Show weber provo prove canal work begins soon now that deer creek reservoir contains more than a two years storage supply and the high water runoff run off on the weber river has subsided diversion of weber river water through the weber provo diversion canal will be discontinued within the next few days and final concrete lining of the canal will be started according to E 0 larson region 4 director scheduled for completion by november 1 1946 1046 placing of the concrete lining will wind up construction work on the canal with the exception of clay lining some sections sir air larson said preliminary work is already started in preparation for the concrete placing and acreal construction is expected to be underway in the near future some feet of the nine mile long canal will be lined including GOO feet in the vicinity of kamas and asoo feet at the lower end of the canal before it joins with the provo prove river concrete was placed two years ago on an additional 1800 feet of the canal in the vicinity of kamas and the fitzgerald drop deer creek reservoir filled to its acre foot capacity spilled wednesday for the first time in its five years of use it is expected to be still better than half full when the irrigation season closes this summer and will carry the remaining storage over into th the next year as the main units of the provo 0 river project dist distribution rib ution system including the salt lake aqueduct aque duc and the provo reservoir c canal anal are not yet completed on completion the project will wil provide supplemental irrigation for acres of fertile lands now inadequately served and in addition will provide domestic and industrial du water supplies for salt lake city provo and other urban areas |