Show WATER GAINS BOOST HOPES LAYTON LAYTON Heavy Heavy precipitation this week has greatly added to the hopes of Davis and Weber county farmers for a plentiful supply of ot irrigation water for the summer Figures announced an an- by b D. D D. D D. D Harris superintendent dent of the Davis Das and end Weber Counties Coun ties tics Canal company relative to the amount of water stored in the Echo and East canyon reservoirs substantiate substantiate hate their hopes The readings at the Echo reservoir Thursday morning indicated acre f feet et has been stored there On I April 24 24 the amount was acre I feet recto Wednesday marked the great greatest t Increase In storage in any anyone one day this season the total being augmented b by acre f feet t Mr Harris said At East canyon canon acre feet of water had been impounded behind the dam Thursday morning Mr Harris predicted that the Echo Echor r reservoir ef will contain at least east acre feet before the runoff run is ended while the storage in East canyon canon should reach acre feet feeL Last year the maximum amount stored in the Echo reservoir totaled I only and by May l 1 1 1934 approximately acre feet had been drawn for irrigation pur pur- pos poses Due to the thc heavy rains this year it is believed it will not be bc necessary necessary sary to draw on the stored water before the latter part of this month In summing up the water situation Mr Harris said We are filling ilUng the reservoirs now last year we were drawing from rom them |