will provide et supplemental irrigation for 3,640 acres of land now being irrigated, and allow area farmers to bring an additional 440 acres of land under cultivation. The Jensen Unit, one of six planned units of the Central Utah Project, is located in eastern Uintah County near the rapidly expanding communities of Vernal and Jensen. Basically, the Jensen Unit plan calls for a new reservoir to be constructed on Brush Creek northeast of Vernal. The new Tyzack Reservoir will be connected via an aqueduct to the existing Steinaker Reservoir and Ashley Creek, present source of Vernals municipal JENSEN UNIT DATA SUMMARY WATER SUPPLY (average annual Project increases Irrigation. Municipal use Industrial use in acre-feet- water, so new water can be transferred to these sources. A related feature of the plan, really a water exchange, calls for a pumping plant to be built on the Green River just below where it is joined by Brush Creek to pump water directly out of the Green River for irrigation in the Jensen area. This pumped water will more than make up for water that would normally have flowed down Brush Creek to the Jensen area, but which, after completion of the Unit, will be stored in the new Tyzack Reservoir to be transferred to Steinaker Reservoir and Ashley Creek for use in the Vernal area. In addition to storing more of badly than 22,000 acre-fee- t needed water, the proposed Tyzack Reservoir also will control flooding on Brush Creek. An Army Corps of Engineers study shows that Brush Creek actually flooded to one degree or another during 26 of the 33 years between 1939 and 1972. This almost annual flooding causes severe damage to canal headings, roads, ) supply 4,600 10,800 7,200 22,600 1 5,000 . Total Depletion of Colorado River. IRRIGATION SERVICE AREA (acres) 440 3,640 4,080 Full Service land Supplemental service land Total PROJECT FEATURES- - Tyzack Dam 145 feet Height above streambed. Crest length Tyzack Reservoir Active capacity Inactive and dead capacity. Total capacity Surcharge capacity. Active water surface area Inactive water surface area 24,000 2,000 26,000 7,600 .520 acres .114 acres acre-fee- acre-fee- t t acre-fee- . t t acre-fee- Tyzack Pumping Plant Maximum operative head Design capacity Length of discharge line . 584 feet 50 c.f.s. 3.2 miles Tyzack Aqueduct bridges, fences, and farm 50 c.f.s. 4.2 miles 30- - to Capacity Length Size Burns Pumping Plant Maximum static head at average flow of river Design capacity. Length of discharge lines . Size of discharge lines p w diameter feet 97 c.f.s. ,350 to 4,950 feet 20- to diameter 1 . iin - m a m mi wv M dfe IDE4L GIFTS FOR DAD'S 9 growing Up Doke moved to jn l0vva, California where he pioneered the Imperial valley. lit. was instrumental in getting irrigation water to this arid land. He and his found some of the survey markers left in that area by John C. remont. In the early 1900s he left the Imperial Valley and moved to Los Angeles, California. Here S V ..V ;- --r $. " and daughters, C&rs Had the saw busy for himself. Mrs. June Well give him a Crane, Newport Beach, California; Mrs. Fredrick (Joy) Pashley, Ogden, Utah; Mrs. Glendon (Lois) Jones, Gold-fielNevada; Mrs. James H. (Gloria) Osborn, Sequin, Texas; 10 grandchildren. Burial was in the Ephraim Park Cemetery. K. Verl carrying case and extra cutting chain Hart Funeral services were held last Wednesday, June 4 in the Granger 5th Ward Chape! for K. Verl Hart, old son of Kenneth S. and Pauline Edwards Hart. He died of injuries suffered in a car accident June 1 in Eden. Wyoming. Interment was at the Redwood Memorial David E. Doke The mountain precipitation, however, is mostly in the form of snow, causing a tremendous spring runoff followed by a dry summer and fall. much It was mistakenly reported last week that Jane Braith waite higher. The Jensen Unit of the CUP, as with the entire Central Utah Water Project, is designed to capture and control that water which normally is