Salt Lake Telegram | 1942-02-19 | Page 20 | Robinson Cites Water Needs

ROBINSON CITES WATER NEEDS First step In the te accelerated construction program for the Provo river project Is the te enlargement enlargement enlarge enlarge- ment of the Weber Provo diversion canal to furnish acre ace feet of water for the te recently completed completed com corn Deer creek reservoir Representative Representative Rep Rep- J. J W W. Robinson said Thursday in Washington D D. D C. C Emphasizing that tat war time needs have made it i necessary to speed the te project Mr r. r Robinson in a statement to the te Associated Press ress noted that tat national defense and war industries together with an enlarged civilian civian population call cal for furthering other phases of the project project Next of immediate importance Is the te construction of three tree sections sec see 15 15 miles miles of mies-f mies of the Salt Lake aqueduct with 13 miles mies of the 28 mile mie project already constructed will wi provide for the diversion of Deer creek storage water from the te Provo river north nort to the te present present pres pres- ent ept water supply lines of Salt Lake City before the te entire entre aqueduct is completed he said Two thirds thirds To of this estimated acre feet can be used to supply the te national defense needs and the increased civilian population ton tion Mr r. r Robinson said The remainder will wl be available available avail avail- able to supplement the irrigation water supply which will wi be necessary necessary necessary sary if Utah Uth agriculture is to meet the goals set by the department of agriculture for dairy products sugar beets fruits and vegetables for or canning and poultry To assure an adequate water supply for national defense or war industries for the increased civilian civilian civil civil- civi- civi ian population and the intense agriculture agriculture ag ag- ag- ag of Utah and Salt Lake counties countes I believe beleve it will wl be necessary necessary necessary sary to speed construction of other oter features of the te Provo river project These include the completion of Duchesne tunnel to divert an additional supply of water from the te Colorado river basin to the Provo river system and the Goshen Goshen Goshen Go- Go shen dike in Utah lake to prevent evaporation of the te Water water water wa wa- ter supply there