| Title |
Dixie Project legislation, 1963-1964 |
| Description |
Papers, correspondence, news articles, and text of Congressional bills about the Dixie Project, southwestern Utah |
| Subject |
Dixie Project; Water-supply--Utah--Washington County; Water resources development--Utah--Washington County; Irrigation--Utah--Washington County;Water-supply--Utah--Iron County; Water-supply--Utah--Cedar City |
| Contributor |
Clyde, George Dewey, 1898-1972; Bingham, Jay R.; Beasley, D. Otis; Bennett, Wallace F. (Wallace Foster), 1898- ; Carter, Luther J. |
| Additional Information |
Includes: Newspaper articles on Dixie Project, 1963-1964; Copies of 1953 agreements on use of Kolob Reservoir water; Applications for diversion of Crystal Creek; Congressional Record text of House bill H.R. 3279 and Senate bills S. 26 (from 1961 by Frank Moss) and 655 (from 1963 by W.F. Bennett); Statements of support from Utah Gov. George D. Clyde; Jary R. Bingham (Director of Utah Water and Power Board), Senator Wallace F. Bennett and others; 88th Congress, 2d session, House of Representatives report no. 1725, "Dixie Project, Utah, Report to accompany H.R. 3279" by D. Otis Beasley, Asst. Sec. of Interior; and final legislation, Pub. Law 88-565, approved Sept. 2, 1964, "An act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to construct, operate, and maintain the Dixie project, Utah, and for other purposes." Also includes article, "Grand Canyon: Colorado dams debated," by Luther J. Carter, fromScience vol. 152 (17 June 1966), p. 1600-1605 |
| Spatial Coverage |
Crystal Creek (Utah); Kolob Creek (Utah); Kolob Reservoir (Utah); Virgin River Basin; Santa Clara River (Utah); Washington County (Utah) |
| Collection Number and Name |
Accn0823 bx 30 fd 8; ; John S. Boyden papers |
| Rights Management |
Digital Image Copyright 2009, University of Utah. All Rights Reserved. |
| Holding Institution |
J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
1953; 1961; 1963; 1964; 1966 |
| Digitization Specifications |
Original scanned on Epson Expression 10000 XL and saved as 400 ppi TIFF. Display image generated in CONTENTdm. |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Type |
Text |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s61835g2 |
| Setname |
wwdl_neh |
| ID |
1148037 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s61835g2 |
| Title |
Page 10 |
| Setname |
wwdl_neh |
| ID |
1147953 |
| OCR Text |
Show -2- desirable site shall be obtained for Hurricane and Washington county in accordance herewith, then after a reservoir has been constructed thereon, Hurricane and Washington County will relinquish all of its right, title and interest in the Kolob site to Cedar City and vicinity. 8. After five years, if Cedar City and vicinity is using two-fifths of the water of the Kolob site in accordance with Paragraph 6 hereof, then C*dar City and vicinity will pay two-fifths of the fair value of the Kolob Dam and the land utilized for that purpose as of the date of construction, deducting therefrom the depreciation properly allowable between construction and the time the dam is first utilized by Cedar City. 9. After completion of the Dixie Project or after acceptance by Hurricane and Washington County of a substitute reservoir in accordance with the foregoing, Cedar City and vicinity shall have all of the water from the Kolob site and shall pay the remaining three-fifths of the fair value of the dam and land upon which it is situated as of the date of construction, after deducting fair depreciation from the date of construction to the date Hurricane and Washington County ceases to use the same. 10. After conpletion of the Dixie Project, Cedar City and vicinity shall have all of the water from Kolob site unless a substitute reservoir has been accepted by Cedar City as hereinabove provided, and shall pay to the Dixie Project, the annual loss of power revenue to the Dixie Project. All payments by Cedar City shall be made annually but not in advance. 11. Cadar City and vicinity shall cooperate with Washington County in promoting the Dixie Project snd supply supporting data to justify the project, including the necessity for the development of any part of said project for the use of Cedar City and vicinity. It is specifically understood that Cedar City and vicinity end Hurricane and vicinity (Washington County) shall assist each other in obtaining an additional site or substitute site as hereinabove set out and in the event it should be determined that Cedar City and vicinity should have a reservoir site in Kavajo Lake, it is understood that Cedar City will reimburse the Washington County Water User's Associetion for the expenditures made in the construction of the dike in said lake, reasonable depreciation to be oeductea from the original cost. It is further agreed that trie initial md immediate steps for procedure in agreement with the Utah Water and Power Board be as follows: I IMlllMI III |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s61835g2/1147953 |
