The Central Utah Water Conservancy District is sending about 50 million gallons of water from the Point of the Mountain, which will eventually end up in the Great Salt Lake.
DRAPER — Gene Shawcroft pulled a walkie-talkie up to his mouth and called for his employees to open a spill gate located near the Point of the Mountain.A minute or two later, Shawcroft, the general manager of the Central Utah Water Conservancy District, and others applauded as the gates opened and water began to shoot out of the large concrete structure into a 10-foot man-made waterfall in front of them that flows directly into a nearby culvert.
Jeff Budge, the operations and engineering manager for the Provo River Water Users Association, explained that water coming from the Provo River is being diverted to the spill gates at the Point of the Mountain. This water ends up in the Jordan River, a tributary of the Great Salt Lake. Water begins to flow at Point of the Mountain in Draper on Tuesday. The Central Utah Water Conservancy District is redirecting the water to the Great Salt Lake to help in the flood control effort and expects to divert 50 million gallons per day. but it has received a significant boost with this year's record-breaking winter. The U.S. Geological Survey reports that levels at the Saltair Boat Harbor are back up to 4192.
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