Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-06-30 | Page 2 | Parley Studies Water Division

PARlEY i PARLEY STUDIES WATER DIVISION Utah Seeks Fair Share of Supply Available to Basin States DENVER June 30 Allocation 30 to Utah of a fair share o of the feet acre of ot water to be made available available avail avail- able to the four upper basin states stales of the Colorado river fIver was sought by representatives of the thc Beehive state here today in conference with U. U S. S reclamation bureau officials at the meeting were William William Wil Wil- liam R R. Wallace chairman of or the Utah water storage commission T T. H H. Humpherys s 's state engineer and Rail Ralf R. R Woolley senior hydraulic engineer engineer engineer en en- for the U. U S. S geological ical survey survey sur sur- vey in Salt Lake Cit City from Colorado Wyoming Wyoming Wyo Wyo- ming and New New Mexico as well as Utah were at the conference over which Dr Elwood Mead head of the federal reclamation bureau presided Object of the gathering was to dis discuss discuss cuss the estimates each elch state stale expects under an interstate pact The six six- state agreement under which construction construction construction con con- of Boulder dam was authorized authorized author luthor provided fee acre feet acre of water for the upper basin states and was appropriated to workout workout work workout out estimates of or the amount e each state slate was to be allotted The water will vill be divided on the basis of or the amounts each state is capable of or utilizing Dr Mead told the delegates Porter J J. J Preston reclamation ser vice en engineer incer who is directing the research re rc search work reported that little has been done in Utah except in the San SanJuan SanJuan Juan district and little in Colorado although of the has been expended Preliminary ti mates arc are well under wa way in New Nc Mexico and Wyoming he hc said