| Show UTAH TO HAVE 10 TO 90 PER CENT OF NORMAL WATER SUPPLY utah communities will have front from 40 to 90 percent ot of normal water supply for the 1940 irrigation season according to figures contained co in a report compiled this week by state nig engineer ineer T H humpherys total precipitation tor for weber and davis counties rangle range from 50 percent below to 25 percent pe recent above normal for different diff erent areas between the months of october 1 1939 and may 1 1940 the report shows summit morgan and wasatch counties comi ties averaged 50 to 75 percent ot of normal for this period precipitation for the month of april was about normal for the these se five counties according to reports of U S weather bureau stations located in the areas east canyon reservoir will reaca re aan its maximum capacity by may ma y 15 according to the report pine view reservoir in ogden canyon will hold sufficient supply to take caie of the seasons needs by may 30 and the echo reservoir is expected to be practically full by the end of the month depending on the temperature if the runoff Is retarded by cool weather it is expected there will be to acre feet of storage water in echo A 60 to 75 percent of normal runoff for the season is antl anticipated from the weber and ogden rivers according to the report |
