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Show 4. WYOMING a. Lyman Project The Lyman Project is located in Uinta County in southwestern Wyoming near the town of Lyman. As presently designed and planned, the project would serve supplemental water to 36,000 irrigable acres in the project area. Two dams - the Meeks Cabin and China Meadows Dams and Reservoirs - will be built by the Bureau of Reclamation and will comprise the principal features of the project. Construction Activities The definite plan report has been completed and was approved by the Commissioner on March 15, 1963. Preconstruction surveys were initiated on July 1, 1963. First construction to be undertaken will be an access road to the Meeks Cabin damsite, scheduled to begin in Spring 1964. 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 will be constructed 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 Public Law 485. About 100 miles of canals and 160 miles of laterals will be constructed in the distribution system to convey water from the reservoir to farm units. Construction Activities A contract was awarded in June 1961 for construction of Fontenelle Dam. By September 30, 1963, the dam was 86 percent completed. During August 1963 the Green River was diverted to run through the dam's completed river outlet works so that embankment could be placed in the old diversion channel. On April 8, 1963, a $1,335,000 contract was awarded for construction of the 10,000- 64 |
