Show Water Projects Urged in Report to Maw Postwar development of numerous numerous numer numer- ous small reservoirs power pumpIng pumping pump pump- I Ing and reclamation projects arc are urged In the biennial report of State Engineer Ed H. H Watson Vatson submitted to Gov GO Herbert B B. Maw Saturday The report concerns itself largely large large- ly with the findings of a water development survey started 10 years ago following a s serious e r I Iou a u s drouth In this connection the report deals with ith the water and reclamation reclamation tion possibilities of projects scattered throughout the state More than 40 of these sites are carefully analyzed for immediate postwar development P Par Partial a r t i a I estimates have been completed on others and surveys of the balance will be analyzed as rapidly rapid rapid- ly as possible Of the total number eight of or these sites are In Salt Lake county 11 In county and eight in m Davis county No estimates have been made of ot the Salt Lake county sites but have been made on five in Utah and seven in Davis coun coun- ties Three Part Report The report dealing with Colorado river development is divided into three parts paris Projects for tor use of water in the Colorado river basin use of water outside the basin and development of power projects within the basin Reservoir and reclamation projects projects projects for use of water within the basin include the Moon Lake Castle Rock Mosby Vernal Jensen Jensen Jen Jen- sen sea Fruitland all aU small reservoirs Green river San Rafael and nd Virgin river projects to include dam construction construction con con- and power possibilities Estimated capacity of the reservoir reservoir reservoir reser reser- voir projects is more than acre feet Proposes Diversion The Green river project proposes the diversion of acre feet from the main stream to irrigate approximately acres in the Uintah basin This project it is pointed out depends largely on the regulated flow of the river by construction of dams on the upper reaches These dams would be used in development of power Present diversion of Colorado river basin water for use in the Uintah basin amounts to acre feet Proposed diversion would add approximately acre feet to this amount Mr Watson also advocates that legislation be enacted to authorize the state engineer or some other state official to cooperate with well owners in the plugging of wells that now waste approximately approximate approximate- ly acre feet of ot water annually an an- |