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Show ALL WATER OF NAVAJO LAKE USED IS REPORT Probability that a thorough investigation investi-gation of what becomes of the waters of Navajo lake would reveal that those waters find their way into the watershed wa-tershed of either the Sevier river or the Virgin river, or both, leaving no unappropriated water in the lake, was emphasized in a report submitted to the Utah water storage commission last Wednesday by a geological advisory ad-visory committee. This committee consisted of Dr. Frederick J. Pack of the University of Utah, Professor William Wil-liam Peterson of the U. A. C, and E. H. Burdick, state geologist. Cedar City was advised to stop its investigation. The report was made at the request of the storage commission following an appeal from Cedar City and other Iron county interests to the commission commis-sion for aid in having an investigation investiga-tion made of the feasibility of the proposed pro-posed Navajo lake project as a source of water supply. Wednesday, the advisory committee reported to the commission as follows fol-lows : "The undersigned, acting at the request re-quest of Chairman Wallace of the Utah water storage commission as an j advisory board in the Navajo lake mat- j ter, beg leave to report that it is their J considered opinion, that the proposed investigation in regard to Navajo lake will probably disclose that the waters of Navajo lake find their way into the watershed of either the Sevier river or the Virgin river, or both; and that under the assumption that the waters of these two streams are over-appro- ! priated, there will probably be no un- j appropriated water found in Navajo i lake as a result of the proposed inves- ! tigation. The board estimates the cost of a proper investigation at from $5000 to $7500, and believes that the interests which have agreed to furnish fur-nish the cost of this investigation should be advised of the foregoing option of the board before any further j action is taken involving additional : expenditures." Salt Lake Tribune. |