Show W WATER A If RiGHTS IN INI I Ul UTAH AU LAKE MAY MA BLOCK Mayor Outlines Obstacles in Way of Provo River P Pl Plan l a n Two obstacles loomed euc that hat may result In dela delaying inS construction construction con- con of or the Provo Prove river water storage lorage development The Thc obstacles as ns outlined by Mayor John F. F Bowman concern Utah lake water rights and the thc cf- cf feet the project will have upon them hem Another hitch in the speedy construction of ot the project the mayor said is whether the holders of or water rights can agree aree to a stipulation stipulation stipulation concerning the the effect the Provo reservoir project will have upon Utah lake rights The Tho stipulation will be necessary he the mayor maor explained before the government will agree to proceed wIth construction work worl on the Deer or Provo Pro project Unless this can be obtained he be said It will bo be necessary to again Continued on page 7 WATER RIGHTS IN UTAH LAKE LAK MAY MAYB B BLOCK OCK PROJECT Continued from page 1 adjudicate tho the Utah lake Jake rights which may require years In order that city r officials may maybe maybe maybe be fully advised d and in constant touch louch with wHit tho Deer creek project as ts 6 a a. for additional culinary water sUI supply Pl Mayor Bowman Do and State Engineer George GeorgO B Bacon con have communicated again with Dr Elwood Elwood El- El woo wood Mc Mend Mead d. d director of tho the United States department of ot reclamation which is fostering tho Provo Pi-ovo river project ct as us part of ot tho the Great Salt lake Jak basin scheme I Dr Mead Is asked to clear up the point as to whether or not Salt Lake City wilt will be able to borrow the money maner to build tIle the conduit and canal to convey the water from Provo c canyon non to nearby canyons where ere It can be bo turned into nto the distributing system The conduit and canal will be about thirty eight miles long and bend around th the point ot or tho mountain where hero it will be bo open so that bench lands ands can be easily irrigated from It It t said Mayor Bowman Provided th the g government will al allow alow al- al low ow the city to finance the building of tho the conduit with federal funds It t Is expected interest can bo paid on the loan Joan from revenue derived from the leasing of ot surplus Wat water r. r Upon the completion of the survey our Bur vey report being made by E. E O. O Larsen arsen reclamation department en engineer engineer en- en the city will Immediately call calla officials off off- a a. conference of ot Utah county and tho temporary water users' users organization on headed by Irvng Irv- Irv irig ng Jacobs said Bald Mayor Bowman Plans to proceed with all an arrangements arrange arrange- ments merits required before beCore the tho government government government govern govern- ment will make available a tho the funds with which to build the dam will willbe be 30 discussed then J |