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Show Advance planning studies on the Jensen Unit, consisting of land classification, water supply studies, and plan formation studies are continuing. In the Jensen area studies are being made on the possibilities for pumping water from Green River and for storage on Brush Creek to serve project lands directly and by exchange. An expanded plan to serve additional land areas and to provide municipal and industrial water for Jensen and Ashley Valley areas is being considered. Definite plan reports on the Upalco and Jensen Units are scheduled for completion in fiscal years 1966 and 1967, respectively. b. Emery County Emery County Project will provide supplemental water for 18,004 acres of land and a full supply for 771 acres in Emery County in east-central Utah near the towns of Huntington, Castle Dale, and Orangeville. Principal construction features will include Joes *7~lley Dam and Reservoir on Cottonwood Creek with a storage capacity of 62,500 acre-feet, the Swasey Diversion Dam located about 10 miles downstream from Joes Valley, the 16-mile Cotton-wood-Huntington Canal heading at the Swasey Diversion Dam, the Huntington North Dam and Reservoir with a capacity of 5,420 acre-feet, and the 3^4-mile Huntington North Service Canal. Canal lining, laterals, and drains will be constructed as required. Recreation facilities will be provided at the project storage sites. Construction Activities Progress in construction of Joes Valley Dam has been excellent. By the end of September 1965, about 95 percent of the work was completed-well ahead of schedule. It is anticipated that the dam will be finished during the latter part of October, with storage of water to commence in November. It is planned to deliver water from Joes Valley Reservoir to water users on a rental basis during the 1966 irrigation season and to place the project under operation and maintenance status by January 1, 1967. Other project features under construction and progressing satisfactorily are the Cottonwood Creek-Huntington Canal and Swasey Diversion Dam, the Huntington North Dam and Reservoir, and the Huntington North Service Canal and Huntington North Reservoir Feeder Canal. 93 |