Show RUNG FlUNG ON LAKE SPRINGS CLOSED I Waters Already State Engineer Bacon Contends Water from springs in the bottom of Utah lake is not subject to appropriation ap because the lake is already al ready George M M. Bacon state engineer notified Harry C. C Jess Jessen n Salt Lake City engineer Friday Due to the low water level of Utah lake several springs which have hitherto hith hUh erto been covered with v water have been exposed and are now feeding the lake through open channels and form torm what would appear to be a distinct dis water supply Under such con con- it is probable that some one will file upon the water with the idea of appropriation This office otice takes the position that the waters of Utah lake and its tributaries tributaries tribu tribu- are Mr MI- Bacon said in his letter to Mr Jessen Jessen Jes Jes- sen and that in accordance with v the provisions of the statute applications applications to appropriate additional water water wa wa- vater va- va ter from these sources can and should be rejected on the basis of there being no rio wa wa- ter In the event of ot an applicant persisting per in his tiling filing and demanding that it go through the regular procedure procedure dure and subsequent appeal I should say that there is no question whatever as to such application having a priority priority priority prior prior- ity of 1932 and as such being subsequent subsequent sub sub- sequent to rights of record on Utah lake and its tributaries both through court decrees and applications totalIng totalIng total total- Ing nearly three times the normal supply of these sources |