Show COMPANIES IN NEED OF MORE WATER VATER BUT LAGIN I IN ECHO WORK Owners of Some Canals n Haven't lYent Taken First FirstS S Step Even OTHERS OTHERS DILIGENT U S Engineer Sends Des Des- Des Des- Description Description of of Proposed W Weber coer Reservoir Ate A fe of ot the Irrigation Irritation corn com com p l coming comine under the Echo storage roser resen reservoir lr project have la e not taken ey eyen n tho the first formal step stepto stepto to come Into Inlo the project and ob- ob obtain ob obtain tam tain the late fale lat Irrigation waters thet need for for co development of crol crops It was learned Saturday I upon examinIng data dala collected by Thomas R fl Jones secretary of the tho byI I Weber River Water Users asso asso- asso association claison Among Anione these companies are the the Marriott Irrigation company the Nort North Irrigation com com- company corn corn- pany pony tho tho Upper club company the Smout Holley company an and the South company S fh Tho The records also disclose that all ll of Summit county Is lagging In completing details to set get ct the dirt flying 11 1 the dam darn and the theroh rlph no most t tic usia tlc for 01 or the project feel that thero there should be ben bea ba n a spurt In the Iho activity In county P c Evans E of gait Fall J 1 Is the tho attorney ad advising the Sum Slim Sum Sum- Summit Summit mit county Irrigators other other On tho han hand Morgan l county Is rIght along alons un- un un under der the direction of W W W ST Yo Por Por- Porter Porter ter the who Is handling the ural legal In that county ON OX ROLL nOLI On the honor roll thus far In Weber count county Is the tIle Wilson Irrigation Irrigation Irrigation gation company which has taken live five pt of the tho possible eight formal steps That company It its articles Voted oled subscription ioU on to acre aero feet ot of o water author author- jis d s directors to 11 sign up with the water users association rued filed Us subscription and S sent cent t I a D certified certified fied tied copy cops of ot Its lis article ii 8 to 10 th the United States Stales reclamation service The The Th Davis and Weber Counties Canal company cl has taken ken tour four steps the Bench Dench Canal four steps the th South Weber WI-bel Canal tour steps stops and the Pi Interests four st steps ps Companies which have taken three ste steps s arc tho the Irrigation company the Uintah Central Canal company Pioneer Irrigation company th tho Warren Continued Co on Page Se en COMPANIES CO LAGON LAO LAG LAGI LAGON I ON ECHO WORK WORT Continued from P Page One Irrigation company and the Hoop Hoop- Hooper Hooper Hooper er Irrigation company INITIATIVE E NEEDED Weber county land owners who are eager to get the project com com- completed completed com completed and anel who say that its com com- completion completion com completion will make farming a busi- busi business business busi business ness instead of a gamble in this area and Immediately ely Increase the value ot or farm land say there Is great need of ot more enterprise and initiative e among some of or the Irrl- Irrl IrrIgation irrigation gation gatlon com companies panics to speed the project along Secretary Jones received recel Satur Satur- Saturday Satur- Satur Saturday Saturday day a letter from William M l Green engineer of the tho United States bureau of or reclamation giving giving giving ing a description of ot the proposed Echo dam His letter TEXT OF OP I LETTER Mr rr T R Jones Jones Secretary Weber eLer River Water Waler Users Ogden Utah Dear Mr Ir Jones Reference is made to our tele- tele telephone telephone tele telephone phone conversation or of o yesterday regardIng physical data In con con- con connection with the proposed Echo dam As you know the final de- de designs de designs signs have not been Issued yet el hence honce it will be necessary to fur fur- furnish furnish fur furnish nish you OU with the best approximate approximate approximate mate data I have bave here In the Salt Lake Lako office ECHO ECHO DAM Type fill Type nil Earth with rock rip rip- rip rap face Slopes Up Upstream Slopes Slopes Upstream tream 31 down to elevation 5 then 51 61 Downstream 2 21 1 Top Top length 1930 length 1930 feet Maximum height above e present river feet Width of or crest 20 crest re t 20 20 feet Ceet Of bottom 00 feet Top rots of or Elevation dart dam Elevation feet Maximum water Ele surface surface Ele Elevation feet Core Clay Core Clay puddle to conglomerate conglomerate erate crate rock Storage Storage acre feet Spillway capacity capacity sec sec- second sec second ond feet Two Outlets Outlets Two Inch 60 balanced needle valves The water surface with the reservoir full will cover about 1630 acres backing the water from the tho dam which is located about one halt mile south ot or the thi confluence con or of o Echo creek with willi the Weber river tor for a distance of about five miles upstream The water will back up Into the out out- out outskirts skirts of Coalville however none or of that city will be bo submerged It will be necessary to purchase front from 1900 to 2000 acres for way ot way right purposes for the rea- rea res reservoir The construction or of o the Echo reservoir involves relocation of five miles of the Park City branch of the Union Pacific railroad ra and four miles of ot the Lincoln high highway WilY from the reservoir bed bod The estimated cost for the dam dum and the Weber Provo diver diversion slon sion canal amounts to three mil mil- millions millions mil millions lions of dollars I hope this furnishes you with I Ihs hI Information you 1 0 dr do lire Very tra tour WILLIAM J M 01 C p 11 To r p V I Engineer |