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Show 84 ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF WATER DEVELOPMENT Weber- Provo Diversion Canal and Diverting Works When the " Echo Project" on the Weber River was constructed, the " Weber- P rovo Diversion Canal" from the Weber to the Provo River with a capacity of 210 second feet was built as part of it. Diverting works were constructed in contemplation of the construction of the Deer Creek Division of the Provo River Project and in the expectation that the Canal would finally be taken over and enlarged to a capacity of 1000 second feet for its use and benefit. Negotiations for the purchase of this canal and appurtenant works and for the assumption by the Provo Association of the obligations of the Weber 102. Weber River station of the Utah Power & Light Company. Revision of the operating plan of this plant was necessary in order to permit diversion of winter power water from the Weber River for storage in Deer Creek reservoir. River Water Users Association for the delivery of Echo Project water to the Provo were carried on over a period of more than a year, and a contract of purchase was finally formulated and executed by the two Associations. By this contract the Provo Association assumed an obligation amounting to $ 190,000. Miscellaneous Relationships Other contracts of importance were those with the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad for the removal of its track from the reservoir area and its relocation above the high water line. Another of the same purpose as to its lines was entered into with the Mountain States Telegraph and Tele- |