The city has also agreed to maintain and operate the completed project at a cost currently estimated to be $24.000 annually. in accordance with rules and regulations provided by the Secretary of the Army. The project represents a constructive Federallocal partnership effort. The dam and reservoir will have many salutary benefits. It will greatly alleviate flood problems from Parleys Canyon to the Jordan River in the vicinity of 13th South Street resulting from floods on Parleys. Emigration. and Red Butte Creeks. About 30 percent of the reservoir capacity will be reserved for flood control. Moreover. by capturing the water in the mountains. the flow to the Jordan River and Surplus Canal will be diminished during floods. thus lessening the flood threat along the valley streams.
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