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Show of air quality by this additional traffic volume may be reduced as State and Federal government automobile emission standards are made more stringent and are enforced. Flood Control Flood control protection that would be offered by the major reservoirs would allow more effective land use and would reduce flood loss. The Unit would be operated to eliminate flood damages that have occurred in past years. The Corps of Engineers estimates that annual savings in property values attributable to the Unit would amount to $ 1+ 31,250.13^> x35, loo 0ver the 100- year life of the Unit this savings would amount to $ 37 million in absolute terms or using present worth values for discounting future values it would amount to about $ 11 million. These benefits are summarized as follows: Average Annual Feature Flood Control Benefit Hayes $ 100,000 Jordanelle 200,000 Utah Lake Provo Bay 35,000 Lake rim less Provo Bay 30,000 Jordan River 9,000 Starvation 1,250 Springville Bypass 56,000 Total $ 1+ 31,250 These benefits would occur around Utah Lake and along Hobble Creek and the Duchesne, Provo, Spanish Fork, and Jordan Rivers. Future annual flood damages along the Duchesne River have been estimated to decrease $ 1,250 with Starvation Dam and Reservoir. In the case of Utah Lake and Jordan River the benefits are based on a finding that lake levels above compromise level under Unit conditions would be slightly lower than they would be without the Unit. Such lower levels would result in less damage to property around Utah Lake and a small reduction in flood flows and flood damage along the main stem of the Jordan River. Benefits from Lampton Reservoir have not been estimated. Pesticides ( l) General The impacts of the use of pesticides upon life systems are difficult to measure. A study of pesticide residues in Utah Lake drainage was conducted by Brigham Young University in 1969-*- » ^ under a grant from the Environmental Protection 401 |
