Record Details
page A-22
Digital Collections at BYU
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | page A-22 Final environmental statement : authorized Jensen Unit, Central Utah Project, Utah, page A-22 |
| Coverage | Electronic reproduction; |
| Format | A-22 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; c tyzack aqueduct tyzack aqueduct extending southwesterly from the tyzack pumping plant to ashley creek would be a buried precast concrete pressure pipe system with a capacity of 46 cfs cs the aqueduct would be equipped with a 34 foot diameter 40 foot high pressure regulating tank at the ridge crossing above steinaker reservoir and a butterfly valve turnout into ashley creek the width of the aqueduct right of way would vary from 45 to 80 feet construction of tyzack aqueduct would not require the relocation of any existing utilities however it would cross a 4 ginch inch diameter utah gas service line an earth cover of about five feet would be provided and care would be exercised in crossing this line crossings of irrigation ditches and roads would be provided where necessary the tyzack aqueduct as described in the draft environmental statement DES 7522 75 22 terminated at steinaker reservoir comments both written and oral from local water users at the may 28 1975 public hearing proposed extension of the aqueduct to ashley creek this proposal has been accepted by the bureau of reclamation and would facilitate maximum exchange of project water with ashley springs for municipal and industrial use in lieu of non project treatment facilities near steinaker reservoir previously contemplated ashley spring water would require little or no treatment and its optimum use would satisfy the municipal and industrial need for several years before major treatment facilities would be required tyzack aqueduct would deliver project water to ashley creek immediately above major irrigation canal diversions it was recognized that increased use of ashley springs by vernal city for municipal and industrial use would decrease the flow of ashley creek between the spring and the aqueduct delivery point a distance of about six miles vernal city is presently diverting ashley springs for municipal and industrial use and plans increased use for this purpose in the future the jensen unit would facilitate this increased municipal and industrial use without creating shortages for the irrigator by delivery of project water in exchange for ashley springs water d transmission facilities both the tyzack and burns pumping plants would be operated with power obtained from the colorado river storage project CRSP connections with the storage project system would be made by a tap on the 138 kv flaming gorge vernal line no 1 near brush creek and a similar tap on the vernal hayden line near its crossing with utah state highway 149 A 22 |
| Identifier | http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/WesternWatersProject/id/5026 |
