Salt Lake Telegram | 1930-12-10 | Page 2 | Halting Floods at Source Taken up at Meeting

HAlTING flOODS AT AI SOURCE TAKEN UP AI Body Recommends Meant Means to Protect F For Forested rested sted Acreage creage f Ways Ways' and means of preventing pre devastating de floods at their source were dl discussed cusS d W Wednesday by by a subcommittee of oC the hc governors flood lood control commission Tho The committee com corn had been bach delegated to study tho the water watershed and erosion phases of ot flood nood control with C. C I. I L L. ForsIng Fouling Fora- Fora ling Ing of oC tho forest service as chair chair- man A tentative report had lild been prepared prepared pre pre- pared and was discussed throughout through through- out the tho meeting Som Some of or the points being considered b by the committee were wore The of or the public acquiring lands on the headwaters of ot streams stream and in areas o of heavy hea rainfall CARE The need O of better care of ot the IC range by individuals Individuals' owning portions por pot tho of-tho r range The Tho of ot extending public public pub pub- lic lie control to to acres of oC Important Important important im Im- Im- Im watershed lands The extension n of or the state fire laws in loan an effort to keep the tho watershed water water- shed from being r ruined by fires Methods of or restoring coYer cover to the den denuded ded arms areas arcos Tho The establishment of rain gauges in arlo various s sections of ot the thc flood areas RESEARCH URGED Enlargement of C research work and arid the ad of ot some permanent permanent perm perm- anent setup to l keep the various arlous phases of or flood l l prevention under A A survey Tho Tue committee prefaced Jt its work on tho fact that most of or tho the devast- devast floods are caused by b destruction destruction tion of ot the tho forest or r ground cover cOel and that steps be taken prevent to the further denuding of at the tho range rang