Show PRECIPITATION SETS NEW MARK Y 40 Year 40 ear Averages Are Surpassed Precipitation records on city watersheds were wre Boosted during February to a point where c accumulated accumulated ac- ac cumulated cumulated precipitation for the season season season sea sea- sea sea- son son beginning last October surpasses surpasses surpasses sur sur- passes averages for the last 40 0 years water department engineers reported Wednesday The average dally daily consumption of water during February was 30 second feet compared to second feet in January and 31 second feet teet during February 1935 Supplies came from City creek per cent Emigration 51 per percent percent percent cent Parleys Parley's per cent Mill Mil Millcreek creek 38 per cent Big Cottonwood Cottonwood Cottonwood Cotton- Cotton wood per cent Little Cottonwood Cottonwood Cottonwood Cotton- Cotton wood per cent and all wells 16 per cent cent- Average daily dally draft on Mountain Dell reservoir last month was 76 acre feet drawing the stored quantity quantity quantity quan quan- a of water waterdown down from acre feet to acre feet An acre foot of water is equal to gallons A second foot of water is Is' equal to gallons Precipitation records show na- na n. n nO a- a 2 2 0 t ig 2 co f rn r- r n F Salt Lake City 3 36 69 ST 87 81 71 71 City Cr Creek k 6 84 IH 19 2 12 1218 1215 18 2 2 81 1 Mt Dell 6 44 H 14 1453 53 9 15 1 89 Big BIJ Cot 3 30 n 9 57 8 61 1 87 Brighton 15 7 31 40 2145 53 Measurements from Little Cottonwood Cottonwood Cottonwood Cot Cot- station are are not regularly made by the water department |