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Show Bids Nearing On Central Utah Project WASHINGTON - Bids will be called for late next month for construction of the Starvation Dam, a key unit of the Central Utah Project, it was reported Monday by Sen. Wallace F. Bennett (R-Utah). "The Duchesne Construction Camp. Starvation Dam and Starvation Dam feeder tunnel are the first items on the Bureau Bu-reau of Reclamation agenda for this fiscal year1 siad Sen. Bennett. Ben-nett. "Everything is advancing smoothly and on schedule for the Bonneville Unit of the Central Cen-tral Utah Project' The senator said more than one million dollars will be spent on the Starvation Dam in this fiscal year and in excess of 20 million dollars will be required to complete the project. "The Central Utah Project, although overshadowed by the dramatic dams at Flaming Gorge and GJen Canyon, is the project which will make the big change in U t a h's water picture' said Sen. Bennett. . "I am pleased to hear that the Bureau of Reclamation is moving ahead quickly to build Duchesne Camp and then move ahead into Starvation Dam with feeder tunnels." |