Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-01-18 | Page 11 | Purcell Gives Water Board Supply Plan

URCELL GIVES WATER ETER BOARD SUPPLY PLAN to Augment Supply Submitted to Directors The first program offered to the water district board oard or r r augmenting Salt Lake City's supply was submitted to th the thc Saturday by br Phil J. J Pur- Pur 11 ill a director involving a total outS out- out of more than and S 1500 expense the first year Jear The directors voted to appoint to study Mr PurIl's Pur- Pur ills ill's report and recommend action actionS S be taken All the directors with withe e exception of oC City Commission- Commission 1 r r George D. D Keyser voted to ap- ap the committees and Mr Ke Key Key- r expressed opposition to the pro- pro am Mr Purcell pointed out that the was tentative but would sult in bringing more water to It Lake City immediately Waits Walts s Settlement Mr Keyser Keser made it clear he fa- fa a- a ored bred the Deer creek project In so sor sor sor r as investigation has gone but its sanction until certain questions had been set- set led ed Mr r. Purcell's program included i 1 Diversion of ot the Weber river lood load water which now flOW is owned iy y Salt Lake City to the Provo iver lver which would give an imme- imme iato late supply of water and proS pro- pro Woke roke litigation the outcome of S which would have an important earing bearing on the desirability of the Deer eer creek project 2 Cooperation with the Salt Lake City water department Inputting in inputting inputting putting the distribution system into first class condition He estimated estimated estimated esti esti- mated between 20 and nd 33 per cent of t all aU water entering the mains was being lost 3 Use of all available Information tt tion n that would lead to an agreement agreement agree agree- ment sat satisfactory to the government government govern govern- ment nent and th the thc water users that would result in the of oC Utah lake A t 4 Purchase of oC Silver King water wa wa- te ter and diversion of it to the Provo river and Utah lake an immediate immediate im im- im mediate source of water and a moye move that would precipitate lawsuits law- law suits Bulls resulting from diversion of Weber river water from the Weber Wet We- We t ber watershed Ie if Estimates Development ft The report estimates the acre feet pf f water to be developed eloped by these tour our moves as to come prom rom rem the repair of the city system from Utah lake Brem rem the Silver Kin King mine and 10 10 POO DO from dhe diversion sion of Weber river i The cost is estimated as follows Repair of city system Utah lake paid for foryer iver ver yer 40 years at a year ear Siler Siler Sil- Sil er King water to be paid or or in 10 years ears with for Cor pipe- pipe Ines which would be paid for im- im diatel Cost of the Weber river rivern v Jion n Is u unknown but very the report sets forth Mr Purcell said the board had hade e c benefit of advice from the best available and that there thereas as little further information the oard could collect Aside from of the city system most of he e problems facing the board are egal he said Mr Keyser speaking as city com com- r read a letter in part as follows allows Let I t me emphasize that I l' l feel at Deer creek is a feasible source l f t water only so far as it has been investigated today I would not In n. n any sense be committed to this project without clarifying satisfactorily rHy and full fully r the many engineering engineer engineer- ing gS g- gand and legal questions still in In- In S 5 Action Imperative Further immediate action toward his is project is imperative In other fords I feel CeeL that immediate in investigation In- In by a nationally known Engineering firm is necessary to settle the important ques- ques io ions s involved The board will meet again Monlay MonyS Mony Mon- Mon lay yS y noon at the University club to I ear icar Iea R. R E. E McDonnell member of he e engineering firm of oC Burns I McDonnell cDonnell of Kansas City Mo Fedr Fedral Fed- Fed r cal ral l state and city engineers engineer's will willbe be invited to attend