| Show Water System Extension And Other Projects Are Submitted to W. W P. P A. A Development Of Murray Springs Is Contemplated By City Council Strawberry River Diversion Planned Projects Include And Slough Drainage Plans for two new W. W P. P A. A projects for tor Duchesne were completed completed completed com com- this week and data concerning concernIng concerning con con- them was to be taken to the W W. P. P A. A offices Thursday by City Councilman J. J P. P Madsen One project contemplates the Installation of feet o of pipeline pipe pipeline pipeline I line to bring water from the Murray Murray Mur Mur- ray springs to the head of the present system on the west side of ot the Duchesne river A storage reservoir of of cement is contemplated contemplated contemplated plated some distance above the head to store water during the hours of low demand should the flow of the springs be insufficient for hours when the demand is high Water Vater Flow Measured l The proposed line has been surveyed surveyed surveyed sur sur- by J. J R. R Pope who reports that feet of extension willbe will willbe willbe be necessary and that there isa is isa isa a fall of feet in that distance distance dis dis- tance sufficient to create plenty of pressure for the town system Measurements made at the spring by city water master Glen indicate that there is about sec ft flow More accurate accurate accurate ac ac- curate measurement of the water was being made Thursday by Mr Pope It is the belief that the spring can be developed to produce produce produce pro pro- duce a second foot or more Analysis tests of the water have shown it to contain some mineral but to be well within the approved Units limits It contains some H. H anon but Dut there mere is 18 some hopes that through proper development and isolation this can be eliminated eliminated eliminated naturally If this cannot be bedone bedone bedone done the water can be purified by chlorinating or through some other method Will Vill Divert River The second project includes several minor water problems and some slough drainage as follows Construction of a n. cut to divert the Strawberry river back of the City park This would entail a ft cut 3 ft deep to divert the water south of the Gray property and a ft crib across the present present present pres pres- ent river bed Two fills in the northwest corner corner corner cor cor- ner of town to carry water for irrigating property properly in that sec sec- tion Total length of the fills would be feet 4 feet high Gardens in that section are now being watered from fire hydrants a a. drain the water system cannot supply A dike to carry water to the Earl Jensen and a adjacent jacent property property property prop prop- erty in the south part of town This will require 1500 feet of dike or fill Crib to be Built BuiltA A foot pole and rock crib across the Duchesne river to dl- dl di divert divert vert vet the entire stream through the new channel opened a year ago ago ago a- a go when the river threatened the city at high water time Part ot of the stream was diverted at that time and land the new crib will force the entire stream through the cut A dike running south from the Leland Hair property to replace one now running down the alley back of the Elmer Bell property The latter is causing damage from water subbing out onto the Continued On Page 8 Water System Extension And Other Projects Submitted To W. W P. P A A. Continued From Page One property Cemetery Water Vater N Not t Ready Drainage of an estimated total of feet of slough to eliminate eliminate ate stagnant water and insect breeding on the old river channels channels channels chan chan- nels near the Grant Murdock property surrounding the city park near the Pilling property and between the creamery and the north Duchesne river bridge W. W P. P A. A engineer Ben H. H Beveridge Beveridge Beveridge Bev- Bev was shown over these vari- vari one proposed improvements some sometime sometime sometime time ago He advised the city t to secure the necessary data which has now been done and the information information mation is being given the W W. P. P Jt A A. offices for setting up the pro pro- While a survey of the proposed proposed proposed pro pro- posed cemetery water supply has been made it has not yet been submitted as s a project pending further information on the flow of water in Indian creek |
