Dept Interior Construct Sched 1958 (787.6Kb)
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liDrn!Pli\OO'ii'llilrn:~'ii' ®!? 'ii'OOrn: ~~'TI'rn:OO~®OO INFORMATION SERVICE BUREAU OF RECLlMATION For Release AUGUST 5, 1958 CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED FOR RECW!ATION ~IORK Details of a ' 220,459,000 construction program to be undertaken this fiscal year by the Bureau of Reclamation vera announced today by the Department of the Interior. The program was developed at the annual conference of the Bureau of Reclamation which ended August 1 at Santa Fe, New Mexico, The program is based on the Public Works appropriation bill as passed by the Rouse of Representatives and on such items as the Senate bas concurred in. The appropriation bill is now in conference and the Bureau program is subject t o such changes as the House and Senate conferees may agree on and the Congress approves and as finally signed by the President into law. In the meantime, the Bureau of Reclamation has been functioning since July 1 by authority of a concurrent resolution. Commissioner of Recl amation W. A. Dexheimer said that construction contem pl ated by the Bureau this fiscal year ending June 30, 1959, will result in a water supply for 181,500 acres of land not presently irrigated and a supplemental supply for 61,000 acres now receiving an insufficient supply. An additional 61 7 200 kilowatts of hydroelectric generating capacity will be placed in operation this year at multipurpose projects built by the Bureau of Reclamation in the 17 Western states. Details of the programmed construction, by regions, as first announced in Santa Fe, August 1, follow: REGION ONE Little Wood River Project, Idaho. $1,302, 000; for peak year of progress on enlargement of the original privately built Little Wood River Dam and Reservoir, Its completion in 1960 will increase storage capacity from 12,100 acre-feet to 30,000 acre-feet. Michaud Flats Project, Idaho. $463,000; to continue work on wells and laterals and on minor drainage features of this single- purpose ll,240-acre irrigation proj ect, now three-fourths complete and to be wholly complete in 196o. :~inidoka Project. North Side F't.mping Division, Idaho. $368,000; for work on wells, laterals and pumping features which are approaching completion. Constructed facili t ies are already serving 70,105 acres with an additional 7,545 acres of unentered public lands yet to be served. • Palisades Project, Idaho, $341,000; for minor completion work on several features • The project is already performing its principal functions--providing supplemental water for 650,000 acres, a full supply for approximately 48,000 acres of new land on other projects, and supplying power for irrigation and commercial uses from a 114,000 kw, h7droelectric plant, Rathdrum Prairie Project, Hayden Lake Division, Idaho, $20,6o0; for completion of minor construction details, testing and closeout costs. The reconstructed pumping facilities will serve 1,425 acres. Boise Pro.Ject, Idaho, $301,000; to continue lining and repairing of deteriorated sections of the 50-year- old New York Canal, and to construct a small pumping plant to recover irrigation runoff on the Payette Division, Crooked River Prolect, Oregon, $2,043,000; for progress on construction of the earth-and-rockfill Prineville Dam and Reservoir, initiating construction on the Diversion Canal, and surveys and designs for features to follow. The authorized project, when completed in 1961, will provide full water supply to 9,900 acres of new land and a supplemental supply to 10,220 acres of existing privately developed irrigation land. Rogue River Basin Pro.lect, Talent Division, Oregon, $9,583,000; to complete the Boward Prairie Dam and Reservoir, Keene Creek Dam and Reservoir, the Green Springs Power Conduit, the 16,000-kilowatt Green Springs Powrplant and Switchyard, and certain canal sections; continue construction of the Emigrant Dam and Reservoir, and to start construction on most of the remaining canal and lateral features. Facilities will be sufficiently completed to provide supplemental water supply to 5,000 acres in 1959, and to an additional 5,300 supplemental-supply acres and to 5,000 new acres in 1961. Wapinitia Prolect, Juniper Division, Oregon. $98,000; to continue work on the Wasco Dam and Reservoir on Clear Creek. When completed in 1960 this 13,060 acre foot reservoir will provide supplemental water to 2,108 acres of privately developed lands west of Maupin in north-central Oregon. Deschutes Project, North Unit, Oregon. $5,000; for closeeut costs on construction of the 6,000 acre-foot Haystack Equalizing Reservoir. Savage Rapids Dam Fish Protective Facilities, Oregon. $4,000; for installation of rubber seals betwen screen panels, Construction is otherwise complete. Arnold Project, Oregon. $43,000; for replacing old deteriorated wooden flumes on this privately built irrigation system, subject to execution of an appropriate repayment contract by the Arnold Irrigation District. Rogue River Basin Project, Oregon, $201,000; to continue betterment of Main Canal used jointly b.r Medford Irrigation District and Rogue River Valley Irrigation District, and to continue replacement and betterment items on canal and distribution facilities of the individual districts. 