Show harg batoon ga toon Cail U linoff maffy sy wa t KW Q jobs se 15 birom na e M t V droit arc W the vernal project for which has been approved by a house senate conference committee will provide water for supplemental irrigation of acres of land and 1600 1 acre feet of water annually to supplement municipal use in vernal maeser and naples I 1 and view new culinary water for glints davis an and d ashley however of more immediate benefit will be the construction st work which will provide work for a substantial number of people and combat the current local recession estimated cost of the works Is revenue for repayments will be obtained from the sale of vernal unit water vater to townships tion companies and individuals additional revenue will be obtained from taxa tion not to exceed one mill the purpose of the project Is to divert water during the winter and during the high spring run oft off period to a 0 storage unit Stel reservoir the captured water will then be used in summet summer and tall fall to supplement the regular flow of ashley creek Coast construction ruction tile the plan proposes that excess flows of ashley creek would bek be diverted at rt ft thornburg division dam in feed canal and conveyed to reservoir water stored in ili the reservoir would be released into service canal for delav ery cry to existing canals and ditches water frn tile the proposed reservoir will in part replace ashley creek water including releases from upstream reservoirs some of 0 tile the re continued on oh page 8 0 continued from paige page I 1 placed aced water will 0 be o used asod oil 01 el landd above tho StOr taker service canal and will b diverted from ashley spring on ashley liley creek ahto the municipal pipeline A pipe system will bo be constructed ted for watering purposes land will bp bo provided os as needed ond and some come sections of existing canals will be lined to prevent seep peep age t 1011 facilities will be provided on oil tile the northwest side of stalnaker Stel tel reservoir as aa recommended by tile the national park service facilities F tor for development of fish and wildlife resources rt source in the mrea area will bo be provided as mccorn rc corn mended by tle rish fish and wild life service including acquisition and development of for upland gat game ne and improvement of the stewart lake state refuge at the con fluence of ashley creek and green river the definite dL finite plan report published by tile the buteau of says that no practicable possibilities exist for or development of hydro electric power in the unit and because no significant sign if leant bene fits its will be realized flood con arol Is not considered a pur noe of the unit the life of tile the project Is estimated front from to years separate unit the vernal unit Is a sep ablate segment in the initial phase of the central utah project of the ippei colo rado river development it is physically independent of any other part of the central utah project however water exchanges between the un unit it and other units are ex pecked when other units are completed total construction cost is about 6 on tile the basis of january 1057 1957 figures the annual operation maintien ance and replacement costs are estimated at con st ruction costs allocated tentatively tat ively to irrigation 00 and municipal water reimbursable approximately 5 will br be repaid by power revenues from glen canyon flaming gorge and other power units the construction costs allo bated to recreation 92 and fish and wildlife 2 00 are non reimbursable of the estimated annual operating costs reimbursable allocations of and 1800 are made to Irrig irrigation lation and municipal water supply respectively and the remaining and 1 allocated to recreation and fish and wildlife would be non reimbursable bur sable Stel reservoir la Is expected to develop a good trout lake if stocked and maintain ed for that purpose no existing water rights will be impaired officials emphasized 1 pha sized |