Show Green River Diversion 1 Backing Is Sought at atI I Tri State Tn Conference 1 Blood Urges Support in Request for U. U S. S Financial Aid in Survey of Huge Water Vater Transfer Plans I Fighting for economic and financial life of a large Utah Ulah and Idaho population a instate meeting of governors or their I representatives from these two states and Wyoming convened on Thursday at the capitol The meeting opened with an appeal by Governor Henry H. H Blood for other states to join Utah in a request for federal funds to finance a economic and engineering survey of the proposed Green river-Bear river river diversion project The need for supplemental irrigation c 4 I gation water in Utah and southern Idaho is so imperative that any t cost within bounds bounds- of possible ref repayment repayment re- re f payment seems justified the gov- gov governor governor asserted d. The proposed project is designed t to tap the Green river tributary of the Colorado river for a supplemental supplemental supple supple- mental irrigation supply for acres of land in the three states b by means of a series of canals across Wyoming to Bear lake on the Utah- Utah Idaho border I First Official Step This meeting is the first official action looking to di diversion diversion diversion di- di version of water from the Green river into Utah and Idaho the I governor explained It is he added an important major attempt to make benefi beneficial ial use se of part of the acre feet I of oC water allotted the upper basin states under the Colorado river com com- pact 1 Approximately Approximate persons in FRich Rich Cache and Box Elder counties face possible ruin through h crop failures failures fail fail- r ures fires in future if nothing is done to supplement the water supply supply supt sup sup- t ply in the irrigation district the thet t delegates were told f More thousands of persons will suffer Luffer equally in southern Idaho and c Wyoming the governor pointed out Preliminary studies have revealed I I the project as physically practical in inI 1 I bringing water from rom the upper Green Green Grcen river through 50 miles of to be emptied into Bear river A reservoir site would be 12 i or 15 miles above Daniels Wyo V From Daniels the water would be diverted into Twin creek and flow I by gravity into Bear river near Sage or Kemmerer Wyo the delegates were ere informed This will serve for Utah and southern Idaho and assist Wyoming Wyo Wyo- VOI I ming in future development of land nd Governor Blood said 0 Storage Reservoirs If the suggested plan is carried out the only way for Wyoming to store water on the upper Bear river riveris riveris is is in reservoirs for use there in r exchange for Green river water i the governor explained J. J If the project is impracticable r or if it is impossible to build reservoirs reservoirs reser- reser and convey conver water it should be made known now as readjust- readjust of land then will be absolutely absolutely absolutely necessary the delegation was told If the project is feasible both physically and financially it should be started as soon as possible the governor asserted The project has been proposed as asa asa a result of last years year's drouth in which farmers on both sides of the Idaho Utah border needed much water ater from Bear r river er and Bear lake Jake Ice to save crops Through negotiations between the farmers and the Utah Power and Light company which owned a water water water wa wa- wa- wa ter right on the Bear river arrangements arrangements ar ar- ar- ar were made for a supplemental supplemental supplemental sup sup- supply of water which laved aved of crops In both tales tates Preliminary studies of the project have bave been made by Porter J. J Preston Preston Preston Pres Pres- ton engineer in charge of oC the Colorado Colo Cob rado fado river investigation for the federal fedral fed fed- eral ral reclamation service Ralph Woolley of the U. U S. S geological lurvey urvey and the Utah state planning board oo r Following the governors governor's address address address' he the delegates began a technical discussion dis dis- dis- dis of the project |