Show I 31 ACRE ACRE FOOT IS NEW WATER COST ESTIMATE To those who have been following the tho developments on von the Irrigation projects investigation for Sanpete County it will be apparent that the formerly proposed Milburn Ulburn project has been l replaced by what is now known as the Ule Gooseberry Project Since the report of the committee meeting with Pi Prot Prof of L. L M. M Winsor and the state engineer In a a. news at article tide of Sept 9 other other forwards I steps have havo been taken and additional I data secured Two things in particular particular particular par par- need mentioning at this tim time First that a suggested plan of pro- pro in organizing for for for- forthe the handI hand hand- eling cling of the project has been submitted submitted submitted sub sub- by our College Collego Irrigation Engineer Prof L. L M. M WInsor His plan will not be made public at I this time l lit it lt it has bean submitted to the officers of at the County Water Vater Users Association and they will use it for foil their guidance to get the d u 1 second 1 second organization unu under r way The vital forward step that has been accomplished accomplished accomplished ac ac- ac- ac acI I is the receipt of the detailed supplemental report on the I project from Cram our Utah Experiment Station Irrigation Engineer Prof Geo D. D D Clyde This report looks very y ry favorable I shall not at I this time attempt to give it in detail detail de de- tail but some of or the tho essential facts given In approximate figures are areas areas as QS follows With an eighty foot dam at the site in upper Gooseberry it is possible to store acre feet of or water with from 15 to 20 miles of feeder canals together with the natural drainage into the site It Is possible to ge gel approximately aero acre I feet feet of water these figures being based on the th-e best avail available available available able data it will take a foot tunnel to convey the water from the reservoir to the San Pitch drainage at the head of Cottonwood canyon based on the most conservative costs of lof construction the above construction construction construction con con- I costs for dam canals and tunnel mould be In the neighborhood neIghborhood neighborhood neighbor neIghbor- hood of or this would give a water cost per aero acre foot of or approximately approximately approximately Sanpete cannot afford to a and nd will I not miss the opportunity of getting thi water in addition to the Sanpete Sanpete Sanpete San San- I pete Valley farmers profiting the Gunnison Valley Valle farmers would profIt profit profit pro pro- I well the entire county of fit as as Millard l I |