Show OF WATER NECESSARY HERE extension geologist starts project work on recent visit here unless the underground water of sevier valley is conserved 1 in five deais all flowing wells will cease and people will be required to install pumping equipment said william peterson geologist and director of the U S A C extension service on a recent visit to sevier county director peterson visited a number of wells in this county in in may 1929 and noted the rate of flow of each one he visited the same wells in may 1930 and then issued the statement quoted above director peterson recommended i to S R boswell county agent that a new project of underground der ground water conservation be started in sevier county and that a survey of all flowing wells be taken immediately J L despain of venice secretary of the sevier county farm I 1 bureau has been engaged to visit each lowing flowing well in the county and measure the rate of flow of the water director peterson while visiting in sevier conferred with the I 1 county commissioners and called to their attention a state law aw w which aich gives them power to close all wells nells that are not needed for culinary and livestock purposes on october 15 professor peterson recommended that this practice bel be followed as a measure of conservation 1 of underground water in sevier county i |