Show WATER ATER PROJECT T OUTLOOK HELD BRIGHTS BRIGHT S S. S L. L Basin Committees Named to Work Out Out Contract That favorable action will result b by congress and that an Initial appropriation appropriation ap ap- ap- ap n of ot will probably probably ably be made for development of ot the Great Salt Lake basin Irrigation project was the opinion of ot the Utah water storage commission at a a. meeting held Tuesday afternoon at atthe atthe atthe the capitol Committees to work workout workout workout out the details for the necessary contracts between the reclamation service and the water users who will benefit by the project were ap ap- ap- ap pointed The committees on contracts follow follow fol fol- fol- fol low Utah lake division J. J B. B Tucker J. J R R. Alexander E E. L. L Burson Burson DurSon Bur Bur- son and William M. M Green high highline highline highline line canal In Utah and Salt Lake Take counties J J. J R. R Murdock J J. J R. R Alexander Alexander Al Al- E E. L. L Burgon and William M. M Green Weber eber river division A A. P. P Bigelow Frank Francis J. J R. R Alexander W. W V. V H. H Wattis F. F G. G Taylor and William M. M Green A special committee to stud study existing ex exIstIng existing ex- ex and proposed federal and state laws for the purpose of obtainIng obtaining obtaining ob ob- ob- ob such additions or amendments amendments amendments amend amend- ments as may be deemed necessary necessary sary to enable the state to reap full benefit in the development of ot the project will be appointed in a few tew da days s 's by W. W R R. Wallace Vallace chairman of the water storage commission in accordance with authorization given i PROVO DAM INCLUDED The commission modified the original al al report so that the development development develop develop- ment of ot the Provo river would include Include in include In- In clude the construction of ot a u. dam Inthe in inthe intile the tile stream and that the study Of ot the water supply and storage possibilities possibilities possibilities pos pos- of the Provo river system system system tem be promptly completed having in mind the highest possible development development development devel devel- thereof both for irrigation and power Your committee confidently confidently confidently con con- believes that the owners of ot the power development thereon will cooperate with the state of ot Utah to the end that the best possible possible pos pos- II sible use may be made mad of ot the waters of ot the Provo river Existing rights both power and irrigation must be I recognized and fully protected In Inthe Inthe Inthe the opinion of ot your committee co cooperation cooperation cooperation co- co operation will permit of the building building build build- ing of reservoirs on tho the Provo river of ot capacity sufficient to care for tor fora a a. practically full development forthe for the lands of ot Wasatch Utah and Salt Lake and part of ot Tooele counties counties coun coun- ties A As J amended the report Deport which will be transmitted transmitted- to Dr director of ot the reclamation service provides that the water vater for the development development development de de- de- de of Weber and Davis counties be stored by the governments government's governments government's governments government's govern govern- ments ment's construction of a acre foot reservoir at Echo on on the Weber river for construction of ot a diversion diversion diversion diver diver- sion dam and canal at Oakley Oakle above Echo through which water not needed to fill water rights of ot Weber users would be transferred to the Provo river that Utah lake lakebe lakebe be be that Provo bay be re reclaimed reclaimed reclaimed re- re claimed and that an immense storage storage stor stor- age gc reservoir be created out of ot Utah lake from which waters would be betaken betaken betaken taken for irrigating land in Utah and Salt Lake counties POLICY OUTLINED The commission adopted a as a a. statement of ot its policy the follow follow- ing jag paragraph h of ot a letter written by Lloyd Garrison state engineer to United States Senator Reed Smoot on August 29 It Jt is my is-my my t thought ought that the entire project should be developed eventually eventually eventually even even- ns a 11 one project Various units will be developed develop d as money can be obtained but filings should be and in fact have been made water appropriated under these tIlIng filings filings fil fil- tIl- tIl ings Ing should be placed in the same condition as regards priority over o the entire basin A As much water as can be diverted from the Weber river should be diverted Into the Provo for the use of ot the southern parts of ot the basin the only limitation limitation limi lImi- tation to such diversion being that the northern counties shall not have taken from them more water than will make the distribution of water equitable The Weber and ond Provo rivers should be treated as on one unit and all of ot the l lands Irrigated should be treated as If it f they lie within one watershed There should be an arI equitable distribution distribution distribution dis dis- of the waters of ot the tho two rivers so co that all of ot the counties l lying Ing within the basin which may maybe maybe be irrigated from the two sources will receive the same Bame consideration bearing in mind such limiting fac fac- factors tors as may exist which factors factor when applied will result In an art equitable distribution of the theater water ater |