Show Court Allots Jordan Water Rights Rights' Water Vater rights in m water from the thc Jordan r river er has beep been J settled set set- et- et tied by the district court In a pre trial pre trial hearing held althe al at althe atthe the court house in Farmington on Friday morning May 19 be before the Honorable Parley E E. E the matter was re re- re- re solved The hearing was concerned with a petition of or Bonneville Irrigation Co for It was determined that all assets of or the company have been liquidated liquidated liquidated except r for fair r the right to use 60 cubic second feet teet of water from the Jordan river ri between April 15 and October 15 15 Present al at the hearing were representatives of Bonne Bonneville lI Bountiful Water ancy District Weber Basin Rasin D Dis Di and the South Davis is Water Improvement District GIVES STATISTICS Atty George K Fadel Faded presented presented presented pre pre- some figures he had compiled which indicated the thc number of or acres of or land form form- ly Iy within the old Bonneville Bonne Irrigation District and their location which the tIle new districts such as Bountiful South Davis and Weber The figures indicated that acres fall laU within the tIle Bountiful Water ancy District within the South Davis Water Improvement Improvement Improvement Improve Improve- ment District and within the Weber Basin This gives ves the tho Bountiful unit per cent of the acreage acreage acre acre- j I age South Davis is 1610 1690 and I Weber On an allotment of water this worked out to g giving ng- ng Bountiful 2511 second feet leet South Davis 1395 and Weber Basin 2094 2091 The Thc court decision followed this closel closely with the thc allotment being being being be be- ing Bountiful water serva n C District 25 second feet reet of or water South Davis Water Water Water Wa Wa- ter Improvement District 15 second feet of water and Weber Weber Weber We We- ber Basin 20 second feet of or water USE BY 1965 These units will have until 1965 to put the water to use or the thc water right will be lost Under the plan propos proposed by Air Mr Fadel at al a public meeting last week a J line would be installed installed installed in in- stalled U up South with two t I pumps one at the r river er and I Ir r the other at highway 91 The Jordan river water could be brought up tip into the Bountiful area and mixed with the Weber Webar water TJ This s would help the salinity of or the Jordan river rive Those who worked to insure the thc water right remaining with the area formerly served by the Bonneville Irrigation District felt Celt tl this s was best for the area If II the entire water right were given to Weber Basin this would be bo used in place of or some of or the Weber Basin water allot allot- ed cd for tills this area With the water right going to the various local units as well as Weber the area should still receive It its normal allotment of or Weber havin having Jordan water for lor future growth for irrigation or ur ind 1 trial use |