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Show Proposed Extension To Layton Canal Okayed By District By DICK STL'CKI LAYTON The Weber Basin Water Conservancy District has given their approval approv-al and endorsement to a proposal prop-osal for the extension of the Layton Canal from West Point south to Gentile St. in Layton. THE EXTENSION of the canal w ill be used for additional addition-al drainage as w ell as for irrigation irriga-tion purposes, says Ivan Flint of Weber Basin. Attorney for Weber Basin Water, Neil Olmstead, says that the right-of-way from West Point to Gentile St. is owned by the United States, and Davis County wants the extension of the canal because it needs the drainage help. THE COUNTY would have to obtain the right-of-way from the United States. This would be accomplished by an agreement agree-ment where the United States would turn the use of the right-of-way over to the county to be used for drainage purposes as well as for future use for the proposed West Valley Highway, High-way, according to Olmstead. Weber Basin wants to also obtain extra right-of-way just to the west of the U.S. strip, so they could run the canal there and keep the original strip free as surplus. THE CANAL extension would be sponsored by Weber Basin Water, but would be paid for and built by the Utah State Department of Water Resources. Re-sources. When the canal is completed it would be turned over to the District to operate and maintain it as well as control con-trol its use. Davis County would have to pay for the plans and specifications specifica-tions along with all engineering costs entailed in the project. The county would then also be responsible to pay the annual installments for the project, but Weber Basin Water would not have to pay anything. ACCORDING TO Mr. Flint, this extension would help out the area without putting any financial burden on to the District. Dis-trict. District Manager Wayne Winegar told the board of directors that people in the area to be affected that need irrigation water are highly in favor of the project. IT WAS also pointed out at the meeting that should the project get the final funds from the State, that it would not be a long-lived project, but would move right along. |