Show AID TO irrigation proposed construction of by the washington hington dec 10 A general review of tile the matter of proposed government constructions of 0 reservoirs in the west was made in a rel report bort sent to congress by secretary alger on the preliminary examination of the various reservoir system in wyoming and colorado A summary follows five rener reservoir voir systems were ed eddu in W wyoming 7 oming near laramie Larn mie estimated cost of storing stater ater from the two Litra of bringing north korth platte in basin at sweetwater estimated estimate ti cost I 1 pine creek system 3 IG cloud peak lake desmit 1333 GO colorado south platte Pl alte loveland Lov cland doubtful advisability bi lity the piney system is recommended recommend eI for wyoming reservoir construction in the arid region the report says would reduce the flood height of the missouri river during the june rise and is indispensable to the highest do de velo of that section falling more properly under the domain of the nation than the state and need not invoice government control of irrigation works the government should acquire full title and jurisdiction to any sight it improves and also full rights to the water the total extent of the reservoir system in the arid regions which shall render available the entire flowing streams will not exceed cubic feet if its construction was to consume a century of time it would represent six an annual storage of about cubic feet or acre foot feet at per foot this would cost per annum this amount distributed among the seventeen arid states and verri territories gives an average annual expenditure pend iture turc in each of the an nual value of the stored water would return the original cost and maintenance in an average period of three years |