Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-08-07 | Page 13 | Lake Project Given Impetus by S. L. Action

LAKE PROJECT GIVEN OIVEN IMPETUS BY S. S S ACTION 1 L. L Future Definitely Brighter as City Promises Complete Support Future outlook for the Deer Utah creek lake reclamation project was definitely brighter Tuesday Tuesday Tuesday Tues Tues- day following assurances of support from rom Salt Lake City Mayor Louis Marcus and members of the city commission meeting at atthe atthe the capitol with Governor Henry H. H Blood and Chairman W. W R. R Wallace of the Utah water storage commission commis- commis sion Lion promised promis d d definite support of the huge undertaking It i is not a question of shall shaU It be built but cut how bow It will be built H Mayor Maor Marc Marcus s said In speaking for forthe forthe the city The assurance was heartening to project leaders in view of Salt Lake City's being a primary user of lof Utah lake water and a principal subscriber to the new p project O Outlines Progress Governor Blood outlined progress of the project and n named three alternatives alternatives alter alter- alter alter- alternatives natives one of which must be decided ed upon before continued progress can be made With all units supporting the work he said he believes the original 10 project including the dUring of Utah lake and building of the Duchesne tunnel to bring water from the upper Duchesne river to the reservoir res rca can be successfully carried through This project would mean an additional acre feet of water annually to the Salt Lake valley vaHey Explains Alternatives A second proposal which would mean acre feet teet annually he said would mean dropping of plans for lor of Utah lake while a third alternative would mean abandonment abandonment abandonment aban aban- of of the lake and building of the Duchesne tunnel The third alternative would mean only acre feet additional water annually annually an an- he explained Mayor Marcus and the commissioners commission commission- ers spoke in support of the largest project t saying Salt Lake City was behind it as far as legally possible However before any binding action can be taken Mayor Marcus said several several several sev sev- eral legal problems must be settled Survey Problem Problems These include whether the city can legally buy buya a full fulI share in the water when immediate use is not contemplated contern- contern plated whether the city can legally contract for a year 40 de debt t and whether the city should join a metropolitan metropolitan metro metro- politan water district or stay out of the district and lease the water It was decided that b before tore definite agreement can be reached the attorney ney generals general's office the county attorney attorney attorney ney and th the city attorney would be asked to go over legal details and prepare opinions on possible legal legaJ entanglements Immediate action was urged by Governor Blood in settlement of any problems t that at may arise through such action