Show Pack Creek Project Boosted As Solution of Water later Crisis t Parley arley R R. Neeley area engineer of the U U. S S. S Bureau Dureau of Reclamation Reclamation Reclamation tion with headquarters at nt Spanish Spanish SpanIsh Span Span- ish Fork told the Moab Lions club Monday night that the Pack creek project might eventually be constructed to help relieve Moab's domestic water crisis Speaking at the Loins Loin's clubs club's regular meeting at the Community ity Baptist church Neeley pointed point point- ed out that the bureau of reclamation reclamation mation matlon became concerned with Moab's crisis in 1952 In 1953 a reconnaissance report listing the water potential of the area was completed and is now on file at atthe atthe the Grand county courthouse He pointed out that Hie tle Pack creek project project would prove beneficial bene beno- to this area and is economIcally economically econom econom- feasible having a very favorable favorable benefit to cost ratio He also stated that while the bureaus bureaus bureau's bur eau's first function Is to bring water to farm lands undoubtedly undoubted undoubted- ly Moab's domestic water needs could be included in the overall plan The bureau is not certain about the total water available end and all measuring gauges have been In ins In- stalled and are arc recording water flow figures for and eventual authorization study Neeley said two dam and re reservoir reservoir re sites are arc available but expensive expensive ex ex- pensive on a per acre foot storage storage stor stor- age basis The Mill creek site above the abandoned power plant is especially desirable he said It would store acre feet of or water on an tm anual average basis It would provide mental irrigation water to acres of land now under cultivation cultivation cultivation tion acres of new land acres of river bottom land In addition addition ad- ad to furnishing Moab with domestic water Neeley also said that in in an emergency the city could pump water from the Col Colorado rado river Neeley was not optimistic over any concrete action in the near future as the project is involved in the Upper Colorado River Storage Storage Storage Stor Stor- age age dispute with the lower basin states rn t r Jn n other business Monday night Frank Lions club sec secretary c- c estimated that the club cleared 1000 on the recent UranIum Uranium Uran Uran- ium lum Capitol rodeo here but pointed out that it was only a rough estimate and that a final fi- fi nal report would be given n the l I club at its next regular meeting June 27 Several suggestions for bor the use of ot the profit from the rodeo were placed on the floor and then re referred referred referred re- re to committees These included In Included in in- the purchase of a street sprinkler starting the tho building of ofa a new fair grounds here and th the suggestion that thai the culb h help l fi U. finance nance the cost of ot a new recreation recreation recreation tion area atea at Lake Jake in the theLa theLa La Sal mountains The club voted to accept i the invitation of Ro Ross s Muss t Musselman L hOld Its Irs annual installation of of ot fleets at at the M 4 ranch July 11 H It U will also be a ladies ladies' night President E. E Russell Carter read a letter from Sen Arthur Watkins which said that theAr the Ar Arches hes National Monument road would be included in the 57 1956 budget of of the Bureau Burea of Public Roads Th The club club named a liv five man man committee to work with Edd on on an th the U S. S bond program in Grand county Those named were were Bob Mates Verne T. T Barnes Darnes Harry arry Snow V Continued on page 1 12 4 I PACK CREEK Continued from page one Howard W. W Balsley Balsley and and Hank Han Rugged It was also announced that tha President elect new Lions club officers and committee chairman for the coming year yea would meet at the home of Pro at p p. p m m. June 20 John A A. Lovering gave the clu clua club cluba a report on the progress of th the new Grand County hospital H He reported that construction would woul start about Aug 1 I. A drive is isnow isnow now under way among uranium and allied companies to underwrite underwrite under under- write a major portion of the cos cost Word has been received from the federal government of approval approval approval ap ap- ap- ap of loan covering 45 per percent percent percent cent of its cost Voters approved a bond issue to build the new structure in 1954 but it is hoped to raise i involuntary In Involuntary voluntary contributions to ease the load on county taxpayers Lovering pointed out The hospital hospital hos pital is to be built on a four acre tract of land near the new elementary elementary ele school contributed b by Cecil Thompson local business man Rev O. O H H. gave a talk on the Community Minded Man in which he urged local loca Lions to continue to work fo for community projects Guests at the meeting Included G. G J. J Johnson of San Jose Calif Everett Phillips of Independence Mo P P. R R. R Neeley of Spanish Fork Reid Jerman of Salt Lake City Charles Neilson of ot Idaho Falls Ida Dr E. E E. E Chipman o of Denver Herb Wright lof of Grand Junction Pat Pattison Sr of ot San Franciso and H. H R. R Holliday and Bill Ellis both of f Moab oab U. U 1 A. A Pitzer of Moab Uranium tet r ed d Tuesday T y night from a combined ed business and pleasure trip to Tex Mrs Maxine Boyd h has s returned returnee from a a i five week tour of Europe during which time she visited i in in Germany Italy France and Eng Engi land |