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Show 38,325 Acres Of Land Withdrawn For River Projects . The Bureau of Reclamation v withdrawn 38,825 acres of u in Ashley National Forest for itial work on the Upper Colora River project. uo The land is needed f0r rp, ervoirs, aqueducts and 0tho water supply features stated w A. Dexheimer, Reclamation Com missioner. The area affected is in the east central part of the state. Main features of the project are Straw berry aqueduct, Strawberry rJ ervoir enlargement by construction of Soldier Creek Dam, four powe, plants with combined capacity nf 61,000 kilowatts, and other res ulating reservoirs, aqueducts, canals can-als and distributing systems' When completed, Central Utah Project will supply supplemental water to 132,000 acres, provide irrigation to 29,000 acres of new land, and will furnish 49,000 acre-feet acre-feet of municipal water, i . . |