Show Snows Insure Ample Waler Supply An optimistic note for Salt Lake valleys valley's 1947 water supply was WM va seen Saturday by David A A. Af- Af l fleck city water commissioner i i i who said snow measurements this year are slightly higher than last r year and last year was Wa a very i i good water year Ten inches of or new V snow were added added Thursday night to the 87 inch inches s already on the ground at atI 1 I Brighton Commissioner Affleck Afleck t t noted On Feb 14 last time measurements measurements measurements measure- measure ments were taken the water coni content content con- con i tent reading at Brighton was L Inches the same as it was wason on on Feb 28 1946 when only 63 Inches of ot snow had fallen However However However How- How ever ever Mr Affleck noted precipitation tion Uon for the month of or February has totaled inches so far and f figure is not included In the Feb Feb I 14 reading 1 Water supply at the Mountain I If Dell reservoir is being kept at a aI I V low level In of ot a heavy spring runoff Mr Affleck V reported ported Currently there are 1740 acre feet of water in the reservoir little more than half halt its acre V. V 1 feet capacity 4 1 Average dally daily use of this water during the winter months has Increased Increased In- In creased sharply In recent years it was pointed out with an average average average aver- aver age daily consumption now of 45 i second feet teet compared with only 35 In former years With a a. second foot representing gallons the total daily dally consumption from Mountain Dell j is nearly gallons I f 1 Use of or this water has been I J heightened by an increased population lation laUon Mr Affleck said as well weIl j as increased industrial demands Stream flow in surrounding creeks 1 i and rivers Is normal for this time i 1 of year and there has been little f 1 or no melting of snow in th the t higher mountains surrounding the f valley |