Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-12-21 | Page 2 | Tristate Canal Survey Backed

CANAL SURVEY BACKED I Financing of a 0 preliminary surey survey sur- sur survey vey ey expected to lead to a complete survey of ot the proposed Bear ear river and Green river diversion diversion diver- diver sion on project was assured Saturday with word from Wyoming and Idaho that each would contribute 2000 2000 Edwin W. W Burritt Wyoming state engineer and R. R W. W Faris Fans Idaho reclamation commissioner Informed informed in- in formed Utah State Engineer T. T H. H Humpherys s 's their states would contribute contribute con- con tribute to a fund to which Utah also would give 2000 The will be used in obtaining obtaining obtain- obtain ing ng engineering data to be presented presented pre- pre to congress In an effort to win wina a 8 appropriation for forthe forthe the le final survey The action is in line with a suggestion sug- sug estion by President Roosevelt who when asked for relief funds wrote that the project appeared necessary and suggested congress be o asked to provide the funds He urged that the three states first conduct a preliminary survey to justify its request for the tion ion Mr Humpherys said details of the he first survey would be drafted early arly next week that the requests ma may be made to congress as soon I as possible after it convenes in I January I Two diversion plans will be gone into nto by the survey One calls caUs for tapping the Green river bringing i the tho 10 water into Bear lake and into II Bear river to provide the three states tales with their share of the upper Colorado waters Utah's share would go into the Echo reservoir virtually solving the water problems problems lems ems of central and northern Utah The second plan calls for tapping tributaries of the Green river which is expected to cut the cost of canal construction The water would cross the continental divide dividen In n canals and go Into Twin creeks and nd into Bear lake The diversion project would cost about bout and provide feet acre-feet of water annually Bear lake already low from drainage drain drain- age gc thus would be replenished