Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-09-04 | Page 13 | August Water Usage by S. L. Proves Heavy

AUGUST WATER USAGE USAGE USAGE-BY BY S 8 L Li L. L PROVES AVY HEAVY HEAVY- R Report port Says Sars Amount t W Would ouId More Tb Than rt Fill Fin Reservoir Salt Sal Lakers Laker consumed more mor water wa Wa- ter term in August than would fill M Mountain Moun un- un thin tain Den Dell reservoir to capacity Useful capacity of ot the reservoir lr largest culinary water st storage plant the city owns is gal gal- gallone lone Ions The total consumption last Jast month was gallons It was re reported reported re- re ported Wednesday at the office of Water Commissioner George Georgi D. D Keyser S Supplies In percentages came from the following sources per cent from City creek fr from m. m Parleys Parley's creek 36 from Emigration creek from Big C Cottonwood from Little Cottonwood arid and from wells both pump pumped d and artesian Drafts on storage were acre feet teet from Mountain Dell Deli reservoir Parleys Parley's canyon at af the tho average daily rate of ot second feet leavIng leaving leavIng leav leav- ing acre feet teet in th the reservoir lr August 31 From Twin In Lakes Big Cottonwood BOl acre feet teet at the average average daily dally rate rats of 15 second feet teet leaving acre feet teet in the lakes Jakes From Lake Mary Big Cottonwood Cottonwood Cottonwood Cot Cot- acre feet at the average average average aver aver- age daily dany rate of 14 second feet leaving acre nerO feet in the lake Jake August 31 Draft on Big Cottonwood storage started August 23 A second foot of water equa equals S gallons An acre fo foot t of f water Is ie gallons The average daily consumption during Aug August t was second fe feet t or second feet Ie less than the than the average Overage daily consumption in July However last Jast months month's daily dally consumption consumption con con- was 11 second feet more than the average daily consumption in August 1934 the report shows Precipitation records for Jor all we wa wa watersheds except Little Cottonwood show substantially greater yield this year than in 1934 for the season Beason from October 1 to and Including August 31 Records of ot precipitation on oaths oaths' the Little Cottonwood watershed d are r not kept Precipitation Pre records at the five major measuring stations on n B surrounding sur surrounding rounding watersheds show U the e fol following ten ten- lowing compared to 1934 records r corda Season S n Oct 1 to A Aug g g. g 31 1935 1934 1 Station Inches Inches Salt Lake Late City City 1620 1520 9 Ol City creek creek 28 2828 1314 Mountain Dell Dell' 2103 2108 1053 Big mouth 1858 1856 1745 Brighton H 1813 13