The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-06-22
IRRIGATION PLANS FOR 1907
Geological Survey Outlines Its
Investigations

We SHlNGTON, June 22.-W1th It's
appropriation reduced from 100000
to $150,000 for the fiscal year 1906-07,
and a further reduction to 100000 for
1907-08. the water resources branch of
the geological survey has been obliged
to Curtail work in many directions in
order that the funds available may be
made to meet expenses. The plans for
the coming year, however, as an
nounced by NJ. A. Leighton, chief hy-
irogra pier, include important investi-
cations.
MeaSurements of the quantity of
water carried by important streams in
m.ny rcrts of the United States will
he made as heretofore, and for this
purpose over 900 gaging stations will
lie maintained in AZ states. In Cali
fcrnia, Washington, Oregon, and
Maine the work will be conducted in
cooperation with the states and many
stations will be maintained by the
survey for the reclamation service in
connection with projects whose con-
struction is contemplated or under
day.
Special ground water Investigations
will be carried ON in the coastal plain
OF the Atlantic and Gulf coasts, in
OH Indiana Minnesota, California,
Washington, oregon and Texas.
The coastal plains investigation,
which is of peculiar importance, is
cooperative between the geologic and
water resources branches of the sur
vey and the geological surveys of the
c+o work iS under
the general supervision of a board of
supervising biologists, of which Prof.
w. B. Clark. state geologist of Mary
land, is chairman.
An Investigation of the ground
waters Ct Ohio and Indiana was begun
last car, and report on an area IN
the southwestern corner of Ohio, with
Cincinnati; at it's southwestern and
Springfield at it's northeastern corner,
mas ceen prepared for publicatlon 1t
is planned to extend the work further
this seas on, and field work will be be-
gun sh, rtIy after the first of July.
In Minnesota. also. the work planned
is in continuation of that begun last
year. when field Investigations COW
cred % counties in the southeastern
part of the state. During the coming
season the work will be carried north
ward and westward from the area al
ready examined.
In California the investigation of
the underground waters of the San
JOAQUIN valley will be carried to COM
pletion; in Oregon and Washington
ground-water studies viii be made in
areas not yet fully decided upon
The work on the Texas ground
waters is in continuation of invest-
cations that have been in progress for
several years and on which number
of reports have already been published
land others are in PREPARATION
Special Investigations of the quality
of surface waters are to be carried on
in Kansas and California in co-opera-
ton with the states, studies of the pol
luton of streams by industrial vases
are to be continued, and the investlga-
ton of the f1uctuation in the mineral
character of the waters Of rivers ana
lakes will be rounded out and COM
pleted.
The last work to be mentioned,
though by no means least in import
ance. is the study of what is known
as the debris problem in California, a
study whose results will find applica-
ton far beyond the confines of the
state whose necessities gave rise to
it. The details of this investigation
have been stated a number of times.