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Show Water Outlook In InGrand InGrand InGrand Grand Above Normal NormalThe The generalater general \ water \\ater ater \ supply out outto outlo 10 to k foi for Utah for the 1940 Irriga rrriga Irrigatlon rrrigalion irrigation tlon lion season eason easonarles varies \arles arles Caries \ frcm frem from 40 to 90 90per 90per 90per per cent of norm I , I 1 . , ! accoiding H'cOIdmg HcOIdmg ' to a arepel arepoit arepoit repel repoit t compiled this \ week pek at t tI ! tieoffice I e . " eoffice office- office officeof - of State Engineer Enguleer Engireer T H HHumpher HHumphery HHumphervs HHumphervsSevler Humpher Humphery s sSevier sSevier Sevler Sevier Sanpete . western v.estern vestern Tcoele Tooele Tcoeleea5tern Tooeleeastern Tcoeleeastern ea5tern eastern Umtah Uintah and eastern Grand Grandcounties Grandcounties Grandcounties counties had an accumulated pre preclpltahon precipitation precipitation clpltahon cipitation of from normal to 25 25per 25per 25per per cent above normal ncrmal during durmg the themonths themonths themonths months from Cctobel OCtobel October 1 1939 toMay to toMay toMay May 1 1940 the reportsho report .ho ho sho 'hois hois .hoS 'hoisTotal ' . \S S is isTotal \ STotal Total precipitation preclpltation of from 15 75 15to 75to ' 75to to If10 1n0 1 0 per cent of normal hao ham ha ' 0 o 0curred ocured ocurred curred cured m in Plute Piute Mlllard Mllard Millard ! J Jab JabBo JjabBoxelder .lab lab .labBoxelder . Boxelder Bo elder and " ; part "Jart Jart of Tooele and andGrand andGrand andGrand Grand ccun counties tics ' \ while hill " pal pait pmt t of ofGI ofGi ofGiand GI and recen receit received ed only . > , oO r0 0 to 75 Jer uer Jercent uercent ' ! tiercent cent of normalPrecipitation normalPrecipitation normal normalPrecipitation Precipitation reports rgports r ports from 30 U US US US S \ weather eather bureau bt.reau btreau . . stationsshot stations .ho ho . ahoy shot \ a anear anear anear near normal I lainfall amfall rainfall for most of ofthe ofthe ofthe the state for ApulThe AprilThe Apiil Apul April ApiilThe The 14 principal pnncipal reservoirs of oftre ofthe oftt'e oftte tre the ' .tate tate Mate < . tate s ored a total of 151 1510 1 51o ; > 300 300acre 300acre 300acre acre feet of water so far this 3 year yearcompared yearcompared ear earcompared compared comparedlth \ with \\lth lth \ 1 1610 610 POO P00 acre feet feett feetat feetit \t t at ' \ the same SJme ; date in 1938 lq18 19'38 ' which which"as , whichvas llch llchas ! \as as "as \ " about noimal HOlmal normal The 1S39 1J39 1939 ! stor stor"ge storge " ge m in hese res res'rvoiis resrvoiis reservoit ' ' rvol1 . on Ma\ Ma Maj May Ma1exceeded \ 1 1e 1exceeded 1exceeded e .ceeded ceeded exceeded > . this year years s figure by bymOle bymore bymoie mOle more than 300 300000 000 acre fpetThe feetThe feet fpet feetThe The P ute resen reservoir resertoir oir furnIshing furnIshingstorage furnishingstorage furnishingstorage storage for Sevier Sevler Sinpete S'tnete Stnete Sanpete ' ; : 'Ind Ind anti 'IndPlUte antiPiute ' indPiute PlUte Piute counties no v has sufficient sufficientstorage sufficientstorage sufficientstorage storage storageater water \\ater ater ' \ lor for the season the thereport thereport thereport report shows shos sho\\ sho \ s The Set Sevier Seuer ier bridge bridgereservOIr bridgereservoir bridgereservoir reservOIr supplying supplymg Millard Mllard ! county countyhas countyhas countyhas has in 111 storage moie mOle more than 120000 120000acrp 120000acre 120000acrp acrp acre feet \ while \ hlle the sed seasons son s supply supplyreq supplyreq supplyreq req ires cnlv only enl , 70 70000 000 acre feetMore feetMore feet feetMore More thin th\n th n than ' \ twice t\\lce t lce \ \ as muchater much \\ater ater water waterthan \ waterthan aterthan than is necessarv necessaI1 necessary for the season seasonIs seasonis seasonis Is in III storage in 111 Bear Lake and andPme andPine andPine Pme Pine View reservoir \ w \ 11 II have suf suffClent suff suffcient fClent f cient supply by the end of May MayBoth MayBoth MayBoth Both reservoirs furnish part of the theBoxelder theBoxelder theBoxelder Boxelder \ water a ter supply Otter OtterCreek OtterCreek OtterCreek Creek and Gunnison reservoirs reservoirsboth reservoirsboth reservoirsboth both on the Sevier river nver are ex expected expected expected pected to have ample storage storagewatel storagewater storagewatel watel water for the season b by May 30Tl'e 30The 30 30The The Tl'e Tle ' Sevier river nver runoff is e ea eapected expected > . perted pected to be 60 to 75 per cent of ofnormal ofnormal ofnormal normal for the th season and San Sanpete SanPete Sanpete pete streams 80 to 80 90 per cent cf cfnor'1lal cfnornal ctnor-nal ctnor nal nor'1lal nor1lal nor-nal nor nal ' - - \ while \ Inle upper Sevier and andstreams andstreams andstreams streams of the Umtah Uintah Basin Basm are areI arefiowmg areflowing areflowing fiowmg flowing 45 to 60 rer fer Ter cent of ncimal nOlmal normal I |