The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1913-07-16
SUPPLY OF
WATER
Extra Flow Is Turned
Loose From Tahoe But
Is Taken Up.
Re no Farmers Have No Compunc-
tIon In Appropriating Flow In
tended for Our Farmers.

Project Engineer d. w Cole re-
.arped Saturday from a visit 10 Reno
and nearby points, where he went
Thursday as an Intermediary acting
for this project in an attempt TO ee-
cure an additional flow of water for
local farmers. Mr.. Cole had preyi-
ously arranged for the turning loose
from Lake Tahoe of 100 extra second
feet of water, a concession granted by
the power companies controlling the
situation, and his visit to the True
kee valley was for the purpose of ar
ranging for the uninterrupted flow
Of the water past the farms of the
Truekee meadows. Ia this respect
the anticipated results have not fol-
loved
According to Mr.. Cole the extra
aow OF water was released from the
lake Thursday afternoon, and Mr.
ccle had previously gone to Floris-
ton, where measurements were made
Under his directions. He followed
the extra flow undiminished past the
chain of Truckee power houses only
to lose II completely upon arrival at
the Truekee bridge in Reno. the in
ference being well justified that the
ditch outtakes of the Truckee farm
ers had and are absorbing praetie-
ally all of the extra and normal flow
The power plants meanwhile have
been requiring 400 second feet of
water for their operation. practical
" all Of which has been taken up
By the farmers near Reno.
There has been no appreciable
continuous rise of the flow reaching
this project for distribution, though
strong hopes are being maintained
at project headquarters that immedi-
ate purposes will be served along
the Trnckee and the water allowed
to Tow undisturbed as soon as the
novelty Of having excess water wears
on sith he 1'ruekee irrigationists
who last year We're euick to aeeede
70 the requests that went up from
ta.s valley for a share In the life
fvlng stream.
II will be remembered that sac
Fees were made iast year by the
Nathoe county farmers, whose pub
lie spirit was fruitful in this sec
ton of greater erops--a spirit that
brought thanks from every loyal pro-
icct resident.
Project authorities have had the
alternative In mind OF taking 900
second feet from the Tahoe supply for
a period Of ten days rather than 100
second feet for 80 days. but second
thought has forced the conclusion
that 1t will be better to continue TO
bring the projects small crops to ma
turity than to use a greater supply
only to exhaust IT before actual ogod
has occurred.
One hundred second feet, which
has been the average supply, of late
Is about one-sixth or one-seYenth
what Is actually needed TO fulfill To-
cal demands. And then there Is the
matter of the great Lahontan dams
plant, which must be continued with
out intermission, IL the project Is to
be assured a positive water supply
for next year.
The dams building presents an
extraordinary phase to the situation
Just at this time. inasmuch as the
operation of the works and maehin-
cry require a fixed flow OF water
this flow or to allow its diveslon for
Irrigation above the point Of power
development would be to delay the
dams completion still another year
ana with two dry seasons in row,
the farmers are uniformly In favor
OF fastening agairs at Lahontan at
all costs And positive assurance is
given that the 1914 Carson river
hood will be stored and given over
iully to the benefit of the project
farmers. The dams embankment Is
rising at q rapid rate and the appur-
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