| Show lions Continue In Gray Canyon Unit Unil Bureau Burea of at Reclamation officials off oW I. I vials have informed Sen Seti Frank 1 E. E Moss Utah D-Utah that Investigations into the Gray Canyon Unit of the Colorado River Rivet Storage Project are continuing The proposed Gray Canyon Unit is located one half mile below the junction of ot the Price and Green Rivers in Emery County SEN MOSS I said sail plans under un der study would include a I foot high dam on the Green River A major power development develop develop- ment Would be possible producing pro an nn estimated I kilowatts The dam would form a reservoir res at high water level extending ex cx I tending westerly from the dam about 20 miles up the Price River to near the community of Woodside The reservoir would also extend northerly from the dam darn about 80 river miles up the Green River Sen Moss said storage capacity is isi i estimated at 43 million acre I II I feet eel Tilt TIlE UTAH Senator las has also been een informed by Reclamation Commissioner Floyd lloyd Dominy that hat alternate investigations In In In- elude dude the possibility that a combination com corn of ot two or more dams darns damsat at various sites might develop the he potential which could be created with one high dam This type of ot planning Is excellent ex cx and could bring great new developments In power recreation and water conservation conser to the dry central east parts of Utah Sen Moss com corn ALTHOUGH IT may be several several sev sev- eral years before the Gray Canyon anyon Unit could be placed In h operation I am happy that extensive Investigative work Is being done by the Bureau of Reclamation at this time the Senator said |
