Show STATE DECIDES TO START MOON LAKE STORAGE PROJECT request for views on purchase terms with acceptance by the utah water storage the report of W W johnston of the federal reclamation bureau on the economic possibilities of the moon aloon lake project in iii duchesne county the project was launched wednesday following the suggestions of the report the commission was told by ray E dillman of roose velt president preside it of the state senate and spokesman tor for a delegation of farmers that the land owners will be asked to express their definite acceptance or rejection of a proposal to purchase storage water at a price to be repaid over I 1 a term of 40 years without in I 1 terest the commission requested E 0 larsen engineer for the bureau to make a reconnaissance survey and estimate of the cost of taking surplus water in the reservoir to the uintah river side aide of the divide where it was asserted a demand has been made mad e for such water director says project economically feasible sir air johnston Is assistant director of oc econom economical eco nomica ioa for the reclamation bureau ills his report is to the that it if repayment term terms are ara not to exceed per acre aar e per year the project is economic lly ii fe able the project con timalee ti malej construction construct ioa or of a 30 aie e foot reservoir on oil the la vork river at moon aloon lake tim tho engineering report cover in tais iiii report has haa not yet be beut ben ut made ma de public it was prepared prepa pre red oine months igo ago under E 0 lar soa sio i engineer ng ineer tor for the bureau in char charge chare e of utai investigations and some of its provisions pro v inions are referred to in mr air johnstons johns tons report the engineering report says mr air johnston Joh naton from a study of water resources indicates a requirement qui rement of one acre foot ot of storage capacity per aero acre fot for most of the land and one talt balf acre foot tor for the balance of the acres classified are considered reasonably certain to want with a total d demand estorage for acre feet of capacity with an annual payment or per acre from land using one acre foot storage capacity pet per acre and proportionate payments by lands using other amounts ute te estimated cost of ll for the proposed reservoir of acre feet capacity would be repaid by the acres in forty three years there are possibilities tor for the same of the remaining storage capacity of acre feet and such sales would make it possible for the construction cooty coas to be repaid in forty years as aa allowed by law study says the report in ia a preceding paragraph leads to the conclusion that under th the present agricultural conditions and band with the present limited transportation facilities the irrigable lands ca can caa a pay per acre toot foot of storage capacity per year in repayment of storage construction st provided storage is not allocated in amounts greatly in excess of one acre toot foot per acre an and d assessments for other purposes are not materially raised above present amounts amo unto it if the assessments for other purposes would need to lye be raised to take care of continued on last page state decides to start moon lake project continued from page one additional construction drainage or for far other purposes it Is questionable tio it if the above amount could be paid report takes up soil aan agricultural i cultural prospects mr johnston has devoted a considerable part of his report to a study of the soils and the possibilities ties of agriculture in in the uintah basin under somewhat what adverse because of the lack of railroad facilities to markit market the most desirable lands under the project he finds are in the eastern portion in the vicinity ot of roosevelt west weal of roosevelt in the vicinity of loka ioka extensive areas are adversely affected with a high ground water ions eions much aluch ot of the area in the northwestern portion Is difficult to cultivate because of loose rock th the e larger part of the irrigated riza ed la land nd under the farmers irrigation company centering in and around bluebell to Is shallow and sandy considering as irrigable only lands possessed ot of irrigation facilities cili ties and capable ot of paying con bt ruction charges the results of the reconnaissance of 0 irrig irrigable abl e lands are summarized class 1 lands acres lands placed in second class on account of adverse alkali and drainage conditions acres lands placed in second class on account of 0 being somewhat rocky shallow or rough acres lands placed in second clam on account of a combination ot of the above deficiencies acres Total irrigable acres |