Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-01-14 | Page 9 | Special Board Advises Future Bear River Work

Special Board Advises I Future Bear Ber River Work J Recommendation LOGAN Recommendation for formation of or a permanent committee com corn on Bear flear river water affairs went forward to governors of Utah and Idaho Tuesday foll following wing termination of work of a n special committee The committee was wa disbanded at atthe atthe atthe the conclusion of ot a meeting Monda Monday Mon MonO da day after members had made several sev zev- eral recommendations to F. F P. P Champ chairman with Instructions to submit them to Governor Henry H. H Blood and Governor C. C Ben Ross of ot Idaho It has operated for two years Most Important of the recommendations recommendations was that a permanent committee be organized to carr carry on n i water conservation work worle Tha Th committee com corn would direct activities on the river Including development of the proposed Green river project which would turn acre feet of oC water now going down the Colorado Cob Colo rado river into the Bear river Seriousness of at the water situation I for the coming y year ar was point pointed d out in hi reports from river administrators tors including Collins T. T Cannon in charge of oC the Utah section of at the river E. E J. J Baird Idaho water commissIoner commissioner com corn i missioner J. J J. J Hale chairman of at the fact finding committee and George D. D Clyde Utah water conS con con- S The report showed the snow cover and winter water storage up to 1 vas comparable to 1931 a serious drouth year Although Although Al- Al though hough early January Januar precipitation has been abnormal it is not sufficient sufficient dent to overcome this deficiency it was believed Bear lake chief storage point is three feet teet lower at the present than ihan thant it t was last year car with the level bareI barely bare bare- I ly up to the minimum pumping point It was wa reported