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Digital Collections at BYU
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | page 11 Annual Report 1974, page 11 |
| Coverage | Electronic reproduction; |
| Format | 11 text/PDF |
| Rights | Brigham Young University; http://lib.byu.edu/about/copyright/generic.php Public Domain Public |
| Language | English; eng; en |
| Relation | Central Utah Project; Western Waters Digital Library; associates consulting engineers with the cooperation of many water groups city and county officials and private firms in the uinta basi basin basl n the study indicates that future growth in the uinta basin will produce increased water demands in the communities in the study area it shows that the municipal needs of the study area will total 5863 acre feet by the year 2020 the study breaks this total demand into 485 acre feet for the duchesne area and 5378 acre feet for the roosevelt area the report clearly indicates that these needs can be adequately met by the upalco and uintah units of the central utah project and by water from the already completed starvation reservoir the increase in population and water demand in the uinta basin area has created varied reaction as to the urgency and extent of the municipal water needs A comparison helps to put the total increase in perspective municipal water demands along the wasatch front through the year 2000 are projected to require 99000 acre feet additional water while the duchesne and roosevelt areas combined are expected to need 3945 acre feet in new municipal water supplies these are the latest figures available and include the projected optimum growth expected in the uinta basin taking into consideration full oil and oil shale development and the expected population increase as a result of that water demands in the uinta basin are great just as water needs are great in many different parts of the state including the wasatch front the urgency is that the uintah upalco and jensen units of the central utah project need to begin construction at the earliest possible date since the fossil fuel developments will create almost immediate needs which must be met the central utah water conservancy district is working to meet the needs within the 12 county district boundaries CUWCD officials state officials and local area leaders made two trips during the past year to washington DC to appeal for early construction of the uintah upalco and jensen units to meet water demands upalco uintah and jensen units growth as a result of oil and oil shale developments in the uinta basin has created an almost immediate urgency for the early completion of the uintah upalco and jensen units of the central utah project see uinta basin study article for additional information the uintah unit when complete will provide 52000 acre feet of municipal industrial and agricultural water approximately 53000 acres of land in the roosevelt and surrounding areas will receive water from the project including 42000 acres of indian land the water provided by the uintah unit is sufficient to meet the oil oil shale and municipal growth which is projected to occur in the unit area special trips to washington DC D C by district officials and others resulted in approval of a feasibility comparison ratio consistent with other previously authorized colorado river storage projects thus enabling early construction under an economically feasible plan this move by administration officials should expedite construction of the much needed unit the jensen unit is located in the northeastern corner of utah in the ashley valley vernal area the unit will develop about 22600 acre feet of water for municipal industrial and agricultural purposes the jensen unit area now stands on the threshold of a population boom of large proportions fossil fuel development oil oil shale and coal has created a need for water resource development to meet the impending water demands A draft environmental statement has been completed for the jensen unit after public hearings and final approval are complete the jensen unit should be ready to move into a full construction program the upalco unit is located near the center of duchesne county the unit will provide 20500 acre feet of new water supply for municipal industrial and agricultural uses although still in planning stages the recent trips by district officials and others to washington DC resulted in expedited consideration of the unit new fossil fuel and related water demands in the uinta basin are also expected to move the upalco unit along with the uintah and jensen units more quickly toward construction AS DEMAND GROWS WATER FROM A VARIETY OF SOURCES WILL BE NECESSARY TO MEET THE PROJECTED WATER NEEDS THE CHARTS SHOW THE RELATIVE percentages OF WATER FROM DIFFERENT SOURCES NEEDED TO FILL THE MUNICIPAL AND industrial WATER DEMANDS IN THE YEAR 2020 FOR THE DUCHESNE AND ROOSEVELT AREAS 100 loo central utah project water 90 from the L central gentral utahwater Utah Water 80 invancydjstnct CY itrict itrice A jl 70 60 duchesne treated water 50 32 40 30 duchesnewells Duches duchesne neWells wells weils welis 20 34 10 01 1 DUCHESNE AREA central utah pr proiecfewater 0 1 6 C awater fwater fro front froni mt thei h centraiutavger central ufa uia uis hwa ier ter nS wt ba b4 dlgljct iict mict 62 62iif va A al lan lkn sms emd mad big springs 16 rooseveltwells roosevelt Roosevel wells tWells weils welis 12 uriah heap springs logo 1066 10 L ROOSEVELT AREA |
| Identifier | http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/WesternWatersProject/id/687 |
