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Church Hills Pipeline and Water Enhancement Project
Region: Southern
ID: 5748
Project Status: Completed
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2022
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Final Methods
Final methods for this project included installing 18,657' of 2" HDPE fuseable pipe along with installing four (4) Rubber Tire troughs within the Church Hills and East Eight Mile Grazing Allotment. The pipeline was installed using a D8 Cat with a vibratory ripper that installed the pipe over 3 feet deep. The pipe was connected to existing water sources and then plumbed into the tire troughs. Two out of the four tire troughs were just replacements with little pipe being used. This project consisted of partnerships with the USFS, UDWR, Whiskey Creek Grazing Association and the Utah Grazing Improvement Program (UGIP).
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Project Narrative
With this project the need to allow additional water with the Church Hills and East Eight Mile Allotments was needed, this project provided four additional watering troughs and a much needed upgrade in the pipeline. This project has several great partnerships such as UDWR, GIP, USFS, and the Whiskey Creek Grazing Association, hard work and funding would not of happened if not for the partnerships we have involved in this type of project. The fund was "Fast Tracked" funding that needed to be spent by year end. The need to contract the purchase of the pipe and water troughs was implemented through State Purchasing, this alloed us to purchase the pipe and troughs and have them delivered to the site. With GIP Funding the Grazing Association was able to contract with Thirsty Cows.com (Jed Heaton) to do the installation of the pipe, provide labor to install the water troughs and provide soe of the fittings towards the project. Most of the labor was provided by the Whiskey Creek Grazing Association, as well as materials to help with the installation of the pipeline and water troughs. This project was completed in two days and works great, with good contractors, partnerships and a cooperative grazing association projects like this are very successful. Thanks to WRI, Habitat Council and Sportsman Groups and GIP for funding this great project.
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Future Management
Future Management of this project will belong to the Fillmore Forest Service Office and the Whiskey Creek Grazing Association, between the to entities they will monitor the water troughs and the pipeline making repairs or adjustments as needed in the future. In the fall of the year when cattle are removed from the allotments water will still be available for wildlife such as mule deer, elk and wild turkeys as well as small mammals and birds.
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Kendall Bagley
Submitted Time
08/31/2022 20:56:55
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