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Show WATER BOARD HEAD PLEASED WITH OUTLOOK Reclamation Bureau Has Requests For Surplus Project Water "The happiest news in Pro-vo's Pro-vo's history" was the reaction of Alex Hedquist, president of the Provo Metropolitan water board, on hearing; the report that Secretary of Interior In-terior Ickes had approved the modified Deer creek pan. ' The water to be impounded in the Deer creek reservoir is the 'only water left,' and will be of vast benefit to the cities and com-nanies com-nanies involved, particularly to the north end of the county." Secretary Ickes Tuesday authorized author-ized the reclamation bureau to proceed with the curtailed project, which is substantially the same as the original, except that the Duchesne tunnel, which would cost S2,100,000, will be eliminated. This resulted when Salt Lake's Metropolitan board delayed subscription sub-scription and continued with their investigation of all possible water smit'ppt; ( iwt Pared Down i Tinder the amended plan, the cost is pared down from $10,000,-000 $10,000,-000 to $7,900,000, the greater part of which is now available under PWA and WPA allotments and by the pending interior department appropriation bill. Of the original $10,000,000 cost, $6,900,000 was to have been for Deer creek and the remainder on the Utah lake dikinsr division. Of the new total of $7,900,000, the Deer creek division will take $4,-800,000. $4,-800,000. Plan Tunnel Later In the event the Salt Lake Metropolitan district should care to come into the project in the future, a supply of water could be developed for it by construction of the Duchesne tunnel. However, the water may be put to beneficial benefic-ial use before Salt Lake decides to come in and the opportunity would therefore be lost, it was pointed out by Secretary Ickes. Actual construction can begin shortly, in the opinion of John C. Page, acting commissioner of the bureau of reclamation. The bureau bu-reau has had requests for the use of the water for which subscriptions subscrip-tions have not been received, he naid. Construction can start as soon as 80 per cent of the 68,000 acre-feet acre-feet is subscribed. There are a number of obstacles still in the path of definite work on the project. proj-ect. It- will take some time to nee-otiate all contracts. Provo and Orem Metropolitan districts must submit the matter to vote of the people before the contract can be undertaken. Amendment of articles of incorporation is neces- sary for some irrigation companies compan-ies before they can sign. Definite subscriptions for 54,-500 54,-500 acre-feet must be had before construction can begin, it is pointed out by A. V. Watkins, counsel for the Provo River Water Wa-ter Users' association. |
