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Show Work Set on $68 Million Strawberry Enlargement Complex Bonneville Unit Started In 1967 With Initial Work On Starvation Tunnel, Dam of the flow for the aqueduct and will also be used for recreation units in the Project. Already e aqueduct an two smaller res- approved ere the Vernal Unit, ervoli's. It calls for a new dam Jensen Unit, tie Upalco seven miles downstream from Unit, and the Bonneville Unit the present Strawberry Dam, Utah's congressional delegareaching upwards 249 feet to tion is now at worktrying to get enlarge the reservoir's capac- approval of the second phase a . ; WORK ON THE STARVATIONdiversion tunnel is shown in these three Bureau of Reclamation photographs, Upper left an employee sticks a tape measure into a small hole bored into the side of the mountain as the “mole” nears the end of the tunnel, He is measuring to see how far the mechanical tunneling device has to go before breaking through. At tep right, employes climb over the mole after it broke through, Whenit reached the end, it pushed out a huge piece of rock ity from 270,00 acre feet to whicn calls for the Uintah Unit 870,000 acre feet, and the land and the Ute Indian Unit, area of the reservoir from 8,400' Through all six units, Utah acres to 15,700 acres. Depth will can develop the state's entire be increased by 33 feet water entitlement under the The new dam, to be call- (1922 Colorado River Compact ed the Soldier Creek Dam, |Under the compact, Utah was will contain three million (allocated 1.714 million acre feet cuble yards of material, of water annually, (For com: The aqueduct will include parison, Deer Creek Reservoir seven tunnels totaling more|holds 160,000 acre feet when than 28 miles in length and filled to capacity.) ranging in diameter from sevThe Vernal Unit, on Ash|en to 10.5 feet. ley Creek near Vernal, has The two smaller reservoirs) already been completed. will be the Currant Creek Reser-|First water way delivered in Voir, 130 feet high and 1,465 feet) |long, and storing 15,500 acre| |feet of water, and the Upper) |Stillwater Reservoir with a) |4am 168 feet high, a crest) 1963, and farmers who for more than 40 years were short of water are Bow assured of an adequate supply for 15,000 acres of farm off the face of the mountain. Lower left are workmen in the |!ength of 2,920 feet, and a ca-/ land presently irrigated in tunnel during early days of construction. — [iter of 2,000 acre feet. The) Ashley Valley, ee 4B |ie __________________ Sunday Herald SUNDAY, FEBRUARY %, 1968} eB eee — Utah County, Uieh | latter will be on the Rock Oreek| In addition, the Vernal Unit |at the head of the aqueduct. (provides culinary water for Both of the smaller reser- vols will be for regulation Vernal, Naples and Maeser, ‘(See BONNEVILLE Page 11B) Celebrating ?77 Years of Progress CASH ON THE BARRELHEAD... THAT'S THE WAY CENTRAL BANK AND TRUST STARTED BACK IN 189] By the 1880's, Springville had become a center for pioneer construction activity thatereated new wea..n for the community, and until 1899, spare gold was left at one of three general stores for safe keeping. The ownersof the stores felt a much safer and better way to handle the peoples money was necessary. So in 1891 they, with others. organized the Springville Banking Company. The State Bank of Provo started under similar circumstances in 1902. Today, after 77 years of continuous service, these two banks (merged in 1966 to form the Central Bank & Trust Company) are offering all of the conveniences and services of a truly modern Full-Service Bank, progressing and growing through service to the people of Central Utah, INDUSTRIAL LEADER IN UTAH COUNTY The General Refractories Company manufactures a complete line of refractories. We are extremely pleased with our operation at Lehi, Utah. The ninety to one hundred employees, most all of whom are from the Lehi area, have demonstrated a high degree of excellence, enabling the plant to establish efficiency and safety recerds, We are proud to be a part of tho growing industry of our area, and eea: j pen General Refractories Co. LEH! PLANT, LEHI, UTAH — HOME OFFICE PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA eek aon re ogian oe | CENTRAL BANK & TRUST COMPANY Twooffices to serve you, Springville and Provo |