| Show State water board to assist Mosby Irrigation Co According to a release from the Division of Water Resources the state stale board has joined an emergency effort to make sure Mosby Irrigation Co is able to fill Julius Park Reservoir on Mosby Mountain with water from Dry Fork Creek BOARD HOARD members committed to the project after learning that the company was losing so much of its water that it may be unable to fill the reservoir unless repairs are made soon Company officials want to replace 2700 feet of open feeder canal between Blanchett Park diversion and the reservoir with 48 inch pipeline Mosby losby has also received a grant from the Agricultural Stabilization Conservation Service to apply toward project costs and the company will make an initial investment of The company has agreed to buy the States State's share of the project in 16 installments Speaker of the House of Representatives Glade who was approached by company officials on the problem said that the legislature had in its last session earmarked 5 million for emergency drouth needs for municipalities towns stock- stock watering and revolving funds for reservoirs for agricultural people eY Rep went to the Board of Water Resources and the project was presented to Bill Gibson member of the Board representing Daggett Duchesne and Uintah counties Green River District Upon gaining his approval the application application application ap ap- was then presented to the entire board by Mr Gibson where it was approved Speaker said that he was so pleased that local people are getting some of the monies earmarked and that this is the first obtained in this area to his knowledge MR GIBSON stated that drouth emergency monies have first priority and that 2 million million million mil mil- lion has been set aside strictly for stock water development Of this amount the Board of Water Resources has approved only so far He stressed that any worthwhile stock watering project should have application made and that interested persons should contact him Reservoirs watering troughs wells casing pumps possible extension of electrical lines Jines as well as pipelines will qualify said Mr Gibson but applicants must be bona fide livestock operators to obtain this interest free money The Board will meet again Sept 15 and any new applications applications applications ap ap- ap- ap would be considered then Mr Gibson would represent those applications for forthe forthe forthe the initial presentation |
