| Show PROTECT WEBERS WEBER'S s sWATER WATER SUPPLY The people of Salt Lake Luk are much worked up over the th water hortage in la that thit city and the prominent prominent prominent nent men of the tho til city are seeking a asay aI say nay out from a situation On Oa Friday a ft meeting m was held beld beldI I land and those present went on record lea 88 In fator fa or of storage tor t of ot th the wt water r supply on the Ur Provo and Weber riven rh ers and th the storage should be largo large e ough not only for one year ear but to pro Id a holdover storage At the meeting Dr J A so soe who oho 1 bo Is li regarded u II an n au au authority I on Irrigation Irritation and water uses made this statement Out Out of o this trip has come corn to tome tome me a feeling of or th the imperative Im need for Salt S lt Lake Like City to 10 take part In Inthe inthe Inthe the present development program InvolvIng government par par- participation par in the Great Salt Lake BasIn pr protect project The Th city water sup sup- supply supply ply tup-ply ply alread already has Its It agrIcultural side aide since tince whenever It use uses water ater for municipal purposes It takes It from the tb farmer Another principle principle pie W We ought to use water here bere hereafter after aher perhaps under legislative en enactment en- en enactment enactment In a manner which Is In accord with natures nature's own plan This ha hu bag also been frequently dis die dis- discussed cussed In the th water storage corn com commission mission meetings The Tho user of water ater should hould be compelled to find his hie supply on that part of oC the stream near which the th lands are artl located The man near the head of the th stream be b allowed tv to appropriate for tor use us there The Tb man lu lower er doll down do n In the th valley should be required to take tak It 1 from the th Stream lower do doll down u 11 whether by pumping or In torn some somo other manner Theman The Theman man lower lowr down should not b be al allowed al- al allowed lowed to tak take waters by filing upon up upon upon on tb the stream Dr Widtsoe's Idea lda Is a new pew one and should be carefully studied be be bee fOle foie being accepted as It might bring a chaotic condition after years ears of ot adjudication of ot II aster ater rl rights gh ts It will be noted that Dr Widtsoe favors Salt Lake Lak participating In Inthe inthe the government storage project This suggests the th advisability of Ogden Orden recording Itself on the th side aide of the tb water users alon along alone the th We- We Weber We Weber ber bu and making a bid for tor future water cater rights Whatever Is don done In this plan to store wat water r tb the farmers farmer and the urban population althin th the Weber v must se see to it that water Is not diverted from from the Weber to the permanent injury and th the cur ta curs cur lUng idling of ot th the development de o of this region Other parts o of th the state must not be b allowed to go to forward by pushing us back If It it can be b shown there ther Is I a sur- sur surplus sur surplus plus of ot cater nater ater that cannot be b used along the Weber then that water may be stored Blared and diverted for others But In years of o shortage or drought on the th Weber no water should be b allowed to be fc turned tuned away from the natural watershed watershed d |
