Show Humpherys State I Engineer Reviews Water Situation The water supply over the state so far this year has averaged from 40 to per cent of normal in natural stream flow and about 90 per cent of that for the same per per- period iod lod last year a report issued Wed Wed- Wednesday Wednesday by b State Engineer T. T H shows The report is based on informal tion turn received from water commis- commis com commissioners mis- mis and other cooperative vcrs ers throughout the state m t Irrigated crops are about per 15 cent better than those of last year rear and about 20 per cent below those of a normal year according to the report On July 1 the principal reservoirs of f the state contained acre feet leet less storage water than at the same time last year However 1 it is expected an ample supply will be to finish out the season in ln in all but Echo and Moon Lake reservoirs neither of which was filled at the start of the season Unusually heavy drawing on stor storage stora age a e water throughout the state is credited to abnormally high tern tem 1 and lack tack of precipitation reducing possibilities of holdover storage water for next season Stream flow of Beaver Millard Sanpete and Carbon counties is is larger than a year ago and 80 to 90 per cent of an average avera e year ac ac- according acCording ac- ac cording to the report Streams of other ther counties countes arc are 75 to 90 per cent of a year ago aKO and generally about 60 per cent of normal Iron county I stream flow is as low as 40 per percent percent cent ent of normal Lack of precipitation accompanied by high hi h temperatures and se severe se- se severe vere yere attacks by pests are arc contributing ing toward lowered crop yields of peas tomatoes and beets the re report re- re report report port states Lack of water is affect affect- affecting affecting ing in some areas which depend solely on n stream flow Sixty to seventy per cent of nor nor- normal normal nornal mal nal crops arc are expected in Rich Uintah Wasatch and Utah counties while 80 SO to per cent normal crops are anticipated in Cache Boxelder Weber Davis Davs Salt Lake Duchesne Sanpete Sevier Millard and Beaver counties |