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Show lands. Some water was delivered to water users on a rental basis during the 1966 irrigation season. It is planned to transfer the project facilities to an operation and maintenance status by January 1, 1967. 5. WYOMING a. Lyman Project The Lyman Project is located in Uinta County in southwestern Wyoming near the town of Lyman. The project will deliver supplemental water to 36,000 acres of presently irrigated lands. Two dams - the Meeks Cabin and China Meadows - will be built by the Bureau of Reclamation and will comprise the principal features of the project. Construction Activities Major construction work was started on the Lyman Project in May 1966 with the award of a $5.8 million contract for construction of Meeks Cabin Dam on the Blacks Fork. The contractor improved about 15 miles of access road to the damsite, prepared a large portion of the foundation for the dam, and began placing some earthfill in July. By mid-September he had started placement of the impervious zone 1 material, and by the end of September he had 150,000 cubic yards in place. The total yardage in the completed dam will approximate SV2 million cubic yards. Overall percentage completion by the end of September was 13 percent. When completed, Meeks Cabin Dam will be 3,100 feet long at the crest with a height of 174 feet above streambed. b. Seedskadee Project The Seedskadee Project will provide for the irrigation of 58,775 acres of dry arable land along both sides of the Green River in an area extending from 14 to 50 miles northwest of Green River, Wyoming. It will also provide water for future municipal and industrial needs. Fontenelle Dam and Reservoir on Green River will be used both for storage (to a total capacity of 345,000 acre-feet) and as a means of diverting water from the river. A 10,000-kilowatt power-plant is under construction at the toe of the dam. Development of a wildlife refuge downstream from Fontenelle Dam will be an adjunct to the project to be constructed under Section 8 of the Colorado River Storage Project Act. 108 |