Show OFFICIATED IX ROUND BREAKING These men were tortured at brief and Impressive ground-breaking ceremonies dr f long-awaited Big Sand Wash reservoir near Gilbert Leo vice-president Utah Hater and Power Phil member of contracting N. Brotherson offered dedicatory Bruce director I Lake Water Users sponsors of the LIFTS FIRST DIRT WITH SHOVEL Leo Superintendent of Moon Lake Water Users was ghen authority my the hoard of directors of the group that is sponsoring the reservoir to lift the first shovel of Bruce and board member watched the Ground broken Monday for Big Sand Wash Project i large delegation of people King In the Uintah Basin tat joined by several water Ej community leaders from testate Monday to participate Impressive breaking at the site of the Sand Wash The marked the start of a ter control and storage dreamed about locally PRESIDING AS master of was Bruce director of the Moon Lake filer Users He produced many of the visitors ind announced the purpose of the occasion was to bring into reality a project that will do much to control the waters of the Lake Fork River in the vicinity of After the introduction of special comments were made by several people representing various water groups in and about the Leo vice president of the Utah Water and Power represented that group and expressed pleasure that he was able to vote for approval of a loan to help construct this much needed water storage He brought greetings from the entire and the Jay ALSO SPEAKING for the was Hugh Colton of who predicted the building of the Big Sand Wash project by the Moon Lake Water Users as an independent would see greater development in this area throughout the j the Central Utah which people to get behind Central Utah and push for early construction Colton also praised the work of the Utah State legislature that made funds available to the aiding such The Upalco unit has been a part of the Central Utah which is reason for the name Representing the Utah Fish and Game Department was Vergil J regional who brought greetings from the director and the commission He told the group of an agreement that had been arrived at by the Moon Lake Water Users and the Fish and Game where by they would continue to the building of the dam for the privilege of having not less than 1200 acre-feet of water left in the reservoir to maintain fish ENGINEER EXPLAINS PROJECT member of the engineering firm of Todd and Of Brigham explains few of the engineering principals involved with building a shortage reservoir that will impound acie-feet of water for Irrigation Part of the large crowd that assembled Is shown in the PHIL member of the and W-M Construction expressed pleasure at being able to build this most important dam for the people of Duchesne Gilbert of and Engineering briefly summarized that construction would consist and gave some of the physical aspects of the ANOTHER LARGE contributor of funds to help build the Upalco dam is thc Agriculture Stabilization and Conservation committee They will put into the half of which comes from Duchesne County and Uintah The national matches funds that are accumulated on a local Speaking for the was Nathan office who gave a few statistics as to how they get their funds and why they are so anxious to support this particular As was announced last week the W-M Construction w was awarded the general contract for has sublet the concrete phase to the Ned Mitchell Contracting firm IMPRESSIVE START ON PROJECT The W-M Construction Company who was awarded the contract to construct the reservoir moved in equipment last Friday and while the celebration was being carried heavy equipment was at The circled X Indicates where earth filled dam will be of The contractors assured the group assembled is was their plans to use local labor and materials in every instance THE EARTH-FILL structure when will impound acre-feet of water mainly from the Lake Fork The pledged by the is in addition to the 00 interest-free loan through the Utah Water and Power Board to the Moon Lake Water Users and the offered by the Fish and Game Commission for this private project which was originally planned as a part of the initial phase of the Central I Utah THE DEDICATORY prayer was offered by William N. Brotherson director and bishop of the Altamont Merrill Millet ward bishop offered the Owen Burgener played the National Anthem on his cornet and sang a vocal Free soda pop was furnished by the Hullinger j Bottling and the supplied free |