Show BIG WATER SCHEMES ARE ABE DISCUSSED C I Irrigators Endorse Plan to Di Divert Divert vert Weber V her River Elver MAY RAISE LAKE LEVEL i ELECTRIC c PUNG PLANT NT I ALSO 0 I Several of ot the thc various plans plana proposed d for increasing the water supply from Utah lake were discussed dl yesterday at ata a meeting of ot land own ers era in Salt Lake LaJu valley Treni the fact that conclusions were reached In lu a ten tentative the prope t tOIl tati e way on a number DUmber of OIl lions the tile as profitable proa in Its Ita results The meeting was wu held at the West Jordan hail ball and was wasU attended U by about WO t of the theand o and shareholders oC or OMS me various taking water ater from t Jordan river WB WB W WB B Ennis of Draper presided and John Hansen jr was chosen to nil fill the sec sac The meeting convened at atU 11 U in the forenoon and find remained in see ses session slots sion until 3 30 in the Ie afternoon Primarily the meeting was called to start tart the project t o of increasing the available supply of ot water from Utah lake to the Salt bait tt Lake valley canals by turning the surplus and aad flood waters of Weber char mer into Inso Provo ProTO river the larg tars largest eat est of the lakes feeders All that was hoped for in iD this l direction was wu accomplished pushed p A report of what has been done to towards towards wards want taking tile the unused waters of the tile upper Weber river was given by Thomas P 1 Page of ot who with Nets Nels A Nelson and H K B U Beckstead of South uth 8 Jordan Joran Jo last week filed upon the tile appropriated right richt of the farmers of Salt Sail Lake valley to take this flow Mr Pae Page stated that his bill investigations U he be felt warranted in declaring that there Is ta plenty of surplus water in the Weber that can be he turned into the Provo and aDd that the land owners ow ers along the river which supplies the farmers from above Coalville to Ogden valley ailey and aDd the tile sand d d ridge radKe will offer no serious objection to the proposed d diversion of the rivers flood waters and winter flow Speaking as u an engineer Mr Page stated the canal through which It Is intended to 1 convoy the waters of the tho Weber Into the tile Provo Presto river mer would need to be only eight or ten miles long lone Kamas Karnas Kam bench A ditch 20 38 feet wide and aDd carrying a depth of ot four tour feet Mt ot of water with a fall of from tour four to five live feet per mile v would cost co t about bout an and ami through it a volume of water rang rn ranging ing tag from train ZOO 00 to cubic feet per sec see second second ond of time during the period could be running into the lake from rom this source Plan is Endorsed After Mr r Page Pace age had bad made his hill report r port porta a resolution offered by President An Angus Angus Angus gus M Cannon of the South Jordan Jol an company was wa adopted reciting that there te is urgent need of increasing t Dg the volume of water stored te ta the lake that the plan outlined by bJ Mr Page commended to the tile tors 01 ol this valley and aad that the several canal companies own owning the waters of t the Jordan be urged te tto authorise the expenditure expenditure expenditure pro rats of sufficient means com corn commencing Sept t 1 t ta hold the appropriated right to take taU the t flood waters of Weber river until it Is te definitely deter determined determined determined mined how to carry out the project pr o 0 securing more water for the lake Jake res rca reservoir With reference te to the tIa project of ef run running running ning the lined flood wt u and aad flow dew elUte of f the e D river liVer Me the lake through Use the Prove M Mr Page Pace said mid that the right te is still open tn to 10 location but the tIle feasibility of et this Ia scheme from an engineering rI standpoint had not yet been investigated I Mr Pages committee was delegated on OIl behalf of the meeting to file ale upon I Ian an appropriation ef of the unused wat rs of ot the Duchesne and aad to Investigate lavati te the feasibility of further increasing the in tn flow of Provo river to the th lake It was wan stated that a number of late Ja te settlers along Jo 5 the tile Provo Prevo are diverting t for Irrigating a large targe amount of this Ud rivers now 80 te in violation of ot th