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Show New Kolob Reservoir Assures Cedar City Future Water Supply Kolob reservdlr on the Kolob area of Cedar mountain was of-flcially of-flcially dedicated last month and although the earth-fill structure was completed only this spring heavy run -off has speeded up the fill of the 5,586 feet reservoir. What has apparently been overlooked by residents of Cedar City Is the fact that the Kolob Reservoir is a guarantee for a future water supply for this area.) An erroneous impression held by most people has been developed devel-oped that the Kolob dam will beneut only residents of Washington Wash-ington county. Actually the construction con-struction of the reservoir was brought about through a cooperative coop-erative agreement and promotion by citizens of Washington County Coun-ty and of Cedar City. What the Kolob project means to Cedar City can be found in the records of a special meeting of the Utah Water and Power Board held in Cedar City on August 26, 1953 at which time a proposal by the Cedar City Water Board was adopted by the State organization and a representation repre-sentation from Washington county. A proposal was adopted at that meeting that was drawn up by John S. Boyden, representing represent-ing the Cedar City Water Board, and LeRoy H. Cox, representing Washington County. As a result of that agreement which was adopted at that special spe-cial meeting Cedar City guaranteed guaran-teed itsself a future water supply. sup-ply. Under the agreement "Hurricane "Hurri-cane and Washington County shall have the use of all of the water of the Kolob Reservoir for five years, commencing with 1954." However, after that period of time, two years hence 1959, Cedar City will receive water from the reservoir or from a project pro-ject in the area. Paragraph six of the agreement agree-ment states: "After five years if the Dixie Project (on the Virgin River) has not been completed, and provided further that no additional ad-ditional or substitute reservoir .... has been completed, then and in that event Cedar City and vicinity shall have two-fifths of the water of the Kolob Reservoir and the balance shall be utilized by Hurricane and Washington County. The possibility of receiving even more of the water from the reservoir Is provided under the agreement, stated as follows: "After completion of the Dixie Project or after acceptance by Hurricane and Washington County Coun-ty of a substitute reservoir Cedar City and vicinity shall have all of the water from the Kolob Reservoir." Re-servoir." If, on the other hand. Cedar City should develop an alternate site, such as Navajo Lake waters wat-ers or another reservoir to supply sup-ply the city. Hurricane and Washington Wash-ington County will receive all of the water of the Kolob. Under this agreement then, Cedar City stands to receive additional ad-ditional water by one of two means. If an alternate site is located, lo-cated, other than the Kolob, Cedar Ce-dar City will receive water from the project. In the event an alternate al-ternate Is not found, then In 1959 Cedar City will receive two-fifths of the water from the Kolob project. pro-ject. In the event of the development develop-ment of the Dixie project or the initiation of a new project In Washington County, Cedar City will be eligible to receive 100 percent of the water from Kolob. Engineers have already made a study for a proposed canal to bring water from the Kolob to Cedar City. This route, which has been declared feasible, would bring the water along the West face of Cedar Mountain entering Cedar valley at a point near the cables of the "Tucker-Graff coal mine." Under the proposals adopted through the cooperative efforts Washington County both of the areas stand to benefit. If no further fur-ther water developments are instigated in-stigated In the area the two sec-1 tions will share the waters of the Kolob. If one of the two parties develops new sources of Its own then Kolob water will be used by the section that cannot find any new development. In either event Kolob then guarantees not only Cedar City, but Hurricane and Washington County new water resources. The agreement also stipulates that the sections Involved pay into the Kolob Reservoir in accordance ac-cordance with where the water l is used. If Cedar City uses two-fifths two-fifths of the water it will pay that portion of the r?crvolr obligation. ob-ligation. In the event the city acquires all of the water from Kolob It will assume the entire obligation. Payment then will be based over the next few years, on the basis of utilization of the reservoir waters. |
