Show STORAGE RESERVOIR PLANS Contemplate Purchase of Low Lands at South End of Utah Lake Engineer Does Not Favor Dike Idea Not only tho arid lands of this county but the marsh lands of Utah county as well arc to be reclaimed If tho Utah lako reservoir project goes through according to tho plans of the committee appointed by tho board of canal presidents This WOK tho sentiment expressed at the meet Jug yesterday and Engineer A F Doro mns was Instructed to Investigate tho I best method of accomplishing this object and embody It In his roport to tho com kmlttec The engineer and Attorney F S Rich ards woro authorized to proceed at once In determining tho status of tho lake ns a storage reservoir and to submit to tho committee a plan as to the action to be taken In carrying out the Idea This plan contemplates the purchase of ihc I low lands along tho shore of the lake so that the marshes may bo Hooded when desired without Injury to anyone Then It Is hoped tho compromise point may bo ulsrcKarflcd BO that no water need bo released from the reservoir unless actual ly needed for purposes of Irrigation In this way all tho water drained from tho watershed will be used and It will not be liocetaury to let It flow over the dam for the mere purpose of keeping tho water level down to the compromise point When this Is dOne It expected that largo areas of land nw unavailable may bo wrought Into a stat of cultivation In regard to tho reclamation of tho marsh lands at the southern end of the lake Mtv Doromus suggests a number of ways In which this might bo done The most lensl blo plan ho thinks would bo to dredge l out tho bottom of tho lako and dump tho earth thus obtained on tho lowlands In this manner tho lako would In time be como deeper but contracted In area and thiH Is tho ultimate purpose of tho movement move-ment Mr Doromus docs not think the plan of building dykes or loxoos along the low i shores of tho lako Is feasible It would cost an Immense sum In tho first place ho sold as there Is no ma terial at hand for building embankments I A levee of earth would not answer tho purpouc because It would be pounded lOI pieces by tho ice Hoes which drift down tho lake In tho winter Then the muskrats musk-rats which arc Innumerable In theso waters would quickly perforate time dyko and lot tho water through Even It there was a facing of stone I am certain tho water would scop under It and Hood tho land on tho other side Then there would be no way to drain tho flats except by running tho water over Into tho lako apaln Them Is a serious objection to tho proi posed plans of the committee on the part of the residents of Utah county The lat tor maintain that tho alternate flooding and draining of the flats at tho southern I end of the lake produces malarial condlI llonH which mako the vicinity extrcmelyj unheallhful This undesirable state of1 affairs they argue would be Intensified If greater areas were Inundated as proposed pro-posed Tho members of the committee will go to Utah county and discuss tho matter with tho people explaining fully tho na turo and scope of tho movement and at tempt to show them that their best Interests will bo served by the consummation consumma-tion of the scheme I |