Show WN j H I 1 NEWS 4 an fa FROM OM OUR congressman W K GRANGER continuation of review of postwar projects for utah which ars are re he greiving mg active consideration at the present present time HURRICANE PROJECT the Hi hurricane cima project contern platt plates regu regulation lation of the virgin river er at the virgin city reatar Rea reservoir site to furnish iri an irrigation supply for 16 acres of new arable land in utah and armona arizona extending boath southwest from hurricane utah and a supplemental supply of water for aeres acres to in the vicinities of 1 the towns of hurricane washington and st george utah flood control silt detention power fish culture and recreation are am also resulting benefits of the project VERNAL PROJECT the vernal project can contemplates templates the cons construction t ebion of an off stream earn reservoir at the site ns near vernal utah to store water supplied by a feeder canal from ashley creek A supplemental supplement ail supply is to be f furnished n 24 aeres acres of lands now irrigated about 60 per cent of these lands lie be below the reservoir site ate and the remainder are to participate titi pate in m the development by means of an exchange of water UINTAH echo park unit the project proposes a high dam at the echo park site on the green river flavor the dam w would ld create a head for a power plant at echo park andl also provide storage regulation for far other power developments to be constructed at points downstream CUTLER PROJECT the cutler project contemplates the raising of the pre present sent cutler cus dam on bear river to P provide vide storage for irrigation of lands below the reater reservoir vair I 1 including el a portion of malad valley and lands north th and test east of the liter bear river bay af great salt lake DEWEY RESERVOIR PROJECT the dewey site is as located on an t tt Cu colorado lorado rover river just below the eon con fluence of the colorado Colora dG and dolores river near moab utah the purpose of the project is the production product in of P power at the site propose proposal stream flow regulation at dewey res a will alss also belief t oth mothr i developments on the lower colorado river nver EXTENSION consideration is ca being given to extending the moon lake project to some 13 acres of rew new lands in duchesne and umlah counties utah these lands include the auray valley and blue bench lands addition al storage reser reservoirs verns will tie be bequir ed delivery of water to some same oreas areas involves rather tom complicated exchanges As yet plans ar development t are still in a very tentative state |