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Show CHR.ISTIIAS SOCIAL PR.OCLAIJIED A SUCCESS The Bureau of Reclamation is buyi rig private land before the environmental i mapct 3tatement is fi nali2ed and the final 3ite of the project Approximately 4i0 Leaguers and friends enjoyed hieh tea at the okayed. Chrutmas Social on December 7. Zohrch Speckman offere,d her home and organized the tea. R.etresh:m.enu -vere provided by Zohreh_ SheryJ. Gillian_ llary Bouse.. Jo Stottern and Gigi Brandt. League member Judy Leuders and l:ing·s English ovner Betsy Burton.. provided a short program on gift books. The League earned $103 rrom .members vho purchased books al the :Cing·s English the following veek:_ TBA.11:K: YOU .. The JCing·s English tmd League members. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>><<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< CATCHING UP ON THE CENTRAL UTAH PROJECT The Provo/Utah County League fa keepi n1J a sharp eye on U1e Central utah Project, attending the CUP board meetings and the Utah Count•J Commission meeti ngs, and i ss ui ng a press re1ease co nee r ni ng the problems "w'ith the Jordanelle Dam 3ite and proper procedures. The Utah County League is ca11i ng attention to the follwi ng problems 'w'ith the project: This last point causes a great deal of concern from a public 3afety stand poi ot. An executive order require, a study prior to constructing in ft flood pJai n. Jordanelle fa; planned to sit in a river bed. A fault runs through the site. If something goes wrong with the dam or if there is a severe earthquake, 250..,000 people could fece an earthquake compo1Jnded btJ raging floods. Bureau of Reclamation engineers say the proposed dam cou1d witt,stand an earthquake up to 6.5. The one that is being predicted for this area is 8 or 8.5. An additional factor is a self-induced earthQuake that bodie3 of ,,,ater can generate. Utah County leaguers are unconvi need thst these studies have been conducted regarding the hazards of fioodi ng and the r~ultant impact on the people 1iv1 ng in Ut3h Valley. In the light of these problems and on the basis of league positions,. the Utah County League fa urging that land aquisition for the Jordanelle Dam, re3ervoi r .. and road 3ystem3 3hould be halted until the Bureau of Reclamation complies folly with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)# prepares • an inundation study, snd complie~ fully with Section 7. The draft supplement to the final environmental statement reveal3 that change$ have occured in the project si nee the final environmental statement was filed in 1979. The location of the dam 'w'as changed 200 feet upstream} 'w'hich doubled the acres required for the project ( 9846 to 20 J495 acres}. The roads 'w'ill be lengthened from 15 to 32. 9 miles. Fi Ye miles of the Provo River .......m be eliminated. -Joan Auger .............................. 1972 drilli ngs found sandy clay at 175 feet .. then Andesite Porphyry (Teton Dam formation) at 308 feet. Another hole found i ntensel 'J fractured chips and fragments and joi nt3 and alot of water st 368 feet. The bureau of Reclamation has done extensive drilli ngJ but nw they intend to excavate a hu9e area., determine 'w'hat is there, and then choose ...,here to put the dam. Salt Late Voter An inundation 3tudy on the Jordanelle Dam has not been prepared. RUTH W. HAWKES HELENE P. WILLIAMS 3007 Highland Drive Salt Lake City, Utcth 8410G Phone 461-1181 -2 - Februarg 1 987 |
