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Show Problems for spring Lake flooding anticipated Utah Lake right now is a foot higher than it was on corresponding date prior l the 1952 flood and it has gone up seven inches in the past 30 days, according to a statement by the Utah Lake and Jordan Dam Commission. Com-mission. The present level is now only 16 inches below the compromise point of maximum maxi-mum elevation reached between be-tween Salt Lake and Utah County water interest in the historic court suit of 1885. With this condition property owners along the shoreline are threatened with flooding especially in view of the fact that the winter storms and spring runoff lie ahead. The commission, comprised compris-ed of Alfred J. Madsen, Sey-more Sey-more Godfrey, Frank Pier-son, Pier-son, Harold Mendenhall and Ward Holbrook, is involved in maintaining a watch over the condition of the lake and upholding the 1885 compromise com-promise made between Utah and Salt Lake counties. In a recent meeting of the Utah Lake and Jordan Dam Commission, they discussed the situation and all felt the lake would rise above compromise com-promise level. The only thing they could do to relieve re-lieve the situation was to see that the Jordan River was running free without obstruction. It was pointed out that the Jordan has run free, or the pumps have pumped more than it would run free flow since 1967. In spite of this flow, they pointed out, it has run constantly con-stantly higher each succeeding succeed-ing year. "There are solutions to the problem but due to water - titles and possible property damages they can not be ' utilized." The commission expressed wonderment as to why the enlargement of the Jordan River and the dyking of Utah Lake must be the last unit to be completed of the Central Utah Project. |