Show Court asked to deny time to file proofs for water in area Three irrigation companies in the Tabiona-Hanna area have filed a court action requesting the court to deny the request for extension of time for the United States Bureau of Reclamation to file proof of appropriation to a water filing of second feet of water from the Duchesne THIS CIVIL filed In the Fourth Judicial District Court at was entered by Tabby Irrigation Ditch and Farm Creek Canal on behalf of themselves and nil other similarly the United States Bu reau o f Wayne Utah State In the complaint in this the plaintiffs contend United States Bureau of Reclamation filed its application to appropriate second feet of water from the Duchesne the original application having been approved by the State Engineer on but said defendant has failed to file proof of appropriation ns required by law and has failed to diligently prosecute to completion the appropriation of said waters and the application to beneficial Sec WATER Page 4 Water Filings im P Slates Bureau of under date of requested an extension of time for proof of appropriation and by a single Memorandum dated April the Defendant State Engineer approved the said request for extension of time on the United States Bureau of without a proper showing of diligence or reasonable cause for and said extension of time will directly interfere with the water rights of the as users of said water and protes-tants Plaintiffs petition the court to hear this matter de novo and after the deny the request for extension of time of the United States Bureau of or in the alternative that the court reduce the priority of Defendants' Application to subordinate the filing to all junior rights under which development has been and that the plaintiffs be ded costs incurred in the court |