Show Whiterocks Water v Company to Build 30 More Flumes The Whiterocks Irrigation Company of Tridell and Lapoint is according to Ray McKee president planning to build 30 measuring flumes in the canal system this fall The 13 Installed In 1046 1948 have he continued proved most help help- helpful ful In measuring the amount of kr w irrigation water furnished the farmers The The company plans to to con Contract contract tract the building of the flumes to a local contractor and have nave an engineer of the U SI S Soil Conservation Service I do the th necessary locating 1 and check ing of the flumes after they are ere installed The canal system flows along the east side of the towns of Tri Tri- Tridell dell and Lapoint and furnishes 1 w Ir water in small leading off from the canal each lateral ditch may serve from one to four farmers The measuring flumes are located from one to two hundred l un ed feet feet f t along the lateral from where the water Is turned out aut of the canal All of the measuring flumes are of of reinforced concrete and have a nine Inch opening at the narrowest point thus making the stream more compact which gives a more true measure measurer To Tomake make the t e em water e en measuring ac ac- ac accurate curate e et It must m enter n and leave the flume freely Mr McKee and directors of the Whiterocks s Irrigation Co have stated that eventually there will be measuring flumes on every lateral ditch taking water away from fr m the canal ca ment In cementing on the develop v ment Grant E Focal local r conservationist co stated thata that a large an oun of water Is s being tested w ate as as evl- evl dented bythe by bythe the large a acreage e gd tot f wet pasture astur land Although he he De concluded the tho season has ha given BIven us an abundance of water Weare we are ere unable to predict what Is In store for next year |