Imperial Valley press., 1913-06-12
ENGINEER UPP|NCOTT'S IDEAS
OF OPPORTUNITIES Of VALLEY

Following is the written report ri
Engineer J. B. Lippincott on the dues
ton of the future Of irrigation system
ownership in the valley:
June .. 1913.
10 the Honorable. the BOARD nf Direct
orS. imperial Irrigation District. ri
Centro. Cal.
Gentlemen:
In compliance with your request 7
submit the following memorandum
concerning work that should be done tu
ald yoll IN intrlligcntly passing upon
the irrigation situation Of he Imperial
valley:
First: From data now in hand make
a preliminary estimate nf the yard3@e
to he moved for canal from the La
Suna dam through To the mesa nn the
east side Of Imperial valley. dividing
the items into the following sections
lal From The La"1Ina dam t. FL
RIO. for a canal Of capacity of 5000
second feet
lb1 For ? tunnel, lined With con-
crete. from FL Rio to the west portal
on the mesa On the east side Of I'm
perial valley.
(c) For an open canal from the
west end Of the tunnel 10 hydraulic
grade on the mesa.
(dl For canal from FL Rio.
around the SOuth side OF Pilot Knob
to about monument POS and for a
tunnel thence under the sand hills to
the mesa on the east side 0f Imperial
valley, which latter point would prar-
tically coincide with the west end Of
the tunnel from FL Rio.
Second: When weather will permit,
and if proper permission can be oh
tanned. a survey should be made from
a point near present intake of the Cali
fornia Development COmpany'S canal.
which point should contemplate taking
water from the south end Of the Ia
guna canal. thence around The south
ern end Of the sand hills in Mexico.
returning into the territory If the
United States on the mesa east Of the
Imperial valley at about monument 2i3.
The capacity Of this canal would be
about 5000 second feet. plus whatever
water would have to he delivered
therefrom to lands in Mexico.
Third: Make a physical valuation ~
the property Of the California DrNel-
opment Company. both in the United
States and in Mexico. understand
that You are now negotiating with the
holders of judgments against the Cal
ifornia Development Company ana the
Southern Pacific Company looking
toward obtaining some reasonable com
promise figure which would permit Of
the purchase Of 4 clear title 10 the
property of the California Develop
ment Company on both sides Of the
international boundary line. Thi, work
appeals To M a. being particularly i'm
portant. II suitable arrangements can
be made for the purchase Of this prop
erty and the building of an adequate
canal through Mexico. if would prob
ably be the cheapest solution of your
problems. In considering this subject,
however. the amount If water which
YOU would have To surrender for lands
in Mexico would have to I've taken
into account. because | am of the opin-
ion that before many years the water
supply of the Colorado river. during
the months Of August and September
Of an ordinary dry year. will be taxed
to the limit, until storage reservoirs
are built on the Colorado river. One
feature Of purchasing TINS property
which should be given full weight IS
the fact that such a plan would elm
mate the enmtieS aud much Of the
strife that would follow a condemna-
ton proceeding, Or an adverse diver
sion Of the waters. | believe that ev-
cry effort should be made to reach an
amicahlP adjustment and that the