Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-06-21 | Page 13 | End of Water Shortages is Seen by Keyser

END OF WATER SHORTAGES IS SEEN BY KEYSER ER Completion of Projects to Prevent Recurrence of Present Crisis Completion of water development projects already under way or ready to 0 begin will prevent a recurrence of the water shortage threat hanging over Salt Lake City Water Commissioner Commis Commis- stoner George D D. D Keyser declared Thursday in an address to the Kiwanis Ki Ki- wanis wants club at the Hotel Utah Foremost among these projects he said are the drilling of 10 or 12 2 wells construction of a pipe line from the Big Cottonwood canyon conduit to head of the Tanner and Green ditches and an exchange between the city and the Big Ditch company Prospects for an increased water supply ho however vever do not lessen the emergency character of the water situation n the commissioner explained ex ex cx- He pointed out that the stored water wa- wa ater ter er in three city reservoirs was approximately approximately approximately ap ap- ap- ap proximately 1200 second feet lc less June 15 5 than the same date a year ear ago The precipitation deficiency this year Is 15 65 inches he said Fine Well Vell Brought Broucht In Mountain Dell reservoir had 2839 feet acre-feet of water stored on June 15 IS as compared with feet acre-feet a year ago Comparative figures for Lake Mary were feet acre-feet in 1933 and feet acre-feet last week Twin Lakes feet acre-feet in 1933 and feet acre-feet last week The sprinkling restrictions will wilt cause no permanent injuries to lawns if it householders are nrc careful Commissioner Com Corn mL missioner ioner Keyser said Citizens can help out by perforating the lawn awn to allow the water to sink in and covering covering cover cover- ing the grass with debris which will conserve the moisture The commissioner said it Is Js expected expect expect- ed the wells being dug will add 10 to 15 second of water daily dally to the city supply The city has a well drilling project under way City officials were much encouraged encouraged encouraged aged late Wednesday when the well at Twenty-seventh Twenty South and Nineteenth Nineteenth Nine Nine- East streets was brought in with a flow of four second feet where one second-foot second was expected Plan to Pipe Water This large well with a probable maximum flow of five live second feet 1 will add gallons of water daily daily to the city supply Commissioner CommissIoner Commis Commis- stoner Keyser said i Plans were laid being by the water department Thursday o pipe the water wa wa- t ter tr to Twentieth East street and allow al al' allow low f farmers to use it until the flow clears sum sufficiently to enter the city mains This is expected within a week V VIt It Is expected the thc pipe line from the Big Cottonwood conduit will save six to ten second feet of water now no lost because the water seeps out of the canyon stream before it reaches the ditches Work on this project will begin next week Its cost willbe will willbe willbe be cut from to because because because be be- cause of F FER E R A labor it is expected The city also is considering a trade of its Spring creek water unfit for culinary purposes for the Big Cottonwood Cottonwood Cottonwood Cot Cot- canyon water owned by the Big Ditch company I If IL consummated this trade will wUl add six or seven sec sec- ond-feet ond of water to the city elty supply Favors Favor Settling Suit In In his talk talk- to the CommissIoner Commissioner Com Corn missioner Keyser pointed out that completion of the Pelican Point pumping plant will do much to relieve re re- relieve lieve the city of worry over its Utah lake exchange agreements He advocated that all water department department department de de- de- de revenues b be made available to the department and that water em em- be placed on civil service Fisher Harris city attorney recommended rec roe to the city commission Thursday that it settle for 1500 with the Union Associated Mines Mine company which has brought action to recover 1000 because the thc cit city has obstructed its use use of water from three tunnels in Big Cottonwood canyon The commission took the matter under under un un- der advisement ement and took look similar action action action ac ac- ac- ac tion on Mr H Harris Harris' letter explaining it appeared to be illegal for the city to refuse water service to an occupant occupant occupant pant of property upon which a water bill owed by previous occupants was unpaid