Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1920-01-11 | Page 25 | Basin Irrigation Law Advocated

1 BASIN IRRIGATION LAW ADVOCATED Id Idaho and Montana l Must Must- E Enact a t Legislation for J Project Cla Claim I i Spokane Wash Jan lO Passage of ot special laws by legislatures of ot Z lo Montaj t 1 y yand and Idaho probably will be required d be beCore before before be- be fore Core the success of ot tho the Columbia basin irrigation project Is assured Prof O. O L. L Waller of or Washington State college secretary of the Columbia basin survey sur I commission declared In an address before be be- fore foro the Washington irrigation Institute tute tuto this afternoon While the tho water supply for the he he project as shown b by government records rec rec- or 9 is abundant some of it It must be be stored in ORelle lake Inlo In Idaho and nd nil all of or It must bo be diverted from rom within the tho boundaries of or that state stale ho ilo declared and antl about half tho the Impound Impounded ed cd water must be bo stored in l Flathead lake lako in Montana The Indian service has filed water sater rights upon Flath Flathead ad ad lake luko for Cor the Irrigation of ot Indian lands Jand The main line Une canal of ot the project would bo be approximately miles Iona Professor Waller aller said surveys ha hav ha 4 shown and line has been designed ned to cat 0 OOOO cubic feet of wat water r per second It would consist of ot 38 miles of or tunnel l miles mites of ot canal and miles of lakes All of ot th the lakes are arc to bo be artificial arti artl- tidal except miles They are aro Intended intended In- In tended to care caro for Cor waste in case of ot high y v water vat 11 c e r r. r No definite figures as ns to to th the cost coat ot off ot j putting water on tho the acres Included in in tho the project aro are available u Prote Professor or WaIler Waller 8 said