Arizona republican., 1913-10-04
HOW WATER |S
 ID BE SERVED
Reclamation Service Makes Statement to Farmers Showing Manner of and Authority for Apportion- ing Water Fund

Just how the water now in the
 reservoir is to be appOrtiOned, in case it comes right down to division.
 is shown in a statement gotten out yesterday by Actin Project Engineer ora McDermith immediately upon his return from Los Angeles. The price for the minimum service of two acre ! feet will be charged, but for the next six months no more than one acre foot can be used by the individual 1 Iacre Water will therefor be divided 1 exactly in accordance with the hold ings of the user. Normal flow water is treated in an entirely different manner The statement in full reads:
 The reclamation service will fur nfsh water service from October 1, 1913. to Sept. 90, 1914, at the same price as last season.
 In addition to the furnishing of the
 river flow to lands entitled to such
 water as established by the Kent de-
 cree. water from the Roosevelt re-
 servoir will be furnished to members
 of the Water Users association dur ing the season in accordance with the spirit and intent of article Y, section 6. of the articles of incorporation of the association, which says:
 sec. 6. The amount of water SO
  be that proportionate part of all stored and developed water the stor- age or development of winch is or may be effected by this association, ] or bv means of works under it's con troI. management or direction, or | which may become available for dlS- | tribution by this association from lr- | rieatina works built by the national | government, during any irrigatng 1 season, as the number of shares own | ed by him shall bear to the whole 1 of valid and subsisting shares l of the association issued and then to be delivered to and upon said lands at such times during such season as he may direct
 Inasmuch as there are today in the reservoir only about 1So,0OO acre feet of water (which will amount to ap- 9O,000 acre feet measur- ad at the land) to serve about 165,0oo acres of land equally acre per acre if behooves all water users to eNer- cisa tha utmost care and economy in the use of this water No water from the reservoir will be furnished to water users when they have eX- bansted their share of the water available.
 The water users building was swarmed again yesterday with IaIIh- CTS making their annual payments and securing contracts for the com ing wear. There is feeling ol optimism among them regarding the water situation, and they do not mind the limit placed on their ser vice until further funds are deposll- 4d in the water bank. It has to pc explained to some of them that while -hev have to pay for two acre feet ,nlv one acre foot of that when lS ,ov, in the reservoir can be touched' md that as soon as further accre- lions are made to the existing sup olv. the other acre foot will be III stantlz- available. As many of them are now accustoming themselves to the use of the minimum Tor thelr years use. the apportionment is Tn reality no limit at all, but simply an ,rging toward economy with the present supply. In the six months -o come very few fields will absolute v need an acre foot of water per lcre