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Show Economical Use of Water Urged By Wm. Peterson Logan--"If we are to progress along agricultural lines in Utah we must make a more economical uses of irrigation water," said Direc tor William Peterson of the Utah State Agricultural College Extension Exten-sion Service Saturday after returning re-turning from a weeks study of underground water resources in the state. "My recent study has emphasized empha-sized the fact that every locality that has an underground water supply should be discovered and developed" Director Peterson continued. con-tinued. He cited sections oi Cache, Box Elder, Davis, Weber, Salt Lake, Ut3h, Juab, Millard, Beaver Washington, Sanpete, Sevier, Se-vier, Iron, Wasatch and Summit counties as possessing potential underground water supplies which, when ' developed, would add a supplementary sup-plementary or entire water right to approximately 150,000 acres of land, an acreage equal to that, which is now being irrigated in the state by means of wells. "One of the most outstanding observations in the study of the well districts, is that in each area that is dependent upon well water for irrigation the crops are normal nor-mal and the drouth had had little or no effect. The wells have made it possible for the farmers to irrigate when the crops needed water. In many instances much money has been lost in correlating the water used with the number cf shares. The periods between turns have been too long for the optimum growth of the crops, Director Peterson observed. Experiments carried out ty t.o Utah Experiment station have shown that aeras that are now water-logged can be drained by pump wells and good use made of the drain water at the same time. Further developments along this line', are contemplated in Utah county. When asked what is the most outstanding need in the state today to-day with regards to underground water development. Director Wil liam Peterson replied. "We need a low that will protect the man who has spent his time and money in oevelopin a well. As it is ai present some one may take advantage ad-vantage of the one who first launches the project and rob him of his rightful possession." With the data collected over a period of ten years. Director Peterson Pe-terson will now begin to compile a bulletin whish will aim to show the conditions as they exist in the state, the possibilities for future fu-ture developments and the- needs for the safe promotion of projects for underground water utilization. |