Record Details
page 3-83
Digital Collections at BYU
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | page 3-83 Phase II summary report (final) : Utah Lake water quality, hydrology and aquatic biology impact analysis summary for the irrigation and drainage system--Bonneville Unit, Central Utah Project, page 3-83 |
| Coverage | Electronic reproduction; |
| Format | 3-83 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; D IMPACTS OF DIKING PROVO AND GOSHEN BAYS ON INSECT PEST AND VECTOR production PROVO BAY DIKE according to the bonneville unit plan for utah lake march 1981 prepared by the bureau of reclamation provo bay would be separated from the main body of the lake by a 7.2 72 72 mile long dike beginning near the provo river north of the provo municipal airport and extending southward across the bay along the west side of the airport dike the bay would then be drained and the land would be used for agriculture about 9500 acres of lands in the provo bay area including some fringe lands would be reclaimed or improved by the drainage program and provided with irrigation facilities and project water potential alternative uses of provo bay lands include the following 1 the lands behind the dike could be used for agricultural purposes as described in the proposed plan 2 the lands could be used for mixed industrial development such as industrial parks 3 the lands could be used for expansion of the provo city urban or residential area and 4 the lands could be developed to enhance the existing wildlife habitat in the bay with or without the dike in place the following is a discussion of impacts associated with the proposed provo bay dike and the alternative land uses for lands behind the dike since the diking of provo bay would probably only impact on insect pest and vector production in provo bay proper the following discussion pertains only to that area within provo bay behind the proposed dike mosquito problems and control areas around the bay that are frequently flooded and exposed due to water level fluctuations are heavy production areas for aedes mosquitoes figure 2d ad 1 shallow areas where water coverage is more constant produce large numbers of culex and culiseta Culi seta mosquitoes figure 2d ad 2 the more permanent open water areas of provo bay generally do not 3 83 |
| Identifier | http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/WesternWatersProject/id/9752 |
