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Show Utah's Water Supply Faces Severe Shortage Says Expert (,'riu illy li,;ht nnrif.ilU have -rln. ,-.1 th.- w. ,i i. i- supply -i t; !! -ly UmI .1 v,.ilcr- -ihot'i.i ;ilrii)-l ;i i ,i i ll 1')'! I t ili-vi-ij;:ri: in tin- M.iie, i.iys !-; ri f ;..; I;. ('Iv'l''. ii ri.'il ion Ti:;iri-T ;it In.- ,'t.ih rxp-iifi.-iil lt.ili'.n U'hil.- Ih.- n.iiii;il I low in stn-ann li ni,i ijiiiii- -,D low al pri-n-nt, l lu i .-.Ii.i-i inn I . i -1 1 j i 1 1 y aiiruai:h-I!..- ".'A l.-v.-l. I'..- a'H.nr, Ihal u'.-n- full al llu-Iwi:iiiiii,: llu-Iwi:iiiiii,: nl Ih.- M-.-i-.tm app.-ar to I,.- ih.- ,ii.- h....- dl Cl.ili t. ii--lii. -i i Vili.j hat.- laml .vl'Vi-il by Ih.-,.- r 1 1 . 1 1 1 -1 1 1 . 1 1 1 . l,iki-s. Tli.-y r.in-y 1 i ij n in aiav I.-.-l of ualrr uhn h -.huiilil In- Mil I icii-nt to haiiill.- llu- land lh'-y an- Id srrve. (inly tin- I-Hid Ihal. is ili-n-nili-ril up. in nahial suurrcs nl' vvali-r H sul I .- uiij, says Ivan Clyd. liovv-i-v.-r, it Ih.- pn-s.-nl i-unsumpl ion nl' 1 1 ii. a j.i ual.-r runliiiurs Hicm-Miiin-.-s may also run short. "U'ali-r .-.horlai cmphairs llu- n.-.-i-sily of conserving vvali-r (liinin; I h'- vvi-l years as wi-ll as llu- dry." poinls oul liran Clyde, '"li.-raUM- the conservat ion of wah-r in net years builds up a holdover for prolrclion durini; the dry .s.-a-.oiis". l-'ollovv int; is a list of melhods prepared by I lean Clyde to aid farmers in conserving their water supply: 1. Consolidalr the si reams and cut the lime of application. 2. ("oneenlrale water on late mat urine; crops and let alfalfa and pasture ea if there is not enough water for bolh types of crops. 3. Keep the ditches clean and the heade;a(es tiht. 4. Watch more closely the manner in which the water is applied ap-plied to prevent runoff and deep percolal ion. 5. Measure the water used to avoid excess application. "There are still 60 days to go and the water conditions can diminish to a point where it will be serious. To prevent this the utmost care must be taken when the water turn for the farmer comes around," declares Pean Clyde. |