Show Dedication Set j For Weber W eber S i Basin Project Project Y Dedication ceremony for the Weber Basin Project has been set for August 16 at 11 am a.m. at Pineview Reservoir according according accord accord- ing to Wayne Winegar secre secre- tary-manager tary for the Weber Basin Water Conservancy Dis Dis- THE TIlE CONSERVANCY District District District Dis Dis- Dis- Dis will sponsor the event with assistance from the US U.S. Bureau of Reclamation the agency that designed and constructed constructed constructed con con- the project features The Weber Basin Project is designed to effectively store and utilize the waters of the Weber River Basin by a system system system tem of dams canals power- power plants and pumping plants COST OF the project is about million of which the Conservancy District Distri t by contract will return to the federal treasury a maximum of 81 million subject to final cost allocations over a 60 year period Flood control and recreation costs allocated to the project are Already the Bureau of Reclamation has turned over to the district for operation and maintenance all of the major project facilities fa fa- fa FOR THE ceremony on August August August Aug Aug- 16 Utah's senior senator Wallace Bennett will provide the principal address Also appearing on the program willbe willbe will willbe be Commissioner Floyd E. E Dominy of the Bureau of Reclamation Reclamation Reclamation Rec Rec- Governor Calvin Rampton Senator Frank Moss and former Senator Arthur Watkins Actual site for the ceremony is Anderson Cove the large US U.S. Forest Service picnic ground on the south side of Pineview Reservoir Refreshments Refreshments Refreshments Refresh Refresh- ments will be served to the public after the dedication THE WEBER Basin Project was authorized by Congress in August 1949 but construction construction construction tion did not begin until 1956 Since then over 30 project t features have been built I These include Wanship Willard Willard Willard Wil- Wil lard East Canyon Lost Creek L i and Causey Dams enlargement of Pineview Dam Stoddard and Slaterville Diversion Dams numerous pumping plants Davis Aqueduct and Gateway Canal and other water distribution distribution distribution distri distri- facilities WEBER BASIN Project currently currently currently cur cur- provides irrigation service service service ice for nearly acres of land In addition treatment plants constructed by the Weber Basin Water Conservancy Conservancy Conservancy ancy District will provide 50 SO- feet acre-feet of water annually for municipal and industrial use Project facilities provide additional additional additional ad ad- benefits to the area in the form of flood control and enhancement of fishing Minimum storage pools are maintained in the reservoirs for game fish while stream- stream flows below the reservoirs are regulated to provide adequate flows for fish ALONG THE several reservoirs reservoirs reservoirs reser reser- recreation facilities have been constructed for boating fishing swimming and camping Job Cor Corpsmen men of the Weber Basin Civilian Conservation Cor Corps have already al already already al- al ready built many of these facilities facilities facilities fa fa- fa- fa and will construct additional additional additional ad ad- ones as time and their work program permit The Weber Basin Project is one of the most important assets to the people in this part of Utah Its importance will grow as the need for water becomes more acute I therefore therefore there there- fore invite imite everyone to attend the dedication ceremony of this vital project at Pineview Reservoir Reservoir Reservoir Res Res- on August 16 Mr Winegar said |