Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-09-14 | Page 18 | Water Project Deal Mapped

WATER PROJECT DEAL MAPPED Working under instructions from Dr Elwood Mead federal commissioner commissioner commis- commis of reclamation who visited Salt Lake Lale City Friday loc local l officials off off- dais of of the U U. S. S reclamation servIce service Ice ce Saturday began drafting the repayment contract for the Deer creek reck project In this repayment contract the government will deal with the Provo Prove River Water Vater Users association association tion ion which probably will include three metropolitan water districts and several irrigation and canal companies according to E. E O. O Larson Larson Lar Lar- son district engineer for the reclamation rec- rec service here Mr fr Larson Laron and J. J R. R Alexander district reclamation counsel are drafting the contract which will vilI call for repayment without interest within 40 0 years J. J R. R Allen Alien of Draper president of the East Jordan canal company and Martin of Granger Gran- Gran ger a director of the Utah and Salt Lake canal company conferred with Mr Larson Saturday morning in n the federal building and requested request request- ed that he prepare a report as to the he relative merits of the proposed north and south dikes on Utah lake This report will show which dike would have resulted in a greater yield during the 35 1934 irrigation season