Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1912-08-31
PREVENTION OF WASTE.
Development of West Depends on a
Full Water Supply.

The prevention of waste of water
is matter of public Importance The
land suitable for irrigation so much
exceeds the water supply, not only in
! Colorado, but throughout the West,
that the agricultural development de
ponds on the use of the supply to its
/ fullest capacity. Though the building
OF storage reservoirs the stopping of
waste. improved methods of irrigation
/ which were all recommended in Bul
/ letin Is $500 have been carried out
/ to great extent and the agricultural
! products, il not the agricultural area,
| has greatly increased and much i'm
/ provement in measurement has come.
/ the pressure remains about the same
/ \ larger saving will be effected in the
/ future as it is found that less quaint
! ties of water are needed; subdivision
/ into smaller and smaller streams be
comes necessary and measurement;
will become more exact, and it will
be justifiable to expend larger sums
for exact devices.
Aside from the accuracy, a good
system of measurement saves large
is known to be the basis of sound
finance An accounting. in itself, pro
duces economy for it causes an arrest
CT thought and directs attention to
the matters under consideration, and
reveals the source OF waste 1t is also
true in water administration The
very fact that water is measured
checks extravaganza. If it be nor
measured the idea is easily fostered
that it is not valuable enough. TIE
mere fact that measurement is made
and an account kept, makes each user
more careful In bitches where no at
tempt has been made to control the
use by individuals, it is surprising Ia
notice the saving caused by keeping
an account and thus showing how
much each has used and to compare
one with another. In cities it is we'll
known that the mere installation OF
water meters and keeping account OF
the water used by each individual
often reduces the consumption to one
third what it was before AM yet no
zone has suffered. When water is l,lcn-
tiful, system. or lack of system,
works without trouble. The practice
then is to give water enough to stop
complaint When the water becomes
scarce then the exactness in mcasu'c
ment means that someone gets more
than is his share. This means that
some one else gets less, and the result
may be serious upon the crops
In all parts of the State where the
pressure for water is felt, there has
been a great increase in the value of
land, and this is almost entirely from
the increase i'll the value of water.
Reservoirs have been built at an ex
pense OF millions of dollars to take adj
vantage of streams of water that few
years since were - l.sidered 70 be III
significant This increase in the value
OF water has only begun. and there
fore the conditions which justify pains
and expense to obtain accurate meas
urements will increase Companies
will go to much greater expense for
this particular purpose than they now
consider justiliable. 1t is true that the
present practice is generally behind
what could reasonably be expected
from present conditions.
Even now in the exchange between
reservoirs in northern Colorado, the
companies have found it justi6able to
employ skilled persons for that par
ticular work, at considerable expense.
The statement made in the first edi,
ton may be repeated;
There never will be an easier time
for arranging satisfactory measure
ments than now; for the demand will
not be less, and with time aud the in
crease in the value of water. there will
be many who will feel that they have
rights vested in certain methods of
measurements which may be intrin-
sically unjust"
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