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Show Light Snow Cover In High Hills Foretells Summer Water Shortage Still winter up there The "SnoGo" rides drifts In-to Castle Valley during course of the survey made by Henry Shanks of the Forest Service, A. F. Miller of the SCS and Grant Talbot. The water supply outlook 4 in Garfield County for the coming irrigation season will be poor. Snow surveys recent- ly completed by the Soil Con-servation Service in Panguitch . indicates a below normal snow pack now lies on the water-sheds of the county. Snow measurements showed Castle Valley with 28'' of snow and 10.8" of water, 77. of 1943-57 average. Panguitch Lake: 6" snow; 2.4" water, 47 of average. Duck Creek: 22" snow, 8.2" water; 52 average. Widtsoe- Escalante Summit: 11.4" snow; 3.9" water; 52 average. SCS runoff forecasts as of April 1 show Sevier River at Hatch to be 27,000 acre feet for April- Sept. period, a 55 average. ApriUune flow for the same station is forecasted at 16.000 acre feet, 46 average. The river Is expected to peak at a maximum mean daily peak of 190 cubic feet per second. According to the Sevier River Water Commissioner, a flow of 100 cfs at the Hatch gage represents 100 of primary rights in Panguitch Valley When flow falls below 100 cfs only a portion of primary right can be filled. The river Is expected to fall below this 100 cfs. value on or about the 3rd of June compared to an average date of July 10. This means fanners will have to operate on less than 100 of primary for the remainder of the year. The Panguitch Valley Is expected to average 80 of primary for April-Sept period. In view of the foreseen water shortage, farmers are encouraged to conserve water by all possible means. Suggested conservation methods can be obtained at the local SCS office or through the local SCD Committee chairman. PIANO RECITAL The students of Mrs. Wil- ' ma LeFevre will present a piano recital Sunday, April 10, i at 6 p.m. In the South Ward ' chapel. |