Show IDAHO OAM DAM WILL BE SIZE ORDER IS 8 GIVEN TO COMPLETE DAM ta UTMOST CAPACITY MUCH LAND AFFECTED increased size of dam will mean saving to water users an aa well As AB water A much large r territory boise idaho the american falls falla reservoir will bo be tho the largest artificial body ot of water in tile united states and tho the third largest in tho the world as aa a result of official authority that was transmitted by the regional office ot of the united states reclamation service at denver to Engi engineer noer banks lo in charge of construction at american falls tho the instructions are to bt build gilld the dam to its full height anti authority Is given to engineer banks to proceed along that line this information was transmitted to R E shepherd of jerome who Is in boise the order will permit raising the giant dam twelve additional feet resulting gulting in the impounding of 1 acre feet of water in a reservoir that will be thirty five miles long this Is an addition of approximately acre toot feet as under the former plans had they been carried out and the height of the dam not raised the r reservoir would have impounded acre feet of water tho the raising ot of tile the damn dam permitting the impounding of aero acre feet additional will make it possible to have water sufficient to take care of all the land that can bo be irrigated below Aine american rican falls cast of bruneau and mountain home but does not include the land n alio ho poise mountain homo home project under the original plans the data dam was to be constructed truc ted on a basis of 0 7 per acre foot under the increased plan dian as aa now authorized zed the charge will be 5 pe per acre toot foot the cheapest storage now in existence in the united states this saves the settlers 2 per acre toot foot to the american falls reservoir district it means a saving 0 of f more than fi it makes possible all of the available storage of tile the great snake river and the maintaining ot of a water level that will be satisfactory is at all times whether it happens to be a short or a long water year in other words there always will bo be in the reservoir ruffic sufficient lent water to irrigate the lands that thal are included within the district said mr shepherd |