The Glenwood post., 1905-05-27
PERTAINING
TO IRRIGATION
Law Requiring HeadgdteS, Fumes,
WeirS and Gauge Rods Print
ed in Answer TO Many
Inquiries
If NO GAUGE RODS, NO WATER

The following is the law requiring
headgates, weirs rating fumes and
gauge rods for bitches and reservoirs,
being chapter 80 of the session laws of
1901 in full
Section |. Whenever any owner or
owners of any irrigation ditch, canal.
flume or reservoir in his state, taking
water from any stream, shall fail to
| erect or maintain in good repair, at
the point of intake of such ditch,
canal. tume or reservoir, "A suitable
and proper headgate and measuring
tiume or weirs, together with the
| necessary embankments therefor of
sufficient height and strength to CON
troll the water at all ordinary stages.
with frame work constructed of
timber not less than four inches
square, at the bottom, sides and gate
or gates of plank not less than two
inches in thickness. then the state en-
gineer or superintendent of irrigation
shall, upon ten days previous notice
in writing duly served upon the
owner or owners of such irrigation
ditch, canal, hume or reservoir, or
upon any agent or employe represent
ing or controlling the same refuse to
deliver to such owner or owners of
such irrigating ditch, canal, fiume or
reservoir, any water from such stream
until such owner or owners shall
cause to he erected or repaired the
headgate, headgates or measuring
fumes of such ditch, canal, fiume or
reservoir.
Sec. 2. Whenever the owner or
owners of any irrigation ditch, canal
or reservoir transferring water fspm
one public stream to another. or from
a reservoir, ditch or fume to stream
in order that the same may be divert
ed therefrom for irrigation or any
other purposes shall fail and neglect
to construct suitable and proper
measuring fumes or weirs for the
proper and accurate determination of
the amount and volume of water
turned into, carried through and di-
verted out Of said public stream, then
the state engineer or superintendent
of irrigation shall, upon FIVE days
previous notice in writing duly served
upon the owner or owners of any such
irrigation ditch. canal or reservoir, or
agent or employe thereof, so trans
ferring water from one public stream
to another, or from any ditch, canal
or reservoir to public stream for
conveyance therethrough refuse to
allow to be taken and diverted there
from, any water whatever on account
of delivery of water thereto, for such
time and until such owner or owners
shall cause to be erected or repaired
such fumes or weirs at the point of
delivery to and taxing from said pub
lie stream so used as conduit.
Sec. 3. The state engineer or su-
perintendent of irrigation shall rate
the measuring fumes and weirs re-
ferred to in sections I and of this
act, and shall supply the superintend-
ent of the division and the water com.
missioner of the district in which
suCu measuring UulneS or WelrS are
located, with a rating table, which
shall be used by them in measuring
water flowing to and from such public
stream
Sec. 4. The owners or possessors Of
reservoirs shall not have the right to
impound any water whatever in such
reservoir during the time that such
water is required in bitches for direct
| irrigation or for reservoirs holding
senior rights A gauge rod shall be
permanently fixed and maintained at
the outlet of said reservoirs, and if
any owner or possessor of any reser-
voir shall fail or refuse within thirty
days after this act goes into effect, to
provide, fix and maintain such gauge
rod or rods, rs aforesaid, then and in
that event the owner or possessor of
such reservoir shall not be entitled to
impound any water whatever in said
reservoir or reservoirs until the pro-
visions of this section are fully com
piled with.
Sec. $. All headgates and measur-
ing weirs used in connection with
canals, fumes, bitches and reservoirs
for the measuring and delivery Of wa
ter therefrom and thereto, shall be
under the supervision and control at
all times of the state engineer. the