Show z 1 C Capital pital of Weber Wet aver Water Users at Premium Today I The annual report of the W Weber River rover Water Users I M-I As Association JU Just released by Man- Man alter vager n D. D Earl Harris reveals the tho I. I fact act that the Echo Reservoir ft I ownership la is In very good fi- fi financial condition The report De December ber 30 90 1960 Ogden Utah To the Stockholders of ot the Weber River Water U Users ers Association Asso Gentlemen The Capital Stock of ot the thet U er Water Us Users User era Association is today at a premium This le Is evi evl evidenced denied by the fact tact that it la le very ery to obtain stock in the Echo Kp I This is he the h res result lt of these factors 1 1 Population and Industrial In the area has created i a much greater demand for tor water Greatly increased per capitA capita cap cap- ita consumption l' l of water since the building of the Echo Reservoir Reser Reser- voir 3 The Echo Reservoir has We should be very grateful to Proven to be a very sound project those men who back in fn the when a dollar was hard to get made the Echo project possible The Commissioner of ot the Bureau of Reclamation Floyd D. D Dom Dome DomIney Iney was Just recently In the Ogden Ogden Ogden Og Og- Og- Og den area inspecting the Weber Basin Project lIe He was WM very com com- toward those men who have been Instrumental for the development of water in this area The Tho Commissioners Commissioner's statements were printed in tn an editorial Inthe Inthe in inthe the Ogden Standard-Examiner Standard dated December 8 1960 as follows Value of Stored Water The people here do Indeed know the value of storing water and putting It to use when and where It I Is most needed They have gained this appreciation after years Tears of f watching conserved conserved conserved con con- served water build wealth One of the first of ot the ambItious ambitious ambi amble water projects included the construction of a dam in East Canyon to serve the Davis and Weber Counties Canal Company Com Com- pany This water converted what was known as the sandrIdge sand sandridge sandridge ridge into prosperous farms farma and end I I orchards Then came the Weber River Project Water stored In Echo Reservoir further increased the wealth of the area Pine View Dam with Its north and south high line Une canals 1 launched a a pew new enrichment process and now we a are e reaping the benefits of the yet not-yet- completed Weber Basin Project about which Mr DomIney displayed dis dis- played mu mush much h interest Yes the people of the area assuredly know the value of ot putting put put- Ung ting water to work I Complete Final Step We are endeavoring to complete the final step in perfecting the water right for the Echo Project i that that is the filing of all aU the final proof papers papers for tor the project with the State Engineer and thence obtaining a cert certificate from the State We have now completed all the field engineering work for Provo River Water Users Association We have also completed about 75 76 per cent of ot the field work In fn Davis and Weber counties We lave have yet to do studies in Morgan Summit and Wasatch counties The target date to complete this work is May 1961 Our original estimate to do this thle Job was to November 30 1960 1060 we have expended expended ex ex- It is now questionable questionable ques ques- if It we can stay within the I original estimate However the total cost probably will not exceed exceed exceed ex ex- The Echo Reservoir filled tilled to a credit of a a. a tt It this year Had the Weber River floW How this Oils been as much as 2 percent percent per percent cent less lees than it was we would not have filled to capacity We Wewer were were- able to deliver the full tull quota to all aU stockholderS stockholder The Echo Dam and appurtenant I ant ent works control gates cates ane and valves have been Inspected ns by bythe bythe bythe the Bureau Dureau of Reclamation and I the same are now in readiness for operation for tor the coming irrigation Irrigation Irrl- Irrl gation gatton season Following tabulation Is Ie the re re- re suit of ot the Winter Power r Contract Contract Contract Con Con- tract and a 4 put chase from train the Utah Power and Light Company for the period of ot October 10 1980 1960 to November 30 1960 1060 Association water stored by purchase purchase pur- pur chase from Irom Utah Power Light Co October to October 15 16 1760 16 a a. a ft tt ANO Association water stored under Winter r Power Contract October to October 31 SI 1960 1960 1489 1489 aIL a a. IL ft A. A q ocl water stored under Winter Power Contract November Novem ber bet 1 to November JO 10 J 1 1960 1 V a a. ft n. Total Tota Weber River Water Awn ANn water RaW stored 4 to Nov NOT 10 0 a ft nJ River r Water Users Utra bale bal k ance in Echo FAlbo as of No Nov 30 a a. a ft Gross Cross storage water In Echo Reservoir Nov Nor 30 1960 1960 a a. a ft Delivery of ot water through Provo Diversion Can Cant Canal l Oct 1 15 to Nov Nor 30 1960 1960 1304 1304 a a. ft tt Costs Cot DueOn DueOn Due DueOn On February 15 IB 1961 1061 there wilt will willbe be duo to the United States of ot America on the construction con cone costs of ot the Echo Dam This money has been collected and payment will be made before February 15 1960 The Tho stockholders ers have hate paid for per percent percent percent cent of ot the construction costs coats of the tho Dam nam with only per cent remaining unpaid Final payment due the Government Is February 15 1966 or five more payments after atter the February payment The Tho revenue from agricultural crops grown on the acres In 1959 acres reported in 1958 1918 served with water from the Echo Project is or a total of per er acre acro Following Following Following Follow Follow- ing are aro the tho Annual Crop Yield Reports from the year 1932 to 1959 inclusive which shows showe a I grand total of 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 3 3 1938 1939 3 36 3 6 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 12 12 1947 1918 1948 1949 19 1950 1951 1952 1953 9 1954 1955 8 1956 1957 9 1958 1953 1959 Up until about bout the year 1957 1951 practically per cent of ot all the Echo water was used for the Irrigation irrigation gation gatlon of farm products The The present present pres pres- ent trend is a change from agriculture agriculture agriculture agri agri- culture use to that of municipal use At the present time approximately a a. a ft annually finds its Us way to the municipal market There is attached hereto a statement statement state state- ment of at receipts and dIsbursements disbursements disbursements disburse dIsburse- ments for November 30 1959 to November 30 1960 inclusive The Statement shows as of December 1 I 1960 cash on hand handland and in the b bank nl in the t form rm of cash Certificates Certificates CerU- CerU of Deposit and Savings Accounts Accounts Accounts Ac Ac- counts totaling 1576 as compared compared com com- 1 pared ared with December 1 I 1950 of Respectfully submitted D D. D EARL HARRIS Manager Total disbursements for tor e the year were broken down into the following expend expenditures tures i I United States of America per cent General expenses per cent Reservoir maintenance per cent All AU other other per cent 2 2 Total disbursements Officers of the Association are Charles L. L Heslop Ogden president president president dent H H. H J. J Barnes Kaysville vice president and D D. Earl Harn Harris Harris Har Har- n ris e Layton secretary treasurer Directors Include the three officers officers of ot- and Morgan J. J Davies Morgan Elmer A. A Seal Riverton RIverton Riverton River- River ton Clyde B B. B Adams and James E. E Ellison Eileen Layton Albert Anderson Anderson Anderson And And- erson Hooper and Ralph A A. A Richards Oakley |