SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Officials say more than 1,100 public comments were submitted for the proposed Lake Powell Pipeline designed to pump water to two southern Utah counties. The Spectrum reports the proposed 140-mile road is estimated to cost between $1 billion to $1.7 billion to be repaid over 50 years. Critics say the pipeline is an unnecessary use of funds. Bureau of Reclamation officials will consider all the comments before releasing a draft environmental impact statement. Officials say the draft is the first step in the year-long National Environmental Policy Act. Another public comment period will open after the department releases the draft.