Ogden Daily Standard | 1917-03-09 | Page 8 | Seepage Water Appropriation

SEEPAGE WATER j APPROPRIATION A decision of much importance to 1 cattlemen, sheepmen and setUers dc- m .siring small quantities of water for stock or dompstic and culinary purposes pur-poses was made yesterday by W. D Uetrs. slate enKinr-er, who ruled that BBepage water in Utah is not subject to appropriation until it reaches a na tural stream or channel This decision was made in the case of the application of Henry C. Hall of Haydcn in Llnta county, who asked for one-seventh of a cubic necond foot The case is important, not for the amount involved, but for the principle princi-ple affecting all other applications under un-der the law. Moroni C.erber of Vernal asked for u change in tb point ot dher.don of eiht cubic feet of water out of Deep creek This water has already been (applied for by the White Rocks Irrigation Ir-rigation company, and the application is merely for changed plana of use The Lucero Mining companv ' of which Lee A. Baker of Provo is the representative applied for a quarter I of a cubic second foot at the Turner ! mining claim. Deseret mountain in iur Wist Tintic mining district It is to bo need for culinary and domes tic purposes. J I George A. Slaugh of Vernal applied for a small amount of water to be taken from Blair Bprini in ( inta county coun-ty for stork watering.