Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-01-31 | Page 16 | News from Neighboring Communities in Salt Lake District

j I NEws toM FROM NE NEIGHBORING COMMUNITIES S IN SALT LAKE DISTRICT JACOB DETAILS u PROJECT SHIFT 4 PROVO A PROVO A smaller maller Deer creek project minus the Duchesne tunnel feature of the present project was I outlined u Thursday afternoon by Elmer El El- I EI-I mer me Jacob Deer creek project managEr manager man man- ager r before the Provo Kiwanis club lub Under Unde the smaller project plans for tor the Deer creek dam and enlargement enlargement en en- of ot the th-e Provo Weber di diversion dl- dl version canal would remain the theme same me Mr Jacob said The reduced project would yield about a acre re feet teet per year ear and cost about The larger project In Including Including including In- In the Duchesne tunnel would yield an average of acre feet teet of water per year The Duchesne tunnel could be constructed later If the pr project 1 were built on tho the smaller plan to begin with Mr Jacob said If the larger project which Salt It L Lake ke City's subscription is not In demand efforts will be made to togo go through with the smaller plan for Utah Summit and Wasatch Waatch c county farmers and towns Mr Jacobs said under the small smaller j Cos Cose of t f the water er r plan would be bc about 65 05 05 per acre foot toot paid over 40 years year without with with- out interest approximately the thep I p 5 lame same as us the tho per per acre foot cost of ot 1 i 3 the u larger project Appraisal of lands which will be covered by the Deer creek reservoir Is going forward rapidly Mr Jacob ald f PROVO PROVO Directors Directors of ot the Provo River Water Vater Users' Users ass association will l meet here bere Saturday at 2 p p. p mi m mat at atthe atthe the call can of ot J. J W. W GUlman Orem Utah county commission chairman and nd vice president of th the lion tion Mr GUtman Giliman issued a s call in the absence of ot Louis Marcus association association tion president and former Salt Lake City mayor The meeting according to A. A V. V Watkins a acting Ung counsel will consider con- con alder sider the proposed Deer creek re repayment rc- rc payment contract Should Salt Lake City need additional time to arrange matters before formal action upon participation i in the project an amended contract allowing the project to go ahead without the X Duchesne tunnel Is possible Mr said sald re