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Show Washington County Small Reservoir Program Given Special Study Special consideration was given two proposed small reservoirs in Washington county this week with their selection among the first seven to be considered for construction con-struction in the state's small reservoir program. Upon recommendation of State Engineer T. H. Humpherys, Washington Wash-ington county was placed in the immediate program, and selection between Pine View and Moody and Virgin City and Big Kolob sites will be made. The action was approved Tuesday Tues-day at a meeting of the Utah Water Storage commission held at the state capitol. Mr. Humpherys Hum-pherys was asked to advise the U. S. Bureau of Reclamation to rush completion of investigations and reports of the projects named. Investigations of all the projects were completed by the state engineer en-gineer more than a year ago, and at present a cooperative study of the sites is under way by the (Continued on page four) ! Small Reservoirs (Continued from first page) bureau and the commission. It is believed that at least four of the seven, or perhaps more, will be found feasible, and that construction of at least that number num-ber will be under way by the end of the year. "I am advised by the Reclamation Reclama-tion bureau", Mr. Humpherys said, "that one or more of these projects pro-jects should be under construction construc-tion some time this summer". About $20,000 will be required to complete the investigations and reports for Washington -county, and the money was allocated for that purpose at a joint meeting of the budget committee of the water storage commission and reclama tion officials. The budgetT proved at Tuesday's Other projects in the pJ list include: Woodruff rv i. county; Gooseberry Ra county; Joes Valley pPei( county; Lower Weber X"1 Davis and Weber cou'nti, rSt-Newton rSt-Newton or Beaver, Cache An additional list on vestigations and reports n started includes Hickeron Daggett county; Three (O Beaver county; Vemalv8, Uintah county; Ourav vT1'' Duchesne county and Bear b y' Summit, Rich, Cache and s' elder counties. |