Show Canal Concrete Lining Conserves Water The Highline Canal Comp any has just completed of concrete lining on its can can- canal nl al reports Colton McKeachnie nie Company President This lining Is In a section of the canal that has lost a alot alot lot of water from seepage At times the slipping of the saturated earth just below the canal has damaged the county road and endangered the city cHy culinary water pipe pipe- pipeline pipeline line and the Ashley Upper Canal These troubles have caus- caus caused caused ed the water to be turned out of the canal when It was badly needed to Irrigate crops and has cost members and the county a lot of money each year on road and canal repairs The lining should be bea bea a permanent solution to this problem Mr McKeachnie said This job is a good example of people getting together to solve a common problem he said The county and city helped by supplying some equipment to prepare the canal for lining The stock stock- stockholders holders of the canal all coop coop- cooperated cooperated to get the job jOD done Colton McKeachnie Grant Hacking and Hy Company Com Com- Company pany Directors headed the project They will also re- re receive re cost sharing help from the Uintah County Agricultural tural Conservation program Engineering help was furn- furn furnished furnished by the Soil Conservation Conserva- Conserva Conservation tion Service |