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Show Important Water Case Trials Start Jan. 9 The trial in which water users on the upper Sevier river will attempt at-tempt to re-establish former rights near Hatch will commence in Panguitch on January 9. The group had applied to the state engineer to rebuild the dam near Hatch that washed out in 1914, and it was turned down by the state engineer. en-gineer. This same group has now brought about this trial which has been hanging fire for almost five years. The land near Hatch in question ques-tion was opened up under the State of Utah about 1910, and when the dam washed out in 1914 the land deevlopment was abandoned aban-doned and the buyers were refunded re-funded their payments. Piute reservoir res-ervoir was enlarged at that time to hold water for users below tnat point. The water users at Hatch and Circleville who are suing to put in the dam, have a primary year around right on the river, but of course, the water can not be put to use during the winter months. This same water finds its way into the Piute reservoir and also to the Yuba dam. They wish to hold this unused (by them) water that can not be used during the winter months for summer use. The land that they want to use it on is divided, with 4,00 acres near Hatch and 4,000 acres at Circleville. Cir-cleville. The lower water users have been gathering data for about 5 years which will be presented during dur-ing the trial. The four compaines in west Millard Mil-lard will be represented by Dudley Crafts and Sam Cline of Milford with represent the Central Utah Water company. Three other attorneys at-torneys will represent water users in Piute and Sevier counties. Plans at present are that all board mem bers of the local companies will attend the trial to obtain information informa-tion that will be of use in the years to come. W. C. Cole, water commissioner and Engineer Leland C. Callister, will also attend. The trial will be heard before Judge Lewis Jones of Brigham City, who has been brought to Panguitch as a disinterested judge for the trial. Although the application for this water for 8,000 acres is not exceptionally excep-tionally large, should the case be lost By the lower companies, it will bring about a series of applications appli-cations for other dams which will practically bring an end to storage water for the lower companies. |