Show v Survey Reports Reveal F Feasible Canal Route for fOl- Irrigating ii i a in Blue Bench Benc 1 Final Reports B By l Bureau Of Reclamation A Await g Further Investigation Of Available I I Water Yater and Storage Possibilities Possible Tie-In Tie i With Moon loon Lake May 1 Solve Problem r J. Definite a assurance ce that the F Bureau of Reclamation has found a feasible route for bringing irrl- irrl t. t L gation gallon water from Rock creek to the Blue Bench was given at an 9 interview with Chief Engineer E E. O. O Larsen Salt Lake City Saturday Satur Satur- r day Complete reports of the bureaus bureau's bureaus bureau's bureaus bureau's bur bur- eau's survey are not yet ready for tor release Mr L Larsen stated because be- be because because be be- cause of a doubt as to the amount amount amount a- a Rock mount of water available in creek durin during the drouth years Accurate measurements of the flow in Rock creek are not available available avail avail- able Mr Larsen said and his ruS de- de department Is js now making further further fur fur- ther tiler Investigations in lu this tion A party will make a survey of a proposed reservoir site on upper upper upper up up- per stillwater this week to determine determine determine de de- de- de termine if water storage at this point is feasible Above c Knight Canal The proposed canal route di diverts diverts diverts di- di verts the water from Rock creek at a point just a little higher than I the point of diversion di of the old Knight canal and instead of fol fol- following following lowing the Knight flume line Une along along along a- a long the side hill stays on the flat table land above it thus bringing the water onto the Bue Bench at ata ata ata I a point which will water almost the entire ace average rage available able It takes in all of the section shown by recent soil surveys as the choice section of the bench only W i the lower edge of which was watered watered watered wat- wat ered by the old Knight canal Mr Larsen expressed hims fas f fas as extremely satisfied with the results of their surveys explaining explain explain- ing that the route they propose can be constructed more cheaply than an enlargement of the old Knight system May 1 Use Moon l Lake Water Vater I If suitable storage sites on Rock creek are not available for drouth years Mr Larsen said there is still hopes for the project through a tie-In tie with Moon Lake Soil surveys have shown that much of the Moon Lake water is being used on lands in the Talmage Home and Boneta sections and before the ilie water surveys are released by the bureau bureau bureau bur bur- eau eau of reclamation they are arC waiting waiting waiting wait wait- ing for reports from the Resettlement Resettlement Resettlement Re Re- settlement which Continued on page 8 I Blue Bench Survey Reveals Feasible Irrigation Irrigation Irrigation gation Canal Route Continued from page 1 Is investigating the feasibility of moving some of the users from these lands to the Blue Bench If this is done an extension ol of the Farnsworth canal will irrigate irrigate irrigate gate the small portion of Blue Bench not covered by the proposed proposed proposed pro pro- posed Rock Rack creek canal and through Moon Lake will wUl supply the necessary storage water for forthe forthe forthe the entire to insure c crops ops even through drouth years Commends County Commission Mr Larsen did not state just how soon his completed reports will be released pending the completion completion completion com com- of investigations into storage sites and reports form the Resettlement Administration He commended the action of the county commissioners in keeping the thc Blue Bench intact as far as possible under county ownership adding that he hoped they would continue with this policy until all Investigations on the project are are completed Whereas he would have had to to veto Blue Bench a year ago if pressed to a decision at that time he stated he is now definitely in favor of it as one of the first reclamation projects he would recommend to receive attention in Utah I |