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Show 76 ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF WATER DEVELOPMENT Weber- Provo Canal Enlargement This canal, nine miles long, from the Weber River to the Provo, originally was constructed with a capacity of 210 second feet under a contract between the United States and the Weber River Water Users Association as a part of the Echo reservoir unit of the Salt Lake Basin project, and the right was reserved in this contract for the government to enlarge it to 1,000 second feet for diversion to the Provo River of surplus Weber River water and water now used on the Weber River for power. Work already has been begun on enlargement of the first 1.5 mile section and on January 1, 1942, the construction was about 5 per cent complete. Some sections will be done by force account. The canal operation was taken over by the Provo River Water Users Association about two years ago. It is now a part of the Deer Creek division and its cost has been assumed by the Provo Association. By its use in the diversion of waters of the Weber River some benefits have already accrued to irrigation subscribers and it is reasonable to expect something of really substantial effect during 1942. Provo Reservoir Canal Enlargement Extending along the Provo Bench in Utah County, this canal is the highest and largest canal carrying water from the Provo River. It is being enlarged from approximately 210 second feet capacity to a capacity of 550 second feet through a 23- mile distance from Provo Canyon to the Jordan Narrows. It will serve about 40,000 acres in Utah County and some lands in Salt Lake County. The enlargement work is to be carried out during the non- irrigation season. The Metropolitan Water District of 95. The IVeber- Provo diversion canal, as it appeared before enlargement work began. Hampton C. Godbe |