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Show Stale Engineer Orders Well C1 o s i n g "7"K at,r from und water sou. banning vombor 15. mao, and ending wuh April. lM7. In tlmtyXuC All persons owning We8 or troll npr nvtesinn or Mmp Wo roquhvd to cn or othorw sw off the supply durlng tWs eaoh and every instance wh " water is not required for use-be ins restricted to culinary and stock! i t,, ,,K Purposes-wate,. for winter irr Ration is not recognized as beneficial bene-ficial use and so decreed by the Su promo court. In certain "instances whore by reason of artesian wells being in running sand where the well would, be injured by shutting off the water, application should be made to the State Engineer for exemption, ex-emption, whereupon examination will be made by him to determine the facts upon which to base a decision The closed season of underground water has been proclaimed in the interest of conserving the under-1 ground water supply and to provide . the maximum quantity for- next i year's use. As a result of lost year's closing order, the water in most of 1 the underground basins or Utah has I raised ten feet, thus materially in- creasing the available supply for next year's use. Strict obedlance to this closing order will further increase the supply. sup-ply. Disregard of the closing order Is a disdemeanor under the law. Moreover, in addition to the usual penalties, a disregard or the order may result in the underground water user being forbidden the use of the water from his well. o |