Show ECHO RESERVOIR KIWANIS TOPIC Engineer Says Cost of Darn Dam and md Canal Is I Three Million William M 21 f Green reclamation engineer spoke before the Kiwanis club In irs the weekly meeting In th the Weber club dining room today H lie He gave some salient facts fact upon the Salt Lake basin project The Thc The estimated cost coat for or the tea tea- res and diversion c canal nal Is 10 3 or about Sf per er acre foot toot tor for the acre iett leet ca- ca capacIty ca parity pac o ot of the reservoir he said ld The Th reservoir will have hare Its dam located about three-quarters three of ot i a amile mile above the th town to of ot Echo on orthe the main Weber river The Tho dam danwill will be of ot the th e earth rth fill till type about abou feet high and with a a crest length of ot about 1900 HOO feet teet The rO- rO reservoir res reservoir bed covers COHrs some som 1900 1300 acro acres of ot land Tho The construction of ot the reservoir roser- roser reservoir voIr Involves removal of ot about out five miles mile of ot the th Park City branch of ol the th Union Pacific systems system's system road roadbed roadbed ro bed and of about four tour mile miles ot of the Lincoln highway from fron the rca res- reservoir reservoir bed A diversion canal Is to to be he built crossin crossing the Kamas Mamas bench front the site alto of ot the tho project to th the Provo river This will supply water Wa- Wa ter to Provo and nd Salt Lake cOlin conn coun- coun counties ties In as much ns as a the town of ol Kamas Kama I Is located at a II point where It I is most moat feasible for the canal ranol to bo be built It Is offering erable discussion lie h le said ald II He lie pointed out the area Which would be watered from tho the differ differ- different ent rivers river upon uon a map and gave Interesting facts fact regarding th the Weber and Provo Pro rivers The Th Provo rivet river used to be R It tribu It Is 1 I tary of ot the Weber 1 river shown but a geological disturb disturb- ance anco caused It to change Its it course A Glen Wright gave e two vocal solo solos during the luncheon Dr E B P Mills gave ga a discussion ot of the American Red ted Cro Cross or or- or for tor the relief of the th devastated regions region of ot Florida due du to the th recent hurricane The al for tor Weber county In the then th n national tlona drive he lie said Is 1 2600 2500 lIe He H made a n plea pica that thal the th Kiwanis do their bit in the tho giving of their portion Wallace Browning ft of r r the George Eo E B Browning Radio corn com comI pany gave ga the tho weekly weely five minute I talk on My lly Business on I I I I I |