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Show CLOSED SEASON ON ARTESIAN WELLS IS SET State Engineer T. H. Humph-rvs Humph-rvs has proclaimed the closing i wells diverting water from un- 1. aground water sources uegm-,sj uegm-,sj with November 15, 1936 and .jing with April,.. 1937, in the wity of Utah. 1 ill persons owning wells or-con-i ::jllmg artesian or pump wells i-e required to cap or otherwise :ut off the supply during this : vriod in each and every instance ; here the water is not required i ; r use use being restricted to i inary and stockwatering pur-: pur-: its; water for winter irrigation not recognized as beneficial i 1 -eand so decreed by the Supreme art In certain instances wher; v reason of artesian wells being ; running sand where the well aid be injured by shutting off 1 1 e water, application should be ; 4t to the state engineer for ex- -;ption, whereupon examination Jibe made by him to determine facts upon which to base a dc-ion. dc-ion. The closed season of undcr-:-juiid water has been proclaimed the interest of conserving the lerground water supply and to )vide the maximum quantity foist foi-st year's use. As a result of t year's closing order, the w.i-r w.i-r in most of the underground sins of Utah has raised ten feet, "i materially increasing the iilable supply for next year's Strict obedience to this closing icr will further increase the ?ply. Disregard of the closing Iw is a misdemeanor under the Moreover, in addition to the si penalties, a disregard of the 'ier may result in the under-und under-und water user being forbidden !use of the water from his well. |