2 Columbia B&sin froJect. Washington. $10,267.000; Cor completion of laterals and pumping plants to serve an additional 25,000 acres in 1959, and continuation of construction to serve 20,000 new acres in 1960 and additional land in future years, Also, work will continue on the Esquatzel Diversion Canal, on the enlargement of the Potholes East Canal, and on drainage and minor supplemental works. WOrk will be initiated on the Wahluke Branch Canal and on Blythe Watermaster Headquarters. Chief Joseph Dam ProJect. Foster Creek Division. Washington. $66,000; for COIJ) pletion of minor construction details, testing and closeout costs on the Brewster Flat Unit and Bridgeport Bar Area which together serve 2,860 acres. Yakima ProJect, Kennewick Division, Washington. $51,000; Cor installation of traveling weed screen at Chandler Power and Pump Plant and other completion items on this 19,171-acre Division, Yakima fro!ect. Roza Diyision. Washington. $469,000; for peak year of construction on the joint drainage facilities of the Roza and Sunnyside Irrigation Districts, completion work for placing the 11,250 kw,Roza Powerplant on-line, and other minor drainage and related work on this 72,000-acre Division. Ok&pggan ProJect. Washingtgn. $46,000; for rehabilitation work on Conconully Pam, Spillway and Outlet Works , and administering work by Irrigation District installing outlet gates. Yakima ptoJect. Sunnyside Division. Washingtgn. $156,000; for peak year or con struction on the joint drainage facilities of the Roza and SUn~side Irrigation Districts, REGIOO 'NO Central Valley froJect. Calif2tpia. $43,512,000, for the Trinity Division, $41,835,000 to continue construction of Trinity Dam and Clear Creek Tunnel and relocation of county roads in the Trinity area. Temporary fish trapping facilities at Lewiston will be completed and specifications issued for the permanent fish hatchery. ' Elsewhere in the CVP surveys and designs will be initiated for the El Dorado Irrigation District Distribution System in the Sly Park area. Work will be com pleted on the extensions of the Southern Sen Joaquin Municipal Utility District. Completion of work scheduled for the year will provide supplemental water for 29,750 additional acres and 4,298 acre- feet of conserved water for municipal and industrial use, Santa Maria fro!ect, California. $1, 700,000; to complete construction of Twitchell Dam and relocation qf State Highway Route No. 57 and acquire rights-ot-way. This project will provid1' facilities for supplying supplemental irrigation water for 35,700 acres and a full supply of 3,000 acres by 1960. 3 Solano Project, California, $1,666,000; to complete construction of the Putah South Canal, thereby completing all work on the storage and main conveyance facilities of this project. This project will serve 71,880 acres with full irrigation water supply and 24,200 acre-feet of water annually for municipal and industrial use. Ventura River Project. California. $10,14l,OOO;to continue construction of Casitas Dam, relocation of State Highway 150, Robles Diversion dam, Robles Casitas Diversion Canal snd the conveyance systems for the Ventura River, Ojai Valley, and Rincon areas. The project, when completed in 1960 will supply 15,600 acre-feet of water annually for municipal and industrial use, as well as supply irrigation water for 13,200 acres. Distribution System Loans (Public Law 130). Contract administration work will be continued for the Solano and Terra Bella Irrigation District loan contracts for which funds have been made available in prior years. REGION THREE Boulder Canyon Project. Arizona-Nevada. $176, 000; for preparation of specifi cations, bid invitations and award of contracts for Generator N-8 in Hoover Powerplant. This 95,000 kilowatt unit, last to be installed at Hoover Dam, will raise the plant's installed generating capacity to 1,344,800 kilowatts. Gila Pro.iect, Arizona. $372,000; to continue drainage investigations on the Yuma Mesa and in the Wellton~ohawk Valley. An additional pump end motor will be installed in the Yuma Mesa Pumping Station end water users facilities will be completed. Repairs of concrete canal lining will be continued. Preconstruction work on main and lateral drains for Wellton~ohawk Division will be continued with construction scheduled late in 1959. Project now serves 103,670 acres. All-American Canal System. California. $7,000; for continued review of Coachella Valley County Water District drainage plans and completion of public land settlement program. REGION FOUR Colorado River Storage ProJect: Arizona. Colorado. New Mexico . Utah, and Wyoming. $67,349,000 as follows: Flamin; Gorge Unit. Utah and V/yomin<:. $10,651, 000; to start construction under the prime contract awarded to the Arch Dam Constructors on June 19, 1958, for the Flaming Gorge Dam, powerplant, switchye.rd, diversion tunnel, and access roads.