March 18, 2008--Hydropower could be part of Lake Powell pipeline (Post Independent)
Utah is taking the first step toward building the 139-mile Lake Powell pipeline to bring more water to rapidly growing communities in the state’s southwestern corner. The Division of Water Resources said Tuesday it had filed for a federal permit to generate hydroelectric power from the pipeline. The pipeline will climb 2,500 feet, then drop 3,000 feet into Washington County’s Sand Hollow Reservoir, where the water will be distributed to communities around St. George. The hydropower would be sold to offset uphill pumping costs, said Larry Anderson, the pipeline’s project manager. A second pipeline that has yet to be mapped would take water to Cedar City, 50 miles northeast of St. George.
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