Show NEED OF WATER L PACT STRESSED Hydraulic Engineer Tells Association Association Association As As- of Tangle in Stream Claims 1 I Need for tor or compact in governing Interstate streams was stressed by E. E B. B B Debler hydraulic hydra lic engineer of ot the United States bureau of reclamation 1 in an na address before the Western Association As f of State Engineers at the Newhouse hotel Friday Mr Debler was the only speaker I In a session devoted principally to open forum discussion of at water problems problems lems of the various western states statu I. I Stream development ex extends extend over many generations Mr Debler said The true situation does not show I up tip until all aU projects are completed completed- I It Jt Is necessary to look ahead head This Thi will show how the extreme need for rive compacts between the It is impossible on streams h lie he said laid where the water wa r passes from rom one state to another all with different different differ differ- ent laws law to make uniform regula regula- lions The only solution is compacts between the tates states Immediate action action action ac ac- ac- ac tion should be taken before the situation situation sit sit- elt- elt becomes tangled even fur fur- ther Topics discussed during the open forum Included proposals for a unified uni uni- Sled lied Irrigation code for the west a flexible water duty set In acre feet fee rather than cubic feet per second control of underground water and handling of situations such as were created by the recent dr drouth uth Need for lor underground water control was generally reco recognized by the engi engi- William Peterson chairman of the ern emergency tg ncy drouth committee in Utah and recognized authority on underground underground underground under under- ground water was a leader in the discussion He characterized the drouth as accomplishing much good goodin in that it caused a sweeping away of ol old water statutes explaining that they covered situations found only in law books Others who participated Included 5 S. S T T. Harding consulting engineer and professor at the University of California George W. W Malone N Nevada Novada Ne No- vada state engineer Thomas M M. McClure Mc Me- Clure New Mexico state engineer George G rge Knapp Kansas chief engineer engineer engi engi- neer fleer division o of water and M M. C. C Hinderlider Colorado state engineer Action on the proposals was to be betaken betaken betaken taken through gh resolutions introduced at the afternoon meeting by a com com- headed by Mr Knapp Other Oth r members of the committee included T. T H. H Humpherys Utah state engineer engi engi- nee neer neer Charles J J. J Bartholet superintendent superintendent of hydraulics in Washington end nd Mr McClure S Th T lisle II committee and a nominating committee ee were named by Charles E. E Salem Ore association president The nominating committee commit commit- tee Included Mr Hinderlider Mr Malo Malone e and J. J S. S James Jame Montana tate stateS engineer |