| Show water supplies far below normal precipitation needed this year annual report ot of the weber river water users association shows that the water supply P for the irrigation season ot of 1954 was wag under normal reported al M J davies a director of the association snow co overage for the winter of 1953 and 1951 1954 supplied only 31 1301 acre feet and this supply y plus the carryover from 1953 of acre feet made a total storage in echo reservoir tor for use us Is in 1951 of acre feet or acre feet less than a reservoir full to supplement the under normal supply of irrigation water the association purchased acre feet and through careful distribution of the water very few if any cious were lost or suffered to any extent from lack of water said mr davies the icar reservoir was completely drained ot of nil all water on oct 3 1334 1954 upon nov 15 1951 the winter and power water contract was put into operation arid and the stora yie of water via commee ced in echo reservoir for use during tile the con binl v year the terms of 0 the wa V a or er rower power contract to which tie cie weber river water users alsoc assoc aaion is a party thereto provides that 10 0 percent of the water stored pi in echo Rese moir arid and diverted to the provo iziver will be for rise isse of this association there was on dec IG 16 1554 6 acre feet of water la hi storage by reason of this contract of 0 abl chii storage ape 2 acre feet belon belong g to tile the for use in 1935 1955 because of the dry condition of the rier drainage ilia inage area the below normal ot of snow coverage at this time arid and that storage for next dear will commence with an entirely empty reservoir more than dorrial ol of precipitation will be e re dufred in n order that sufficient clent supply up of 0 water will be available for or use in ili the coming year TI alio e crop yield report of 0 the ile indicates that in 1953 a aric loural crops valued at 19 9 was grown on nerea under arder the project or 1 ier er acre said sad mr davies this can be oe conopa compared ed with wilh the alie low year of nf 19 9 1 1 of and the pea peak k year ef c 1347 1947 when the crops under te project were valued at total to al value ot of crops arnier the project from ron 1941 to 1953 1950 e is s to statistics compiled by the association dalager ma iager lager the isanc al statement shows that SO was waa paid to the united states state government ge vernnie it in 1954 to be applied against aga ast construction costs 0 of the echo project there remains 12 moro more like payments to complete cosi pete the full payment of construction st costs next nest payment will be due reb feb 15 1955 and will be paid from rom monies on oil hand said mr davies |
