Salt Lake Telegram | 1929-07-21 | Page 9 | Army Prepares River Reports for Congress

ARMY P PREPARES fP RIVER REPORTS FOR CONGRESS First of Series of ot Surveys Nea Nears s End After 18 Months Months' Work I i I By CECIL B B B. B Dl DICKSON Associated Press ress Staff Writer I WASHINGTON WASl I July 2 20 AP AP- AP Tho The first reports leports on the niost ex exhaustive ex- ex hau tIve Inventory ever undertaken of the potential resources of ot of the country's principal streams are being prepared ed by war ar department engineers for submission to congress congress congress con con- gress In December The scope scope of tho tIlo study study- is so vast that when it is s compit completed about three years hence congress congress will have available a detailed Information on na navigation vl Uon water ate power flood control and Irrigation possibilities of or the rivers over some of ot which the f federal deral government has not as assumed as- as TO PROVIDE GUIDE Congress ss' ss authorized the stud study two too years ears ears ago ngo and Tins lias voted 1 12 to finance it The primary p purpose Is Is' Is Isto to tov provide a a a. guide for congress the the f deral po power er commission com com- mission state utility commissions a and d private enterprises In the fu future future tut tu- tu t ture re development and use of ot the streams It Is intended ed to bring about maximum utilization of ot the country's water resources and to block unwise schemes and assist assists sound s und projects project More than civilian chIlian rs 50 army amp officers and some sonic ol of the personnel of the he geological survey the coast and pod tlc survey n agriculture ag ag- dep department engineers the reclamation bureau and weather bureau are employed In the stud study in addition to assistance being given by f state tate engineers Although the study began only 18 months month ago preliminary n reports have been completed on about so 80 rivers and final reports on 30 streams are are expected to be bo submitted submitted sub sub- December 1 1 11 RESERVOIR SITES They will Indicate locations for reservoir sites nd I their capacities location and practicability of or dam sites and capacities of ot pow power r sites It probable power markets an and and- the general scheme best adapted t to a c comprehensive utilization utilisation of the water water water wa wa- wa- wa ter resources resources resource of each stream Recommendations Rec Rec- as to tho best meth methods methods methods meth- meth of or flood lood control Improvement t tot of ot navigation arid use of or water for tor Irrigation put purposes poses also are to be Important parts of lot the reports The farthermost tributaries of or the streams flowing Int into the tho 1 Mississippi ppl river the Columbia In hi the n northwest north north- rth- rth west west all all those flowing toward the Atlantic and Pacific oceans and td Into the Gulf except the Rio Grande are under sl study d of the 35 district engineers in charge of ot tho the work In their thell respective areas arens The Rio Grande the Colorado and several lesser streams flowing Into the Great Lakes were not Incorporated incorporated rat rated ed In the study In view of or ot other er surveys The Tho International boundary boundary boundary boun dary commission Is handling the Rio Grande while the Boulder canon canyon can can- yon on dam project acted cled to e exclude lude the Colorado river PICTURES NEGLECT Major Dan Dan 1 I. I Sultan of or the army arnn board of engineers who Is supervising the work from Washington Washington Wash Wash- In ington ton headquarters recalls that the lack of ot comprehensive studies of ot this nature has been frequently felt and feels that It Jt has resulted In neglect of some important natural natural natural nat nat- ural resources Before the reports oh on the on-the the sippi tributaries are are submitted to congress they will be referred to river commission to give It an nn opportunity to formulate recommendations The Tho effect efte-ct ol ot of tributaries of ot the Ohio Missouri Arkansas and Tennessee Tennesse and the question whether the present improvements im improvements m im- mr r and uses for tor water Rater r power pow er on them have havo developed their maximum potentialities present a problem problem- that will requite require about two years year of ot stud study