Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-09-11 | Page 10 | Water of Lake Aids S. L. County

WATER WA TER OF LAKE AIDS SL COUNTY Drain Held Below Estimates Says Commissioner in Report to State Stat Salt Lake county farms parched by drouth received acre feet leet of water wilter from Utah lake by means of the new pumping plant at Pelican Point during August B. B F F. F Lofgran commissioner for or the lake and Jordan Jordan Jordan Jor Jor- dan river reported Tuesday to State Engineer T. T H. H Humpherys The Thc two pumps pulled the lake level do dov dovi n 41 inches much less Mr Lofgran pointed out than was feared before the plant began operations on August 2 Evaporation in the period was more than the actual dr draft draft- t. t reducing reducing reducing re re- re- re the level an additional inches Precipitation offset this drop by inches On September 1 I the report showed the lake had an area of about acres containing about acre feet of water The Five A. A Associated Canals in in- eluding Salt Lake City received 12 12 acre feet of ot the pumped water The Pelican Point plant built as a drouth relief measure was financed by a grant of from the F E ER ER ER R A and from the canal com corn panics