Show WOULD REOPEN RIVER FILINGS State Engineer En Continents Comment On Ou Weber Ogden Situation Recommendations that the Weber Webern n v r r waters be again thrown open to 0 tiling on the basis buls that reasons for the withdrawal hive hAve been ac- ac ac Is la made mado M Af Bacon Daon state engineer In his hi bl bi biennial report submitted 10 to Governor Govern Govern- Governor or George H Dern Iii lii the s same sarno m report the tho state engineer calls at at- at affect affect- affecting to various problems ing lug the tho Weber river system which are now nov In court Stale State Engineer Bacon reminded Il t l tat at Utah statutes provide that the tho right to the tho use ot or uno by application n ter may be acquired tI Hon tion n to the state engineer and not otherwise The supreme court de- de decreed de decreed creed In 19 1925 5 that the law passed in 1903 1003 Is constitutional Complications have havo arisen on the upper sections of or the Weber river the engineer reports where some users have taken water ater though it has been previously withdrawn from a appropriation The plan ot or the state slate engineer Is i to to remedy this by reopening ap- ap rights EXCEEDS SUPPLY Another phase shown shon In the reo re- report re report port Is that In recent ye years rs c have been approved on numerous streams far In excess of the tho known supply o of these streams Additional work In ascertaining the exact fact tact regarding this situation would ing b need for tor more help In his hi office Engineer Bacon states Matters of or water distribution are aro reviewed the state engineer saying that the Ogden river situation re- re remains remains re remains mains complicated This Is due he sa says to th the Indefinite nature of some somo decrees and to the claims or of orthe the upper users to credit for or re- re return return re return turn flow Clow He reports that during 1925 a careful survey was made of or the Ogden river waters and their uses as well as return flow a working understanding being reached upon the basis of or these findings How- How However However ever eer as 1926 1826 has hu been a very dry year he bo says the studies and find find- findings findings ings ot or 19 1925 5 are shown not to fit the situation and there has bern been much dissatisfaction e as a result There Thero Is JI now litigation In the the district dis- dis district court of ot Weber county regarding re- re regarding garding these developments UNDERGROUND RIGHTS nIGHTS Underground round water supply should be under the same supervision super as the surface supply according to the state slate engineer who makes recommendations regarding this controL Through Such action the engineer reports capital capitol investment Investment Invest Invest- ment in ln well drilling pumping plants and similar enterprises would be encouraged Limitations would not be placed on the use of or the tho underground supply for tor domestic domestic domes domes- tic purposes Through the meas meas- measures measures ures urea suggested the report says sas waste of or the underground water would be dominated Questions as to private and public rights to the underground water supply are discussed In the report I I |