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Show by the original homesteader in the area for whom the features were named. The work on Steinaker Dam was completed and accepted by the Bureau of Reclamation on January 4, 1961. The Fort Thorn-burgh Diversion Dam, Steinaker Feeder Canal, and Steinaker Service Canal will be completed in the spring of 1962. Supplemental irrigation water will be available to the Ashley Valley farms in 1962. Advance Planning The definite plan report on the Bonneville Unit of the Central Utah Project is scheduled for completion in June 1963. This unit is the largest and most complex of those that comprise the initial phase of the over-all project. The Bonneville Unit includes plans for supplementing the irrigation supply for those lands in the Duchesne River Area and for transporting water into the Bonneville Basin for municipal, industrial and irrigation purposes. A Study Committee was formed in April 1961 composed of representatives of the various interests in water development in the Duchesne River Area. The work of this committee will expedite the development of the Bonneville Unit. Reports on the remaining two separable units, the Upalco and Jensen, will be completed in 1964 and 1965, respectively. b. Emery County Project The Emery County Project will provide supplemental water for 18,004 acres of land and a full supply for 771 acres in Emery County in Eastcentral Utah near the towns of Huntington, Castle Dale, and Orangeville. Principal construction features will include the Joes Valley Dam and Reservoir on Cottonwood Creek with an active storage capacity of 50,000 acre-feet, the Swasey Diversion Dam located about ten miles downstream from Joes Valley, the 16-mile Cottonwood-Huntington Canal heading at the Swasey Diversion Dam, the Huntington North Dam and Reservoir with an active capacity of 3,100 acre-feet, and the 3^-mile Huntington North Service Canal. Canal lining, laterals and drains will be constructed as required. Recreational facilities will be provided at the project storage sites. Advance Planning The field draft of the Definite Plan Report on the Emery County Project was completed in September 1961. Congress appropriated $500,000 to initiate construction of this project during fiscal year 1962. It is anticipated that a construction office will be established and preconstruction work be underway in 1962. 55 |