Show Irrigation an and Drainage inage Meet Last as Week Dr O. O W. W Israelsen and Howard Maughn of the were at Delta Delta Delta Del Del- ta last week end to attend a water facilities meeting Dr Israelsen al also also also al- al so conferred with local officials on cooperative work he is carrying on involving the lining of the Melville canal east of Delta Ronald Reeve and Vaughn Hansen Hansen Hansen Han- Han sen from the Utah Agricultural Experiment Experiment Experiment Ex Ex- Station are here now takIng taking taking tak tak- ing ground water measurements inthe inthe in inthe the vicinity of the lined canals under under under un un- un- un der the direction of Dr Israelsen Dr L L. L A A. A Richards from the Reginal Reginal Reginal Re- Re ginal Salinity L Laboratory in Riverside Riverside River Riverside River River- side Cal Is also In Delta testing I with a new apparatus for measuring measuring measuring ing the hydraulic-head hydraulic ground wat wat- watI water I er era Dr Richards' Richards tests are being made in cooperation with Dr Israelsen's Israelsen's Isra- Isra elsen's work with the assistance of Mr Reeve and Mr Hansen With water renting at 1 an acre foot last year it has been estimated that 1780 worth of water has been saved for the farmers over lost year in having the canals lined for fora a distance of ot feet Another portion of the canal covering cov coy ering a distance of a quarter of a amile amile amile mile is now being lined with workers under the supervision of Dr Israelsen who is research professor professor professor pro pro- fessor of irrigation and drainage at atthe atthe atthe the The canal is being lined lined lined lin lin- ed with common clay found around here |