Show water supply faces severe shortage unusually light rainfalls rainfall rain falls 3 have reduced the water supply so greatly that a water shortage almost as severe as in 1934 is is developing ve in the state says apan george D clyde irrigation ty neer at the utah tion while the natural flotlin flot in ln streams is not quite so low at present this reduction is rapidly approaching the 1934 level reservoirs that were full at the beginning of the season appear to be the one hope of utah farmers who have land served by these man made lakes they carry 1 million acre feet of water which should be sufficient to handle the land they are to serve only the jand land that is dependent upon natu burces of water is suffering fering Euf S says ays y 1 dean clyde however if the present consumption of storage water continues these sources may also run short water shortage emphes ze he necessity of conserving water wa teji ing the wet years as well aa dry points out dean clyde because the conservation of water in wet years builds up a holdover for protection during the dry seasons there are still 60 days to go and the water condition can diminish to a point where it will be serious to prevent this the utmost care must be taken when the water turn for the farmer comes around declares dean clyde |