Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-05-12 | Page 1 | Utah Speeds Program to Ease Drouth

w U UTAH lA H SPEEDS PROGRAM TO EASE DROUTH First C Crows Expected to Start Work Wor Monday Water Users Reach Truce PROJECTS BEING STUDIED Deer Utah Creek Lake Proposal Pro Pro- May Be e Doomed While a truce was In effect among canal companies warring over a Utah Uta hi lake stipulation the thc state prepared I Saturday to get the first crews of fl men at work Monday on a program to avert drouth suffering The governors governor's control board or dro th committee met at th the capitol to consider a list of DO 00 approved emer emer- gency water projects and pass upon them for construction Robert IL H. Hinckley state FERA FER A Adir dir director who will admin administer ster the federal grant said aid he would have men ready for work Monday i How many and at what projects depends de- de upon a report expected Sunday from the drouth committee Ask for Data I The committee will wili send forms to communities asking them for data on projects One question tion beIng considered considered con con- is whether to undertake ke constructions con con- by contracts or other means Governor Blood said he would ape op point two more drouth committee e members who will vill be able to give fun full time Canal companies that failed d to aree on n a. a pro stipulation at a stormy session Frida Friday will meet again Monday Monda at the capitol and ob servers believe it if a a. stipulation is not secured then the Deer Utah creek lake project will wil be doomed Hope for Agreement gr It was understood the five ed canal companies prImary users of lake water would m ct before Mondays Monday's session and attempt among themselves to draw up a proposal agreeable to secondary users Unless a stipulation held necessary to construction of the huge hUle project is reached Monda Monday it probably never will be observers agreed Governor Blood Saturday edged receipt of numerous petitions asking for construction of the Pelican Point pumping plant in Utah lake left off the list ot of 90 projects The project is before his drouth com coin Water Body Fails To Reach Decision Members of the Salt Lake City water wa wa- ter advisory committee spent three hours at the chamber ot of commerce Saturday discussing means of oC increase ling the cit cUlinary water supply this summer but failed to reach a decision The group will meet agaIn at 1215 p. p m. m Monday in the chamber to consIder con con- sIder the matter further Disagreement between the city cHy engineering engineering en- en department and Leland Kimball consulting engineer as to the amount of water available to the city from the canyons canons featured the session Saturday A. A B. B Larson assistant nt city engl engi neer declared that the supply this I summer will be not more than 10 second feet Mr Kimball on the theother theother other hand maintained that 43 second fe feet t of water vater Will vill be av available ble The city officials have estimated the total available from nIl all sources will I be 36 while the demand will be at least 50 second Suggested Suggest d savings in Little LillIc Cotton wood canyon water wIll not increase the supply enough to be of imp ornee or- or lance nee the committee declared