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Show <• in the summer of 1993, this council meets monthly to discuss Jordan River watershed management issues. Its duties, directed by the Board of County Commissioners, are: A) Prepare an annual report of activities, in coordination with all governmental agencies represented on the council. B) Review and evaluate development proposals within the flood channel, flood plain, meander corridor, wetlands, and other areas of important riparian resource values along the Jordan River, and evaluate potential impacts of proposals. C) Recommend and prioritize planning activities to address or mitigate impacts of development proposals, and coordinate among the parties to effectively review, monitor and evaluate the progress of plan implementation. D) Coordinate and integrate the interests of parties which may be impacted by proposals for development of mitigation, and assist local, state, and federal management agencies in the prioritization of proposals for potential funding and cost sharing. E) Recommend priorities for acquisition of critical water related resources, including wetlands, riparian corridors, meander corridors, wildlife reserves, and park lands. Table 6- 3 IRRIGATION COMPANIES Irrigation Company Acres Served Utah and Salt Lake Canal Company 9,300 East Jordan Irrigation Company 6,700 South Jordan Canal Company 5,930 Draper Irrigation Company 4,600 North Jordan Irrigation Company 3,170 Sandy Irrigation Company 2,500 North Point Consolidated Irrigation Company 2,400 Brighton and North Point Irrigation Company 2,000 Green Ditch Water Company 2,000 Union Jordan Irrigation Company 1,700 Little Cottonwood - Tanner Irrigation Co. 1,260 Nickel Irrigation Company 900 Union and East Jordan Irrigation Company 850 Lower Mill Creek Irrigation Company 800 Big Cottonwood Lower Canal Company 800 Sandy Canal Company 800 Richards Irrigation Company 500 Walker Ditch Company 500 McGhie Irrigation Company 480 East Mill Creek Irrigation Company 400 Hill Ditch Irrigation Company 320 Butler Ditch Irrigation Company 300 Little Cottonwood - Brown Ditch Company 300 Galena Canal Company 296 Spring Creek Irrigation Company 275 Rose Creek Irrigation Company 250 Total 49,331 This partial list of Salt Lake County's mutual irrigation companies only includes companies with water rights serving lands in excess of 250 acres. 6- 3 |