| Show Waler Off Officials To 10 Speed Projects Work Aqueduct Deer Creek Expected to Be Completed in 2 Yea Years s i Plans to speed completion of the Deer creek w water a ate t. t e r reclamation project and the Salt Lake aqueduct were were announced Monday by directors directors directors tors of the metropolitan water district dis dis- board following a meeting in inthe inthe inthe the district offices Completion qt the project is expected expected expected ex ex- ex- ex to be accomplished within two years instead of three as origInally originally estimated according to S. S A. A Kennedy board chairman To that end thc the board has asked congress s and the bureau of reclamation reclamation reclamation mation for early appropriation of funds necessary for the project and the district 1 is now engaged on plans to accelerate the work Mr Kennedy said Awaits Signature The bill authorizing additional funds for the project has passed both the house and sen senate te and Isnow is isnow isnow now awaiting the presidents president's signa signa- ture Hearings Bearings were completed last week in Washington D D. C. C by the house subcommittee on the the interior department appropriation bill durIng during during dur dur- ing which E. E O. O regional region l director in Salt Lake City outlined financial estimates s for the Deer creek project Sees over Carry-over At that time Mr Larson told the subcommittee he would expedite work as fast as funds permit but said he anticipated a over carry-over on next June 30 of half a million dol dol- dol- dol lars The regular budget submitted I in January called for tor an additional I million but since congress has directed that completion of ot this project be expedited supplemental estimates will be bc sent to congress after the president signs the bill Mr Larson said Completion of the Jordan Narrows Narrows Narrows Nar Nar- rows and the Provo river canal enlargement is in the advanced advanced advanced ad ad- stage board officials said with most of the remaining heavy work to be done on the aqueduct and the Duchesne tunnel I The district board has ha scheduled d another mother meeting April 5 Mr Kennedy Kennedy Kennedy Ken Ken- nedy said |
