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Show programs for the development of recreational areas, water conservation, flood control, reclamation, and wildlife resources on or along the Provo and Jordan Rivers and their tributaries and within their flood plains. The 13 members of the board were recently selected, and money has been appropriated from the general fund for the purposes of this act. Several plans of development for portions of the parkway have been proposed, but none have been accepted by the board at this time. Description and Operation of the Bonneville Unit The Bonneville Unit is the largest and most comprehensive of the authorized units of the Central Utah Project. Because of its size and complexity and the on- going construction program, the Bonneville Unit can best be described and its environmental impact assessed by dividing it into six component parts or systems according to location and function. These systems are designated as follows: ( 1) Starvation Collection System, ( 2) Strawberry Aqueduct and Collection System, ( 3) Diamond Fork Power System, ( 4) Irrigation and Drainage System, ( 5) Municipal and Industrial Water System, and ( 6) Bureau of Indian Affairs Activity. The features of each of the six systems are discussed in this section, and physical data on the major features of each system are presented in tables. a. Starvation Collection System A sketch map of the Starvation Collection System is shown in Figure A- 4. ( 1) Knight Diversion Dam Knight Diversion Dam, completed in July 1968, diverts water from the Duchesne River into the Starvation Feeder Conduit. It is located on the Duchesne River approximately 5 miles upstream from the town of Duchesne. The dam consists of a rolled earthfill dike, a concrete overflow section, and headworks with a sluiceway. ( Physical data on Knight Diversion Dam and the other diversion structures are given in Table A- 3.) ( 2) Starvation Feeder Conduit The Starvation Feeder Conduit, completed in November 1968, delivers water from Knight Diversion Dam to Starvation Reservoir. The conduit consists of almost a mile of pipeline and the mile- long Starvation Tunnel. Three access roads totalling 0.9 mile in length were constructed 32 |