Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1920-05-28 | Page 12 | Drainage Engineer Speaks at the A. C

DRAINAGE ENGINEER SPEAKS AT THE A. C. LOG AX. May 2S. R. A. Hart, senior drainage engineer of the United States department of agriculture, has Just completed a series of lectures to students stu-dents at the Agricultural college upon the invitation of Professor Israeison of the department of irrigation and drainage. Mr. Hart outlined the problems which confront the engineer who has the responsibility of designing drainage drain-age systems for irrigated lands, and pointed out tho differences between the design of drainage systems in.nrtd and humid sections, emphasizing tne fact that in Utah and other stales or the arid we3t there are many more variable factors to consider than are found in the eastern states. Mr. Hart discussed the engineering problems which confront drainage engineers, and dwelt at length on the principles of drainage district legislation, calling attention especially to tho extraordinary extraordi-nary powers which are given by the state through it3 drainage district legislation leg-islation to supervisors of drainage districts. dis-tricts. He omphaslzcd the advantages of the majority being able to aram areas which need drainage, and Insisted Insist-ed That all land owners contribute to the expense of such drainage nn