Show Bennett enn e Asks Start On Bonneville Unit Sen Wallace F. F Bennett recently recently recently re re- re- re asked President Johnson to budget 10 SIO million during the comin coming year to start construction construction construe tion of the million Bonneville Bonneville Bonneville Bonne Bonne- ville Unit of the Central Utah Reclamation Project SEN BENNETT said that the funds should be used to start construction of the following following following follow follow- ing projects in order of or priority priority priority prior prior- ity 1 1 The Starvation Dam to assure assure assure as as- sure the people of Duchesne and Uintah Counties of an adequate adequate adequate ade ade- quate supply of water so that other water can be diverted from the Uintah Basin into the Bonneville Basin 2 Start work on the backbone backbone back back- bone tunnel through the Wasatch Wasatch Wasatch Wa- Wa satch Mountains to divert Water water wa wa- ter into central Utah as well as to Utah and Salt Lake Coun Coun- ties Included in in this work would be the enlargement of Strawberry Reservoir It will t take ke eight years to complete the tunnel so work must be started immediately Senator Bennett said 3 Build the Jordanelle Dam Damand Damand Damand and Reservoir to insure a full ful water supply in m the Heber area and part of Summit County 4 a. COMPLETE the planning and engineering so that early work can be started on the Wasatch Wasatch Wasatch Wa- Wa satch Aqueduct and the of Utah Lake at Goshen Bay With respect to the priority for these works Sen Bennett Bennel and Provo Bay said Presumably the Bureau of Reclamation and conservancy conservancy conservancy ancy districts in cooperation with state and local officials als can arrange a satisfactory priority priority priority schedule of these and other important segments o othe of the Bonneville lle Unit such as the Mona Current Creek anc and Hayes Dams SENATOR Bennett called attention attention attention at at- to the serious drought drough in the entire area to be served by the Bonneville Unit and said Water from the project wilnot will wil not only furnish water to Duchesne Duchesne Duchesne Du Du- Du- Du chesne and Uintah Counties in inthe inthe inthe the Uintah Basin but it will wil also furnish a great new source of supply to Utah Wasatch Salt Lake part of Summit Juab and Sanpete Counties in its initial phase Ultimately water may be supplied as fa far south as Garfield County including including in in- in eluding such intervening counties counties counties coun coun- ties as Sevier Millard and Piute Sen Bennett said the Bureau of Reclamation had advised advisee him that 15 million probably could be used efficiently by the Bureau However I am conscious conscious conscious con con- of budgetary problems involved and have pared the request down by a third But ButI I am prepared to fight for the full 15 million if it is included in the budget or is required otherwise |