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Show Sunshine Pipeline Annual Water Conservation: 1,100 Acre- Feet 6The Sunshine Pipeline is located in the town of Jensen, Uintah County. The project involved the replacement of approximately 7.7 miles of existing canal that traversed along a Mancos Shale hillside. A new 24- 27" pipeline was constructed. The pipeline serves approximately 960 acres of agricultural land which are sprinkler irrigated. The water conservation from this project results from reducing seepage and evaporation losses in the canal. As part of this project, the applicants have agreed to ' turn over' 220 acre-feet of the 1,100 acre- feet of annual water conserved to the Central Utah Water Conservancy District for instream flows. |