Archive: Jurisdictions: State of Utah: Central Utah Project


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Will Utah County get CUP water?
Deseret News April 23, 2002.  Salem mayor, others hope the answer is 'yes'

Hazard hikes CUP project cost
Deseret News April 15, 2002.  A $2.6 million boring machine has been sealed inside a Diamond Fork mountain tunnel after encountering a dangerous pocket of hydrogen sulfide gas.

Acidic water obstructs Diamond Fork tunnel
Deseret News April 11, 2002.  Engineers building the 4 1/2-mile Diamond Fork Canyon water tunnel have had to abandon a section flooded by hydrogen sulfide-laced geothermal water.

Tricky Geology Stalls Big Tunnel
The Salt Lake Tribune April 7, 2002.  A "totally unforeseen" encounter with hydrogen sulfide-laced geothermal water has forced builders to abandon a large portion of the tunnel along with more than $1 million of equipment, including the tunnel-boring machine.

Federal help sought over CUP
Deseret News March 3, 2002.  South Utah County mayors are seeking federal intervention in what is shaping up as a water war with Salt Lake County and northern Utah County.

Central Utah Water May Flow to North
The Salt Lake Tribune February 27, 2002.  The state's largest water district is considering diverting the last trickles from the Central Utah Water Project to the Wasatch Front rather than to farmers in Juab and Utah counties.

Southern Utah County girds for water fight
Deseret News February 14, 2002.  Utah County officials want to add to their arsenal to bring Central Utah Project water south, rather than north to Salt Lake County.

Outcry over water nominees
Deseret News April 28, 2001.  The Salt Lake County Council bypassed eight possible candidates jockeying for an appointment to the Central Utah Water Conservancy district in favor of going with a list of names from its own ranks.

Diamond Fork Tunnel site is closed to the public
September 23, 2000 The Central Utah Project's Upper Diamond Fork Tunnel construction site is closed to all unauthorized public access by order of Uinta National Forest Supervisor Peter W. Karp..  

nterior OKs Use of Dam, Aqueduct for Hydropower
The Salt Lake Tribune August 27, 2000.  The federal government, which built Jordanelle Dam and a major aqueduct to Salt Lake County, has agreed to let local water and power agencies develop hydro-electric generating capacity at those facilities.

Popular Recreation Spot to Close
The Salt Lake Tribune July 20, 2000.  A stretch of Diamond Fork Canyon -- a popular recreation spot for hikers and fishers -- will close to the public July 31 for three years as crews begin the final phase of a major feature of the $2.3 billion Central Utah Project (CUP).

Feds OK Diamond Fork project
Deseret News June 18, 2000.  The Central Utah Water Conservancy District can start building a section of the Diamond Fork System, a key component of the $2.3 billion Central Utah Project.

CUP water may go south as promised
Deseret News November 16, 1999.  Farmers in southern Utah and Juab counties should get the irrigation water they need from Strawberry Reservoir, a Utah legislative committee recommended Monday.

Advisory Commission Recommends Utah
The Salt Lake Tribune November 16, 1999.  A state advisory body has recommended that the Legislature continue to support the idea of sending Central Utah Project (CUP) water to farmers in southern Utah County and Juab County.

Dam It to Hell
Salt Lake City Weekly November 11, 1999.  The Bear River Dam would ruin prime Utah farmland, displace families and desecrate Native American graves. Why do water districts, and the Legislature, want it anyway?