Show i STANDARD-EXAMINE- 12fc gv: kjNov I :& v UTAH OGDEN " 'v"s ' ' ' $ ' W r " :: s‘ :v :£ v5 ‘"T 'V- v v- ' v lasn R FEB SUNDAY MORNING s y ' : v ' 1961 26 ? vs ' i:r $' V By E 9 ' ' ' ' ' ' ” ' v ' ' ' - i I lit!' fr Jf ilV - ' ' 1 ifii jldOfis V mm--- ' J Ffcldstedt The year 1960 will be remembered by citizens as the year the Weber Basin Water Conservancy District was able to supply sufficient water for all municipal industrial and irrigation needs Important progress was also made during last year in new construction which included part of the Willard Reservoir dike which will feet of water enclose 215000-acr- e This will be the longest earth fill dam ever completed by the Bureau of Reclamation having a distance of 145 miles and more than 16 million cubic yards of earth and gravel fill Cost of the project is estimated at $17 million The Willard project represents an expenditure of more than two times the total amount of money heretofore spent in this area t for '' ' ' et - 4 : V tiation of feat project fee year I960 years all fee communities ushered in a pressure system des- scribing were able to- - receive a tined to furnish adequate irrigation full supply without restriction The water for the Ricks Creek area greater portion of this water came of water was from a surface supply on the WeAbout 1000 acre-femade available for good soils on ber River A pprogressive movement- began difficult terrain in 1960 by the Conservancy DisDAVIS AREA and the Bureau of ReclamaIn the 'Woods' Cross area in the trict as rapidly as posto tion southern part of Davis County an sible thedevelop ground water resources" was 'begun last The Willard Reservoir is the key structed system irrigation A well program to area This water will flow into the res year destined to furnish adequate of the structure to the successful operaseven wells withleast at necessary irrigation water to the entire south- produce two next the in tion of the entire Weber Basin ervoir until it becomes years got under Then the ern area of the county for years way Two almost completed last This reservoir will ac- to reverse the flow Project back to come In 1960 250 acre-feyear are the Riverdale and’ Clearcept surplus water that formerly stored water will be pumped available made were same the Lake Salt Great the Slaterville through field wells: into to wasted An indication of the flexibility In addition the reservoir will re- canal MORE WELLS seen when the An important feature that came of this project is lease water to thirsty acres on the will be constructed Conwells Other dedistrict sold to South Ogden lake plain areas and water used into operation in 1960 was theacre-feof acre-feNorth in 700 Ogden area Uintah Bench servation District out of the Weber Riyer bow on these livery of approximately 8000 and the southern secin Weber South that the serve to people of irrigation water to property water areas will be transferred and used who were not fully supplied tion of Davis County on the foothill areas of Weber and owners on the Uintah Bench For- district Construction-wis- e the district has water needs Davis counties a somewhat com- merly an area without any water with irrigation been active during the year just Irrigation water delivered through in quantity the bench received a plicated exchange program impostreof passed A cooperative agreement sible without the Willard Bay Res- full supply in 1960 Irrigation water these new systems although overwas signed involving Sunset Clearnot did importance ervoir under pressure was received for the mendous the field and the district in the conservice and shadow importance first time on June 24 1960 UNUSUAL PLAN of an equalization reserrendered towns and cities of the struction Bountiful Subconservancy The of this site within the Hill Air on a voir bay The plan of operation water under WBWCD received also District surThe area that will provide Base d Force of project is rather upusualWeber and pressure for irrigation purposes Some 22134 acre-fea much needcommunities two the the to was contracted water plus water from is district expected the the Eventually in Weber and Davis ed facility A permit is now being Ogden rivers at the point oftrans12000 municipalities to approximately require reviewed for approval by Air Force Slaterville diversion will be ! counties acre-feannually the ported to the reservoir through con- Ini-In 1960 for the first time in many authorities in Washington the upon closely Following to be Willard Canal soon ' " " reclamation projects et et et fully-treate- et - et my" w A i- 4' ' - 'X ’x s ? ' - in r v " UP SHE GOES -- WILLARD DIKE " feet'highThe 2l'5000 acre foot capacity Willard Reservoir - in 1963 ' - is scheduled for completion — --t: Echo Reservoir Water Helps Crops On 91184 Acres in Northern Utah "" The annual sociation wiU pay the federal gov- ernment $88192 on Feb 15 as the regular payment on construction costs of Echo Dam TOTAL PAYMENT “The stockholders have now paid 836 per jgent of the construction an average $11607 an acre costs of the dam the report notes t “Final payment due the government fieSse more payments port of the Weber River Water is Feb 1966 five Users Association which operate Expenses in 1960 were $9861 for marketed and the Echo reservoir generai costs $8079 for reservoir lib maiutenahc aud 1113 for other dam7toToaCrcrm1rett Water from Echo Reservoir the upper Weber River was one of the important economic factors in Northern Utah in I960 Farmers irrigated crops on acres with water from the res' ervoir: totaled $10613029 or values Crop 91-1- 84 iniiiiniirnr on‘he The annual report of the association was made public by D Earl and secretary-treasure- r Harris £&££££ IS manager Other officers of the association are Charles L Heslop president H J Barnes Directors are Mr Heslop of Og- den Mr Barnes of Kaysville Mr Harris of Layton and Morgan J Davies Morgan Elmer A Seal Rivertoon Clyde B Adams and James E Ellis both of Layton Albert Anderson Hooper and Ralph A Richards Oakley Utah vice-preside- nt IN THIS rapidly ©xpandinQ intsrmountain area Mountain - - and mpre Fuel Supply Company now serves 82 communities than 'St 1 65000 customers — in the production transmission and distribution ' ' - Utah of Natural Gas 4 Colorado and Wyoming ' i - and are our most important producing states ' - ' - we are ‘ ' i f- continuing -- - and distribution our program of exploration Vi on an accelerated scale T Thus the advantages of Natural Gas will 7 :& ' A v ’ - A be brought to more homes and industries Teamwork in an Ex- conomy The intermountain area continues to show remarkable growth and the future looks bright This territory like a product will continue to need effective selling ( Salt Lake Support by businessmen of the activities of Chamber of Commerce is vital to sound growth of this and keep them great empire Its aim is to get things moving entire region moving for the benefit of everyone in the leaders Membership of 1500 business and professional have their making' up the Chamber of Commerce shoulders to the wheel Things ore moving -- l ©hJlPAOT SUPPLY Chamber of Commerce of Salt Lake City SERVING THE INTERMOUNTAIN EMPIRE ? 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