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PROVO, Utah (AP) -- A canal association plans to enclose an open ditch leaving Provo Canyon with a 21-mile pipeline to Salt Lake County.
The Provo River Water Users Association says the 10.5-foot-diameter pipe will keep drinking water supplies pure and eliminate evaporation losses.
Utah County will finish off the pipeline route with a walking trail.
The Provo Reservoir Canal, one of the largest along the Wasatch Front -- it carries 400 million gallons a day -- serves municipalities in Utah and Salt Lake counties.
Ames Construction Inc. will start laying pipe after irrigation season in October. The $150 million project will be funded by shareholders, the Central Utah Water Conservancy District, the U.S. Department of the Interior and a $60 million state loan.
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