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Show June 1 03.qxd 12/7/2021 4:05 PM Volume VIII Issue IV Page 13 THE OGDEN VALLEY NEWS Page 13 June 1, 2003 PINEVIEW cont. from page 1 downstream of the existing berm. That hole will be filled with compacted material, and the existing berm will then be raised by ten feet and extended to cover the newly com- ning of June until sometime in mid-August. To clarify, both lanes will be accessible until traffic reaches the spillway bridge. On that bridge, there will be one reversible lane with a 15 second light on each end. UDOT equipment will block the road as the hole behind the wall is filled in. pacted area. The purpose of the excavation and compaction is to remove liquifieable soils, and to provide a stable foundation for the extended berm. One lane of the road across the dam will be open, and will remain so from the begin- decided on a light instead of a flagger. The road will be completely closed between two and four weeks during the month of August while the contractor places the embankment along the concrete wall. After wall placement is completed, heavy This work is expected to conclude in midSeptember, at which time, the one lane over the spillway will again be opened while embankment and excavation work is conducted. This work, expected to effect traffic over SR 158, will be completed by September 2003. However, the detour on SR 39 and the embankment downstream at the dam will not be completed until September 2004. As to work hours, WW Clyde has submitted a schedule and Reclamation is in the process of reviewing it. Preliminary and set up work by the contractor is being done in the interim. We expect the contractor will have sufficient personnel to complete the work on schedule. available storage in acre-feet. Chart three shows monthly inflow forecasts compared to percentage of reservoir that is full. The reservoir has been rising since last fall, and is currently at elevation 4887.3 feet Mean Sea Level (MSL), or 2.7 feet from full. It is anticipated that water levels in the reservoir will now begin falling. Valley temperatures and irrigation demands will determine if the reservoir will fill. Conservation by water users from last year has allowed the reservoir to be this full now. Operation of the reservoir was unaffected by construction this year. Conservation by users will have a big impact on the level of the reservoir through the summer. Recreational users can expect conditions similar to last year’s. Update on Pineview Reservoir Currently there are no plans to reduce reservoir elevation for the next phase of the construction project. Chart one shows the difference in water runoff from the water measuring station at Monte Cristo between 2003 (green), 2002 (red), and average/normal (blue). Chart two shows monthly forecasts compared to current Don Merrill Public Involvement Specialist Bureau of Reclamation - Provo Area Office Provo Utah 84606 (801) 379 1074 Subscriptions available for out of area residents at $18.00 annually. Send payment with mailing address to: THE OGDEN VALLEY NEWS P O BOX 130 EDEN UT 84310 “For this is the will of My Father, that everyone who beholds the Son and believes in Him may have eternal life and I myself will raise him up on the last day” Jesus, John 6:40 Worship God with us. Each Sunday Morning OGDEN VALLEY COMMUNITY CHURCH 7390 E. 200 S. (in the old market building) Huntsville, Utah 84317 Bible Study 10:00 a.m. (801) 745-4133 Worship 11:00 a.m. www.ovccutah.org “Preaching God’s Word One Verse at a Time.” LOCATED IN THE VALLEY IT MAKES A DIFFERENCE Dick Manley Realtor / Member of Eden Planning Committee 391-1800 Paul Judd 5460 E 2200 N Eden Utah Real Estate Done Right! Call (801) 745-6000 745-6000 Office 430-8100 Cell Manager/ Broker Sales Master/GRI Chairman OVBA List your home or Buy a home with us! Gary Bingham Member, Eden Planning Committee President, Patio Springs Home Owners Association 388-0607 Susan Hansen Nicole Kester Realtor 710-3833 Realtor 745-0290 Connected to the Community The Valley is our Business |