Salt Lake Telegram | 1926-03-13 | Page 3 | Protest Ruling on Idaho Water

PROTEST RULING ON IDAHO WATER BOISE Idaho March 13 AP Ar- Ar Protest a against the ruling adopted at Idaho Falls relating to cert certain ln exchanges between storage water and natural flow Clow of or the Snake e river was filed tiled by the Twin Falls C Canal nal company compan the Irrigation district and the Burley irrigation district W. W G. G state commissioner of reclamation Copy of the protest was also handed to B. B E. E government Irrigation Irrigation irrigation gation district counsel The users usel'S of ot water In the lower valley claim that storage rights would deprive them of ot water now now coming down downIn In the natural flow The upper Snake river users seek seak to obtain storage of ot some ome of the flow t temporarily tem Lam m- m to be kept In Jackson res reservoir and ultimately In the AmerIcan American Amerlean Amer Amer- ican lean Falls Felts reservoir MANY COMPANIES There are thirty or forty different Irrigation companies In the upper part of the valley The meeting at Idaho Falls recently was attend at- at tend by representatives of the saver several l companies companie and a resolution was adopted favoring g the storage plan although h protested against at the time by the th-e Twin Falls Canal company compan Since the ster Is now seeking to put Into effect the plan formal protest with the state commissioner was deemed essary The Snake River valley area is known as water vater district No 36 and comprises all the districts using water from flom the river It was pointed out by directors of the Twin Falls company that if it storage rights are allowed some of ot the companies companies companies com com- will be decreed larger amounts of water than are held essary On the other hand the resolution is said to provide that no such exchange can be made until all rights with priority later than have ben cut out With this limitation the upper valley hold that no damage can be done as the lower valley will get all the water It Is entitled to