Show INSPECT PROPOSED WATER development PROJECT fi 4 r X k upper picture shows proposed darn dam site in the district where food flood f waters may be harnessed for distribution to the lower valleys in lower photo officials scan map of water development program of the weber ogden ogdan rivers area left to right are delore nichols secretary of davis county water users association vee bountiful city councilman rendell N mabey speaker of the utah board house of representatives and joseph W johnson member of the utah state water and power i water development program to benefit northern utah area five point program Unde underway tway on ogden weber rivers area A five point program for water development that will greatly increase the agricultural and industrial possibilities in northern utah is now well under way with preliminary surveys now completed it was asserted this week by officials me plan lor for development of new water in the ogden weber rivers a benage area has been evolved the efforts of the morgan county water users association davis county water users association and weber county water users association these three 10 counties unties will be the principal bene of the water development summit and box elder devent coun ies e will all also benefit under the program plans for the project a ion long 9 range venture call for irrigation expansion culinary water flood control tont rol electric power and fish ind id wildlife program all to ba b lev developed aeve loped eloped under a project of the U S bureau of reclamation in the overall develop anent ent it is planned to construct a limber imber of reservoirs throughout the weber river basin area these reservoirs to hold the early season flood waters for later wr st summer annier use one of the most feasible sites ind id probably the one to be devel ped first as a reservoir in the project is the one at Yar Ya amle ramie just auth bouth of the present east canyon reservoir in mor morgan gan county it is estimated that t this his retaining res will hold C acre feet of later ater and may be linked with ea yon for release e of water to the iwer valley alley project another reservoir site is in lost los t areek ek morgan county and still stil wiers others are at perdue on the upper river and chalk creek r re e air in m summit cummi t county various other an leq reservoir leser voir sites are include udeA 1 I the plan of water develop me t and can be available aca developed as funds aro ar cn all waters tors will converge a to k gs si in morgan forgan a which po 8 diversion i ersi dam will be con t th c to is tribute I 1 ute a portion of water ater to a I 1 large rge canal Ia nned hil r s lonser constructed c e along the tha side th r 0 ort 1 0 of the present highway en morgan for county ali 1 diversion dive da sion dams are also lannea anne along the way in east lanyon y both as flood od control 11 ta and ad t to furnish addition berville terville ter t wat ville r for I 1 irrigation to the pot poi rille richville and milton areas d dam I 1 i morgan kan county diversion Diver sio i mong along the highline canal ir water wat f county bounty will also furnish lor for bench lands hereto heretofore foie undeveloped for farming purposes the project is also expected tc eliminate floods that have caused much damage in the east canyon area present plans call for the cai crying of SOO second feet of water I 1 through the canal from corny springs spring to a point near devils gate where an electrical power plant site is planned from thus chri point the water will be trans faired fer red through a dyphon to the south side of the canyon to an elevation that will insure adequate fill to the davis and weber cou chui coui ties areas from the mouth of the canyon weber county will receive ts wa ter for irrigation of the benci land alove uintah as well as a culinary water supply for city another benefit to ogden officials point out is the elim natio i of floods to the south ogden aria arala that have prevailed during eany season rain storms from the storage equalizer sit site at the proposed power plant the flow of water to davis county s expected to be second feet for supply of irrigation and culi celii ary water to areas all along the line it is anticipated that acres of new land may be brought under cultivation and enough culinary water for double the present population of davis county from the haramia site to oran ard ward and north salt lake end of the proposed canal the water will travel approximately ti 75 miles the proposed canal will be abort 40 0 miles long from como springs and on through morgan and iava counties many state and national bials interested in water dellop ment in utah have inspected w tha proposed program and all hav seen the vast possibilities bili ties for agricultural g ri and industrial expansion in this section of the state making the trip this past week were joseph W johnson anson president of the davis county water users association and a member of tle tie state water and power board de da lore achols Nl chols secretary of the davis county water group rendell N maley speaker of the utah house of representatives and vee a member of the bountiful city council |