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Show Wflir (SDs stressed! m ILodd Pmtrk rifles A goal of establishing a $100,000,000 revolving fund for water resource development in order that sensible projects that are consistent with the state plan can be built was announced by Governor Scott M. Matheson in his address at the Long Park Dam and Reservoir dedication Saturday morning. mor-ning. Governor Matheson said "The Long Park project is more than just a 13,000 acre-foot reservoir; it is more than a fishing pond, or a recreation facility; it is more than just an irrigation project, t is a firm move forward in, water resources conservation and development, develop-ment, and in coordination and cooperation among concerned people." The Long Park Project is located approximately 70 road miles northwest rf Vernal and 26 miles southwest of Manila in Daggett County on the Ashley National Forest. The project cost approximately ap-proximately $4 million and comprises of a 103 foot high earth dam measuring 970 feet long at the crest. The impoundment im-poundment will create a reservoir having the capacity of 13,700 acre-feet with Sheep Creek as its source of supply. Five and four-tenths miles of canal enlargements, diversion dams and pipelines have been built as part of the project, for the Sheep Creek Irrigation Company of Manila. L.C. Stevenson Construction, Altamont, was the contractor for the Long Park project with Rollins, Brown & Gunnell, design engineer. Speakers at the dedication program Saturday besides Gov. Matheson included in-cluded Jay R. Broadbent, board member Sheep Creek Irrigation Company; Philip Knight, chairman, Utah Board of Water Resources; Daniel F. Lawrence, director Division of Water Resources; Bill Gibson, vice chairman, Board of Water Resources; Joe Hanson, engineer, Soil Conservation Con-servation Service; James N. Craig, Supervisor, Ashley National Forest; J. Lynn Adair, executive director, ASCS; Ralph Rollins, design engineer, Rollins, Brown & Gunnell ; Doug Day, director, Division of Wildlife Resources; and Gordon Harmston, executive director, Department of Natural Resources. Master of ceremonies of the dedication program was Albert H. Neff , executive secretary, Sheep Creek Irrigation Company. Design engineer Rollins stated that drains have been constructed inside the dam to catch and drain away any water that may build up pressure. The left embankment had problems and con-( con-( Continued on Page 16) 1 1 A j t I J Sl'l-x..- - &"" ,tr -&o.. -?,rl"T" r -; : -,t -'- , s i t- ' ' v. ' i, , '"..''v;-;'V'V.;,.' ' . n.-,55- r . it - -.- -c . v. -vt- v -- -sl. ..-t?iv s.v.-fr j. ; .?. LONG PARK DAM AND RESERVOIR the spillway is located in the center of the dam with the outlet works on the right side. The dam backs up water coming down Sheep Creek and the outlet works regulates the flow down Sols Canyon into Manila. 'IV.- ' s li I ' . ; u-J ; .', s I . a . r A ' I l . it " , I . i i - '' t t- - . ,r 1 rnvFRNOR srOTT MATHESON is shown cut- on include, left to right, J. Lynn Adair uniden- She Park Dam' ti,i6d ,P(erSni Alb6rt N6ff' Y"nCheta signifying its official dedication. Others looking Daniel Lawrence. SEEPING LEAK is trickling out of the left abutment about half way up on the new Long Park Dam. Engineers say the water is seeping up through the bedrock and not coming through the dam. Long Park - - (Continued from Page 1) crete piers were constructed to prevent leakage. Rollins said the present leakage, which is not unusual for new dams, is coming from bedrock seepage and not from the embankment. "The dam is safe and there is no possibility for failure, but we will watch the leakage on the left embankment and take corrective measures," said Rollins. Wildlife Resources Director Day stated that the reservoir had a 3000 acre-foot conservation pool and about 30,000 fish would be planted. About 50,000 angler days will be produced by the new reservoir, Day pointed out. Albert Neff paid a tribute to L.C. Stevenson, the contractor of the project, who lost his life in a helicopter accident while flying to the project site. In relating to water development in Utah, Gov. Matheson stated that up to two years ago, the Board of Water Resources has participated in 430 projects statewide and had invested over $28 million fpr construction. These projects developed 502,000 acre feet olf water, providing supplemental water to 795,000 acres, and a full water supply to an additional 37,000 acres. Some 52 rural communities were assisted oh their domestic water systems, 44 dams were built, and 13 were enlarged, 31 sprinkler systems, 110 canals, 103 pipelines were installed. All of these achievements occurred in approximately ap-proximately 31 years. In the last two years we have accelerated ac-celerated the water resources conservation con-servation and development, the Governor stated. The $50 million 1978 bonding bill listed 10 specific projects. In the 1980 water bonding bill for an additional $25 million specific projects were not listed, but some 17 projects with high probability for construction are being considered. The hydro-electric project below the Long Park Dam is being considered by the Board of Water Resources. Sheep Creek Irrigation Company is looking for possible funding avenues to build the hydro-plant itself rather than have the state build it. According to Jay Broadbent, Sheep Creek board member, this is the next dream for the small irrigation company. The Board of Water Resources held ground breaking ceremonies Thursday of last week at both the Brown's Draw Reservoir and Cottonwood Reservoir projects. Brown's Draw is located 12 miles northwest of Roosevelt on the i" - . "AVr:- ?., - r . " v ; ,., ' . f i " v ' 'yt-:-T"i V 'we "iRr -x: - , r jv f " zj - ' S-'JSi !! , 4 ;nl i ; ? '.. a , i 1 : I tS I '" ' ' "-T ioi I ' ' - y" 4 I ... " JL. . er LOOKING DOWN SPILLWAY at Long Park to overflow because the water will be use Dam the outworks pipe can be seen at the farmers downstream before the reservoir center right coming out of the dam. Officials chance to entirely fill, predict that the spillway will never get a chance Yellowstone River. The reservoir will have a capacity to store 6,000 acre-feet of water and will cost approximately $2.4 million. The project is being built for the .Moon Lake Water Users Associaion. Cottonwood Reservoir is located six miles north of Gusher next to the Bullock Reservoir facility on the Uinta River. This reservoir will also have a 6,000 acre-foot capacity with a price tag of approximately $1,775 million. The project is being built for and contracted by the Ouray Park Irrigation Company. Cottonwood Reservoir will stabilize Brough and Bullock reservoirs, which were both built by Ouray Park Irrigation Company. Ouray Park has saved a sizeable sum by building their own dams and reservoirs, according to . Ron Dudley, president. |