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Show BETTER WATER SUPPLY OBTAINED FOR COPPERTON In a matter of months residents resi-dents of Copperton will have available for use a lapge supply of excellent water, regarded by the state chemist as some of the best in the state. Analysis shows the water to be free of mineral I content. Source of the supply is I a well in Barney's canyon which yields a flow of 200,000 gallons in 24 hours. Work on the pipe line began yesterday, May 17, under direc- tion of Enoch Smith, Salt Lake contractor. An abundance of pure drink- j ing water will be much appreciated apprec-iated by the families now hous- j ed in Copperton's 204 residences. There have been times when wa-1 ter flow for that community has been turned off during certain hours to conserve water. Lawns flowers and gardens have had an insufficient supply of heavily mineralized water for irrigation. The culinary water has not been of the best quality and on occasions oc-casions has not been available. Copperton's water supply has come from two sources: a water tunnel at the head of Barney's canyon and from Bingham's Dry Fork tunnel. Ten percent of the flow from the latter source (Dry i Fork) is diverted to Copperton. The three mile long wooden-staved wooden-staved pipeline from Barney's canyon is clogged with roots and vegetable growth, cutting the supply received in Copperton 50 percent. The cost of replacement would be high. In early June, 1944, drilling for a water source began near the site where Magna cutoff road crosses Barney's canyon. Fairly good water was found but the flow was around 20,000 gallons a day. Drilling on a second well a mile further u Barney's canyon can-yon resulted in discovery of an excellent source of 200,000 gallons gal-lons in 24 hours. A third well is now being driven, The pipeline from the second well, which will be approximately approximate-ly 9200 feet in length, will be laid to Copperton reservoir behind be-hind Bingham high school. The pipeline, erection of a pump-house, pump-house, obtainance of complete j right-of-way will require a few months more and must be accom-; plished before Copperton reveiv- es a much needed and sure to be i appreciated supply of excellent , water. A 5,000-volt power line is being be-ing run from Copperton to the i pump house in Barney's canyon. ; O |