the thIe Prior tor rights ri of the Salt Lake valley farmers whose whom crops crape this season have baVe suffered damage and the board of pres We ideate of tile several canal companies was Wall requested reque ted to institute ln injunction proceedings In f the courts to prevent the complained of ot Electric Pumping Plant The scheme to put in an electric pumping plant to lift more water into the river ht t the lake outlet than te Is Isnow now possible to draw off oft was the sub nub subject of earnest discussion Among the opposition was Bishop MeRest McRea who characterized characterised this project as u s tem tern temporary temP P affair which he would continue to oppose It was tva pointed out by the opposition that the proposed expenditure of 15 for this scheme eme could not possibly result In any increased How flow in hi i the canals this sea season season son but the advocates of 01 the pumping pleas maintained that the plant could be got BOt into operation in 90 30 or 60 00 days hence bence and on their plea the meeting dedd decided f l to endorse en ne the pumping scheme The vote was 46 to 4 but on all other questions the conclusions were reached almost unanimously To Raise Lake Level A good deal of time thus was devoted to discussing the preliminary plans plan to In Increase increase increase crease the storage capacity of the lake The action decided upon was na to recommend recommend recommend mend to the canal companies compa les that steps be taken by bv t them em m jointly to con COIl construct Street dykes dyken along the shore by dredging big ing I the lake bottom tor for the ma material material material and aad b bj securing through pur purchase purchase purchase chase such lands M as would be cheaper to flood than to protect by dykes Sykes so ao that the lake level may be maintained for tor storage stor e purposes purpose at 18 Inches above the present compromise e point which IF IE 0 inches below low tow water mark markA markA A committee consisting of O 0 P Mil MIt Miller Miller MItlee ler lee W B Ennis EnDie and aDd Jesse W Fox was appointed to determine what lands landson on the shore of Utah lake can be flooded to advantage ad ta e and where and andrw bow rw much dredging and would be he necessary to make o of the lake the storage reservoir that Is ts desired d The meeting also atso decided to request Utah s senators t n endea endeavor or to secure from congress gres a an i appropriation of 10 NM to aid ir itt this thi undertaking uM Land and Water Tater Commissioner Wes Wee who rho wh was wa delegated by the mayor to represent the city at the meet meeting lag ing was W called upon for or an expression aad and in m reply h he stated that while h 11 he hewes WIle wes not authorized to b id th tho to do an anything thing definite d he h would report to th the tue nayor or with his hi r vom that Salt SAIL Lake Late City i it should Join with the canal companies in pro Deeding tow towards an increased supply o 01 water for or th the lake lak reservoir at least until the right to take the flood waters Of Weber eber rn river cr is determined The r rs were in invited Invited invited t to attend T till tie n mEtin et hut on account of tb th the Ira d T m it wa impossible tot oi hant attend Ut Rot How However ever ever the interests of Salt Lake county in the matters considered are inferior to those of the municipality cause because E 1 of ha having bain no share in he the waters vaters o 0 Jordan JordaIn river rie rh pd thE he take ake lak outlet Engineer Wil Wi Investigate Th Thi 1 U l e r p r letter i I P a is l acknowledging the submission to him I of Sf the complaint of the Salt t Lake val al alle alIEY le Icy farmers that tha the they ha have hae e suffered greatly fr from n thi or OrO s drouth ant an anh r ru t s ft h h t c i tt tr r s sf f 1 j h i sag g g 1 r P 1 rr t 1 T 2 IT lr 1 rs a 3 ef r rt on the feasibility of ot diverting the flood floodwaters floodWaters waters of r river to Utah lak lake The state engineer observes that he has it in mind to investigate this and other matters related and as 8 soon a practicable he will answer the van vari various vanous ous with a view towards solving the whole problem without jn ja jat intending tending t to specially benefit any a y county or any Rny community in the watershed j against the Interests of all |