Show Moss Receives Appointment On n Water Resources Board Senator Frank E. E Moss CD- CD I D DUtah Utah was appointed to mem memo p on the Ule recently authorized authorized author author- Select Senate on 0 Water Resources it was wu announced an pounced in the U U. S S. S Senate to toe day Expressing satisfaction with his ls appointment Senator Moss said aid that the committee and Hi Its recommendations would have great Ll influence on AmerIcas AmerIca's Americas America's Amer Amen ica's water conservation and development policies for tor the years ahead Most of the nations nation's supply of ot water that Is U cheap and readily available is being used already said Senator Moss This means that our big population pop increases as well as aspur pur J rising standard of living be taken care of by putting put puts ting lug presently un unused supplies to work The fhe Committees Committee's task is to determine the water resource projects that will be needed between now and 1 1980 BO to supply sup ply the of IOPU population lation lallon agriculture and Industry We are required to re report r our findings finding and arid recommendations to the Senate by January 1961 1961 19 61 he said Pointing out that industry I tr turning out more and more i items that require great amounts of ot water the Senator said Right now we are using about 2 10 billion gallons of water a day D By 1975 if U our million population grows to million as expected our present rate of consumption will outstrip our supplies It IC is expected that by 1975 we will wID need billion bUlion gallons of water water wa ter a day This is is' ismore more than thana a 90 00 per cent increase over the amount of ot water we used in 1950 Water development programs programs pro pro- grams take time Eve Even Evert small projects take up to 15 years rears for the careful planning that must be done and for tor or con cony Projects to meet the needs of 1980 must be started soon won Senator Senat MO Mos Mosa said ald The study will include water development and storage desalinisation de de- atlon of sea lea water weather weather wea wes ther modification underground recovery transfers between tween basins and other collateral water problems he lie sail salt sai-J. |