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Title BOR_CUP_1974
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the bboonnnneevviizlzltee unit is the largest and most comprehensive of the
authorized units of the central utah project and is the most significant al
water resource development to date in utah it is located in the central
portion of the state and includes developments in both the uinta and
bonneville basins with a substantial diversion of water from the uinta
basin to the bonneville basin
useable water supplies will be increased in the two basins by
means of regulatory storage works and conveyance facilities included
in these facilities will be 10 new reservoirs and the enlargement of two
existing reservoirs 2 major dikes on utah lake more than 114400mmiilleess of
aqueducts tunnels and canals 3 power plants and several ppuummppininggppllaannttss 1
about 313000 acre feet of water will be developed annually for municipal
and industrial purposes irrigation hhyyddroroellecttrriic power fish and wild
life flood control recreation and water qquuaalliittyyccoonnttrrooll
UINTA BASIN
starvation reservoir with a total capacity of 167300 acre ffebeeeeettt
was the first feature of the BbbBoooonnnnnnnnaeaeeevvviiittltllleee unit to be constructed it was
formed by a dam on strawberry river about three miles upstream from
duchesne to store unappropriated flows of the duchesne and strawberry
rivers
water will be rrreeelilleetaaassseeedddffrroomm starvation reservoir as nneeeeddeeddttoo
supplement present irrigation supplies in the duchesne river area and
to replace water presently used in tttthhhhaaaactttaaarrreeeaaa which will be diverted to
the bonneville basin existing canals and ditches will be rehabilitated
where needed and used to distribute project water released from
starvation reservoir
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crossing the high southern flank of the uuiinnttaammoouunnttaaiinnss the sssittrrraaamwh L
berry aqueduct about 37 miles long will intercept the flows of several
streams tributary to the duchesne river upper ssttiizuzuwaatteerr reservoir
on rock creek and currant creek reservoir on currant creek will serve
as eeuqqauulaaillziizziiinnnggg reservoirs along the aqueduct water will flow by gravity
through the aqueduct to the enlarged strawberry reservoir ssoozlddiieerrccrreeeekk
ddaami about 7 miles downstream from the existing ssttrraawwbebrreydrarmy dam will iiinnncccrrreeeaaasssqaae
the present strawberry reservoir capacity from 283000 to 1106500 acre
feet and thae normal water surface elevation of the reservoir will be raised
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bonneville basin
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water will be diverted from strawberry reservoir in the nneewv 6665.55 .44
mile long pressurized syar tunnel through the divide bbeettwweeeenmtcdthhhheaa&uuiinnttaa
and bonneville basins approximately 197600 acre feet of water will
be released annually tthhrroouugghhttdhhheee tunnel including 61000 adccrree feet of j
normal yyiieellddooffthtchheaea strawberry vvaailllleeyypprrdojjeecctt H
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power system
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water descending about 2000 feet to the vailley floor will flow iinni
succession through the diamond fork power ppillaannttas syar sixth water and
dyne the plants willhhaavvee a total ggeenneerraattiinnggccaappaacciittyy of about 133000
kilowatts part of the power produced at these plants will be used for
project pumping and the remainder for commercial consumption to help
repay project costs
use of water
strawberry reservoir water rreelleeaasseeddththrorouugghh the power plants during
the nonirrigation season will be stored in either utah lake the 51500 t
acre foot capacity hayes reservoir the enlarged mona rrreeessseeerrrvvvoooiirirsrj or the
existing sevier bridge reservoir sffsoooonrii later use during the irrigation
season sevier bridge reservoir is adequate to store and reregulate the
project water diverted to the sevier river basin summer season releases r
through the power plants will be used directly for irrigation
spanish fork river the 3322 mille ilong wasatch aqueduct thae 24 mille
long mhmooonnnaaannneeaePp hi canal the 27 mille ilong nephi sevier canal aannddtthheae sevier
river will ccoonnvveyeyiirrrriiggaattiioonn wvwaaattteeerrrfrfroomm the ppoowveerr plants and reservoirs to
lands in utah juab millard sanpete and sevier counties
the wwaassaattochh aqueduct will extend southwest from the ddyynnaeepPoowweerr plant
to york ridge mona nephi canal will continue south from york ridge to
nephi during the nnoonniirrrriiggaattiioonnsseeaassoonn some water will be released from
the mona nneepphhii canal for storage in the mona reservoir and during periods
of peak irrigation demand water will be pumped back to the mona nephi
ccaannaadl by the mona pumping plant at nephi water will be pumped by the
nneepphhiippuummppiinngg plant from the mmoonnda nephi canal to the nephi sevier canal
which will continue to the sevier bridge reservoir
mona reservoir will be enlarged to a ttottallcacappaacciittyy of 47000
acre feet by construction of a new dam conn currant creek
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municipal anndd industrial water released from jjJooorrrdddaaannnneaeeUnuleaeelerresseerrvvootirr
will be distributed in northern uUutttaaahhhaaannnddd salt lake counties bbyyttchhheee
