| Show Basin Planning League Lists Projects For Foy Consideration By State Planning lanning Board Projects Divided Into Three Groups by Board According l to Considered Priority RESERVOIRS CANALS MAKE l UP TOTAL LIST OF PROPOSED WORKS Surveys and Studies Held Important A selection of commendable water water water wa wa- wa- wa ter conservation projects for Duchesne Duchesne Duchesne Du Du- Du- Du chesne and Uintah counties and their grouping according to priority priority priority prior prior- ity was vas the result of a meeting of the advisory committee of the Basin Planning League ue held in la Roosevelt Saturday for tor that pur pur- pose Twenty reservoirs six sl canal projects three river developments and a comprehensive survey of ot the water situation comprise the thirty projects selected These These were divided into three groups according to their cons considered dered This gro grouping ping it was vas explained explain explain- ed was not based on the importance importance importance tance or ultimate good of the project project project pro pro- as much as up upon n its feasibility feasibility it ity and readiness for immediate benefit Blue Bench in Third Group The Blue bench canal for tor Instance instance instance In in- stance though admittedly of ot great importance because It is not ready for any immediate work was placed in the third group If it was in shape routes decided upon surveys made etc it could be placed In the first group Those present at the meeting were Pres Pros Byron 0 O. O Colton Vice Vico Pres Owen Bennion G G. V. V Billings Billings Billings Bill Bill- ings Austin G. G Burton H. H LeRoy LeRoy LeRoy Le- Le Roy Merrill Morrill Horace L L. L Allred A.M. A.M. A. A M M. Murdock Heber Moon R R. R S. S Jordan Emil F F. F L. L Maxwell Maxwell Max Max- well wen Floyd Case and John E. E Wis- Wis combe Ray E. E Dillman was ex ex- There were also present Chairman Jesse Fowler of the tho Duchesne County Commissioners A. A G G. G Goodrich County Clerk Arthur Arthur Arthur Ar Ar- thur and Louie Gallo Gallo- wey vey of the Dry Gulch Irrigation Company who were invited to attend the meeting President Byron 0 O. O Colton presided presided presided pre pre- sided at the meeting After the reading of the minutes of previous meetings Mr Billings reported on contacts he had made with Mr Weyman FERA district engineer and Mr Reyburn of the tho state FEEA i offices relative to an appropriation for research work and the making of charts and maps He stated that it looked favorable fA toward getting such help Explains Purpose Mr H H. L L. L Allred gave a brief brier report of Investigations of the grazing situation relative to the withdrawing of lands heretofore used by the whites for the Ule Indian department ri MV Mr Mr Colton stated that Bur Bur- e. e u e. e ton and himself had contacted Mr R R. R A. A Hart st state te survey engineer of the P. P W. W A. A and secured an understanding of the he new proposed Public Works Yorks program ram and the submitting of projects in line with that movement He stated that the authorities had requested that projects be submitted in the order of their priority as so consid considered red redby by the local agencies submitting them and that especially for this tJ s purpose had the meeting been called call call- ed Mr Burton read a list of Irrigation Irrigation Irrigation tion projects which had been worked work work- ed out by Mr Colton and himself assisted by Mr Louie Galloway of the Dry Gulch Irrigation Co It covered a comprehensive survey of possible reservoir development and the construction and enlargement enlargement enlargement enlarge enlarge- ment of canals canala which would more adequately supply water to the tho Duchesne River drainage basin with approximate costs for each project Projects Discussed A round table discussion was held on the matters as ns submitted and a motion passed that the list of projects be submitted to the slate planning board by the Basin Planning League ue and that a n letter accompany the list explaining that the projects are within both Du- Du Continued on Page 8 Planning League Lists Projects Continued from page one chesne and Uintah counties and andare andare andare are overlapping in nature this explanation explanation ex ex- for the purpose of assisting assisting assisting assist assist- ing the state officials in for the projects that might be approved A list of the projects was then placed on the blackboard and when finally arranged to th the best satisfaction of all was approved in the following groups Group No 1 l Reservoir Duchesne river exchange canal Montez creek rese reservoir voir Twin Potts reservoir and Farns Farnsworth Farnsworth Farnsworth worth canal Moon Lake cut lakes and associated ed lakes and reservoirs Comprehensive planning surveys surveys surveys sur sur- veys and studies Group No 2 Enlarging g U. U S. S D. D G. G canals lakes reservoirs Lake Atwood reservoir Moraine reservoir Uintah river development Whiterocks river development Lake Fork river development Bullock draw reservoir Pelican lake reservoir Paradise Park Paik reservoir Whiterocks Cliff lakes reservoirs reservoirs reservoirs res res- res- res Swift S Creek Basin lakes reservoirs reservoirs reservoirs res res- res- res Group No 3 S. Yellowstone river exchange canal Red creek reservoir Antelope reservoir Blue bench canal John Star reservoir McGuire Draw reservoir Un-named Un reservoir near Fox Foxlake Foxlake Foxlake lake Lower Duchesne canal Ouray sand wash reservoir Upalco sand wash reservoir Bottle hollow Motion was made by Mr Burton Burton Bur Bur- ton tori 2nd by Mr Billings that the president see to it that the Uintah Uintah UIntah Uin Uin- tah County Planning Board be advised of the action taken regarding regarding regarding re re- re- re garding projects which affect that county |
