| Show Upper Stillwater dam material stockpile starts Representatives of the sand and gravel aggregate contractor for the Upper Stillwater Dam met with Bureau of Reclamation officials in Duchesne recently to plan the start of this 68 66 million project These representatives said the con con- contractor contractor tractor Marshall Associated Contractors Contractors tors Inc and Columbia Excavating Inc Tualatin Ore will be moving In on the job early in October According to estimates given In the conference approximately 20 people will willbe willbe be employed The project is about 38 33 miles mUes northwest of Duchesne in Rock Creek Valley and is isa isa a part of the Bonneville Unit of the Cen Cen- Central Utah Project William White project construction engineer for the Bureau of Reclamation at Duchesne announced Ed Scott of Duchesne has been named field engineer for the project The ag- ag aggregate aggregate will be obtained from a field formerly owned by Melvin B White and the adjacent property the record showed The work will consist of constructing two bridges leading to the dam and tun- tun tunnel tunnel nel and will require stockpiling of sand and aggregate materials The work Is to be completed by November 1984 The dam Is part of the Strawberry Col- Col Collection lection System which Is designed to transport water from the Uintah Basin f C to the Bonneville Basin and central Utah The reservoir behind the dam will serve as an equalizing reservoir and will pro pro- provide provide vide significant recreational opportunities opportunities bureau officials say The Stillwater Tunnel will carry the water for about 37 miles to the enlarged Strawberry Reservoir In Wasatch Coun- Coun County County ty for further distribution The dam will be constructed of roller compacted concrete This new process combines the best properties of an earth earth- filled embankment and a concrete dam bureau officials said |