jordan aqueduct system mMmuuunnniiiccciiipppaaalllaaannnddd industrial water rreelleeaasseeddfrforomm
ssstttrrraaawwabbbeeerrrryy reservoir will be used from sSpprriinnggvviillllee to nephi
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utah lake is a vital component of the bboonnnneevviizlzltee unit provo aannd
goshen bays will be separated from the main body of utah lllaaabkkeaeebbybyy dikes
to reduce evapotranspiration losses provo bay dike will be 6665.55 miles
long and will separate the eastern extremity from the lake lllaaannndddssliiinnn
provo bay amounting to about 9000 acres will bbeeddrraaiinneedd aannddrreeccllaaiimmeedd
for agricultural use A canal will be constructed to divert ssttrreeaammfflloowwss
around provo bbaayyttoo the lake bggoooooshhheeennn bay dike will be 5554.44 mmmiiilllleeesssillooilonnnggg and
will separate the southern bbaayyfffsrrrroooommnn the lake goshen bay is not suitable
for reclamation because of its high salt content and heavy texture of the
soil A waterfowl management area is planned for goshen bay if adequate
water can be made available 1
diking of utah llaakkeewwiilillilrerdeduuccee the surface area of the llaakkoae lbiyy
aabboouutt3355 and will result in an evaporation savings of more than 100000
acre feet annually in operation the level of the lake will be maintained
at about its present elevation part of the project water collected in
utah lake will be used for irrigation of lands near the lake shore and
part will be exchanged upstream on the provo river for water that presently
flows into the lake the replaced provo river water will be stored in the
new jJoorrddaannnneaeaeUlnulutteaaeee reservoir to be constructed about 6 miles north of heber city
some of the water stored in the 320000 acre foot capacity reservoir will be
used for supplemental irrigation near heber city but the greater part will
be used for municipal and industrial purposes in utah and salt lake counties
benefits of the bonneville unit
the bonneville unit will make water available to sustain continued
economic and industrial growth and hence population growth in utah
by providing
1 about 110000000000aaacccrceraeae fffeeeaaeedttooff water for mmmuuunnniiicrciippaallaanndd ailnnndddueuussssttttrrrriiiiaaaaillll
uses enough water to meet the municipal needs of a city of
s 500000 people
2 about 22007700o00o00o aacccraea ffebeeeeettt of iirrrrrciiiigbgbaaaattttiiloonn water- ffoorr 333300o00o00o acres of
new farm land and 221133000000aaccrreess of oefxeixsistitinngg farm land now
periodically short of water the iinncacrreeaassee in iuanngaarggircriicucuulltltutuurrraaalll &
i production on these lands will be equivalent in magnitude to
the present agricultural production in utah county j7
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3 A total of aabboouutt113333000000 kilowatts of installed rrcaaapppaaaccciiitttyyy in
i project hydroelectric power plants or enough energy to supply Afl
the power needs of a city of 110000000000ppeeooppllee
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4 extensive rreeccrreeaattiioonnaalldedveevleoloppmmeennttss on new and eennllaarrggeded
reclamation reservoirs A S
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5 an increase of about 500 million in assessed property valua-tion
a y as a result of the economic growth to be gggeeennneereartraeatdetbedydbbyy
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ft the bbbBoooonnnnnnnneaeeevvvvieiiizdlozlaeee uuUnnniitittwwwiiillllll provide fishing boating water t 3
skiing aannddffaammiillyycacmamppiningg on the nneewv aannddeennllaarrggeeddrreesseerrvvooiirrss yoys oa
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recreational developments are planned at tthheessSttataarrvrvvaaattiitooionnns strawberry
upper ssstttiiiutluwwaaatteteerrrj currant creek jjJJoooorrrrddddaanaannnaeeeelzlllZlzlzeaeaeeess mona and hayes reservoirs 0
and at 15 ssmmaaillllrreesseerrvvooiirrss on tthhaeepprroovvoo river headwaters M
sas& repayment of costs
a4tt construction costs of the bBbboooonnnnnnnnaeeevvviiZizuIiee unit are eeesssttitimimmaateatdetadedt aatt 445 1
million based on october 1970 prices of this amount about 9g0oz will be 1
repaid to the united states treasury the central utah water conservancy V
district has contracted to repay all of the municipal and industrialwwaatteerr
costs with interest and part of the irrigation costs the remainder of
the reimbursable project costs will be repaid by power revenues from the
bbbBoooonnnnnnnnaeeevvviiiztltlzleee unit power plants and from utahs share of power revenues acacru
ing to the upper colorado river bbaassiinnfufunndd since benefits will accrue to
the general public flood protection and recreation costs are rnneooninmreibmubrusrasabbllee s
project administration
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the central utah water conservancy district established in11996655 t
is the legal aaggeennccyyttoo represent the people of tthhee1122 county area of the
project the counties are duchesne garfield juab millard plute 7 J salt lake sSaannppeettee sevier summit uintah utah and wasatch the
district will administer the sale and ddeellivivereyroyf of pprroojjeeccttwwwaaatnteeerrr operate
and maintain most of the project facilities and has contracted with the
US government for repayment of reimbursable costs of the central utah jaiikk
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Identifier http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/WesternWatersProject/id/13097

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