Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-04-24 | Page 3 | Blood to Seek U. S. Water Aid

BLOOD TO SEEK UI u. Si S. WATER AID Strawberry Basin Faces Serious Se Se- rious Drouth as Result of Governor Henry H. H Blood an- an announced Tuesday that he will swill ask the United States bureau of reclamation to join with the state in efforts to increase increase in- in crease the water supply for the Strawberry Straw Straw- berry basin in southern southe-rn Utah count county which is lacing a serious drouth this year earThe ear The governor go conferred with a com com- ot of the Strawberry Water Users Users' association at the capitol on problems involved lit in the ot of water Inthe in inthe the Strawberry reservoir The governor gov gov- was informed that only or acre feet of water is available under gravity flow liow this season By installing pumps to lift water to the reservoIr intake however additional acre feet may be obtained the committee explained The chief executive said he would help the users to work out the pumping plan The committee was headed by Clyde F. F president of the water users users' group 0