Show COUNTY TO END WATER WASTE Uncapped Artesian Wells May Deplete Underground Reservoir County commissioners moved Thursday to lo stop asserted waste of oC water in Salt Lake county from uncapped uncapped un capped wells Action was spurred to some extent by jy a recent report of Richard T. T Evans of Washington D C. C topographical topo- topo graphical engineer of the U. U S. S geological geological geological geo geo- logical survey stating that scores of ol wells are wasting water and nd warning warning warn warn- ing against ultimate depletion of the underground reservoir City commissioners anxious to conserve conserve con con- serve water and protect the underground underground underground under under- ground supply recently called attention attention atten atten- tion lion of county commissioners to the fact tact that under existing laws the latter latter lat lat lat- ter have legal power to lo order ip P p ping of private wells claimed to be wasting water Lack of oC funds caused county commissioners commissioners com com- missioners to appeal to F o E ERA R A officials oUi- oUi with a request that a well vell survey sur sur- vey be undertaken as a drouth emergency emergency emer emer- gency project |