The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1912-08-14
WATER SITUATION IMPROVING
Water Released From Lake Tahoe Should Be In Process Of
Distribution At All Points In This Project By Some
Time Tomorrow Afternoon.

Although an additional flow of 25C
second feet of water was released from
Lake Tahoe late Thursday afternoon,
M perceptible rise was noted at the
Truckee diversion dam near Derby, un-
til Yesterday when 100 second foot
extra flow showed up and was turned
into the project system. This extra
flow. together with more to follow, will
be here by tomorrow and will serve to
alleviate situation that has been har-
rowing.
When the telegram was received from
the power companies notifying the
local reclamation office of the intended
action, naturally the project officials
were eiated over the news and made all
preparation To receive the promised
water, which should have reached the
diversion dam in 40 hours from the
time the lake outlet gates were lowered
and points of distribution in this valley
4s hours later, but day after day pssaed
along with no news from the water,
which either played hockey or was
stolen bodily by the Truckee valley
farmers, with the odds greatly in favor
Of the latter exigency.
klyater Stolen on Truckee.
any e'oua waiting for developments
at the water intended for
Action brui was being appropriated by
ould have no claim upon it,
ineer d. w. Cole. accom-
supervising Engineer E. G.
Hopson, of Portland, Or, spent Mon
dsy in Reno in an effort TO secure the
cooperation of the business interests
Of Reno and the farming interests ad-
jacent to the town by appealing to the
honor of those to whose culpabllity our
present water shortage is traceable.
The Truekee farmers who have made
much of the added water supply could
be enjoined by law from appropriating
the flow to their use, but this step Is
not contemplated, partly because 1t
would require much valuable time and
partly because though there is abund-
ant law to govern the situation, an
apsihe,ic state administration has fall
ed to adjadieate the Truckee river
rights that are interfering with the
irrigation waters intended for the
Truckee-Carson project.
The request that Is being put for
ward by the project and supervising
engineers is in effect that one-half of
the $50 second feet OF water that II now
flowing out of Lake Tahoe shall be al
lowed to proceed uninterrupted into the
project system. In the absence of pro-
per adjudication this has seemed the
only action that could be taken.
The period when irrigating water will
be Of much good to the farmers is rap
idly drawing to close, and II is great
ly to be deplored that the farmers of
the Truckee valley should selfishly
seize water TO which they have no
right, simply because they can. There
Is a moral phase to this matter which
has very apparently escaped them.
Local Rights Respected.
The following is from Mondays Jour
nal:
Plans to assure TO the farmers of the
Truckee-Carson irrigation project at
Falon, the exclusive enjoyment and
use of an additional $50 second feet of
water recently diverted from Lake
Tahoe into the Truckee river, were dis
cussed yesterday at meeting attend
cd by State Engineer Kearney. Mana
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