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Show i Waterfowl area, 'St I hatchery get underway soon Hi if, The initial phases of con-i,, con-i,, struction on the new Brown's Park Waterfowl Management " Area and the new Bicknell Hatchery were approved by the T. Utah Fish and Game Commis-tt Commis-tt sion on April 5, in Salt Lake iaT city. r. The first phase of construc-cr,tion construc-cr,tion on the waterfowl area cov-" cov-" ers 900 acres in Brown's Park and on Taylor Flat and will be K,. underway soon. The money be-s be-s p ing spent on this project is , u?100 Federal Aid money com-lers com-lers ing to the State under provis-' provis-' ions of Section 8 of the Colo-!ar Colo-!ar rado River Storage Act. This ' first phase will cost about $183, 000. ' Work at the Bicknell Hatch-Jery Hatch-Jery site will be very limited SSsince only limited funds are I j now available, but will provide igaa basis for other construction Tlwork to follow as funds become SAlavailable to the Department of Fish and Game. . . This initial work at Bicknell '' will be to construct a water collection system to be used in ESHeventually operating the hatch-, hatch-, ,ery. Water will be collected Trom several springs and put ifl into a main system to supply water for the hatchery. Commission meeting, a new ex-"perimental ex-"perimental commercial shoot-itag shoot-itag preserve was approved for (Jln area in south Salt Lake ,I!ounty near the Jordan Nar-ExCrows Nar-ExCrows oj: The Commission also gave an 'indorsement to the Depart- Cruent of Fish and Game's pollu-:ion pollu-:ion program and requested fchat action be continued in ef-J'orts ef-J'orts to clean up and keep Oi;lean Utah's streams. |