wasted during spring runoff and to hold it and direct it to where it can best be utilized when it is needed most. It is estimated that construction of the Jensen Unit of the CUP will take approximately nine years once it is begun. Authorities of the Central Utah Water Conservancy District, the authorizing sponsor for the CUP, are hopeful that construction can begin within a year. An Environmental Impact Statement on the Jensen Unit has been prepared by Model S25DA Pcmicm $1599wlthaUtomatkoaing (Free offer good with all 25 series saws) the United States Bureau of Reclamation. Public hearings have been scheduled on the statement, and water authorities are optimistic that the Jensen Unit of the Central Utah Project will soon be on its way to providing new water to Utah's thirsty and growing Uinta Basin. didw-di-c Dotyteb dad EPHRAIM A'aniii a Reg. urer s Suggested List Price 1 99.00 get ANOTHER REBATE when you purchase your Kawasaki. m 88 p ft ft 0900 99 $ 88 88 Use your Income Tax Rebate check. Then 88 SALE PRICE fa is 88 ACTION LIFESTYLE ft PALISADE LAKE ROAD SMaK Rebate will be paid directly by General Implement Distributors, Inc. 88 ft ft m fa FUTURIAN ft 9 $22900 ft 88 9 in and ICE CREAM STORE Utah. 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And, Utah is the second driest state in the Union. Yet, precipitation in the i w 9ft H 5 ft 88 88 88 to 10-- include grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Glen Edwards, who were long time residents of Sterling. Some of the family members still live in Sanpete County. ft ft m M ft ft ft were held the Ephrainl North Ward for David E. Doke, 96 Ephraim, who died June 4 "the We.e LDS Hospital in Mt. Pleasant of pneumonia. Mr. Doke was born Decem-J,e- r U, 187b in Bloomfield, 7, v short scenic trails, comfort fa $ 88 Funeral services June Manti Messenger Ephraim Enterprise Thursday, June 12, 1975 J uivo Survivors the need for water. Fortunately, the two go hand in hand. A modern campground with parking spaces next to each camping space, a picnic area with tables and grills, 88 88 H ft David E. Doke X wildlife habitats. As the population of an area grows, as it is doing and will continue to do in Utahs Uinta Basin, the need for recreational facilities grows almost as fast as H 88 88 88 88 buildings, and deposits considerable silt on otherwise productive lands. In addition to flood control on Brush Creek, studies indicate that regulating the flow in the creek will stabilize and enhance and, in some specific areas around Stewart Lake near Jensen, enlarge fish and 52-19- . ft u ft 02i 9 9 ,640 feet 1 he went into the mercantile and real estate business. In 1928 he moved to Utah were he joined his father, T. D. Doke, and brother, O. C. Doke. Shortly afterwards he married Nellie Jensen, whom he had met previously in California. In Utah he held various positions: farmers livestock dealer, manager of the Conoco station during the depression. He has lived in Ephraim until this time. Our country celebrated its 100th anniversary two years before his birth. During this time he has witnessed the evolution of our greatest advancements: technological the use of electricity, the change from carriages to automobiles, the first airplane flight to the exploration of space. With each advancement he geared his thinking to the changing times and always kept abreast of new developments. He married Nellie Jensen March 16. 1931 in Axtell, Utah. He is survived by his wife, Obituaries 10 ice Cream your dealer then Kawasaki puts the rebate on top of that. Hurry...these models will go fast! See your local Kawasaki dealer: Offer good on the above new 1974 and 1975 models depending upon their availabilitv and upon compliance with rules at participating dealers of General Implement Distributors, tnc. in Utah; Southern Idaho,-- Elko & Ely, Nevada,-- Baker & Ontario, Oregon,-- and Evanston, Wyoming. OWENS SPORTS CENTER 36 East Union Manfi, Utah Phone: 835-920- 1 |