Show Approval Readied On Press Irrigation I The planned long long long- awaited pressure irrigation system for Bountiful appears appearson on its way to final success this week Action which brings the dream to reality was approved ed Cd by bv a n Senate and House conf conference rence committee of a loann to the Bountiful Boun Boun- Water District The bill will now go goback goback back to both houses for ap approval pro nl but this is almost certain cel tain according to a n telegram received this thi week from Sen Wallace F. F Bennett The bill will then go to the the- I president for or his signature NOT INCLUDED No money was allowed bv b- the House when it parsed on the system But Senators Watkins Vat Wat kins and Bennett Utah were successful in getting the Senate Sen Sen- ate to include it The conference confer ence committee accepted the Senate version With the money assured district officers ate going ahead with plans to get the work started In fact bids were opened last Thursday for construction of eight equalizing reservoirs three of which will wiIl be located below the Davis Aqueduct and five above it They will wiIl be used in utilizing some acre feet of Weber water and an equal amount of local canyon wa water el Apparent low bidder for lor forthe the reservoirs was wa Nelson Brother Construction Co W. W South Salt Lake City The firms firm's bid of I was slightly over the engineers engineer's ers er's estimate of START ST. BY SEPTEMBER IBER First work on installation of the pressure irrigation system tem should be under contract by the end of September ac ac- cording to Golden W. W Stewart president and manager of the district Water Wa ter should bo be available in the first area by summer mid of 1959 1 he said I The work will start on the north side of the city proceed proceed pro pro- to the center with the south area ann being last The first phase or north side Includes in includes In- In roughly the area aiea from Pages Lane to Center street Bountiful District boundaries are arc North Pages Lane west the east cast eastside side of the new U. U S. S 91 free free- WilY route west o of the present pres ent east cast the foot elevation o 0 Bonneville level on the Mountains Mountains Moun Moun- and south about South and extending up North Canyon ELECTION SLATED An election to obtain voter I approval of the project is tentatively tentatively ten ten- scheduled for Sept 23 Approval is considered only a Mr 11 Stewart art aid aid Minimum cost of water will willbe willbe be 19 1975 75 for fourth ont acre or less of land during each five or six month season Cost Costis is based on an estimated vise use of three acre feet of water per acre of land NO METERS l There will be no water meters and residents will be beable beable able to use all the water they need neld The seasonal charge will cover purchase of water maintenance and operation of the system and repayment of the loan There will be a 1750 connection connection con con- fee fcc Mr Stewart said This includes a n shutoff valve at the property line All water water wa wa- ter lines will be brought to individual property lines and most connections will come from the street Individual petitions for water water wa wa- ter are arc now being printed They should be available with within within in three weeks at district headquarters at 45 North 1 Main a in Home owners must petition petition pe pe- for water and sign a contract for its purchase Mr Stewart said |