The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1915-05-04
Plain Statement Authorized By
General Manager.
SMALL AMOUNT OF WATER AVAIL
ABLE FOR IRRIGATION
Water Must Be Used as SparingIy as
Possible by the Settlers. None Must
be Allowed to Waste.

| G. NJ. Hall, manager of the Salmon
River Canal company, authorized the
following statement lats this week.
'On account of the continued un-
favorable conditions, the lack of rain
and also on account of the small
amount OF available water in the res
ervoir both Watermaster Darlington
and myself desire that the settlers on
the Salmon tract be fully advised in
regard to the situation.
We have been endeavoring to de-
lcde when to start run of water. and
gettlng the views and opinions of Set
tiers on the tract as far as possible.
Those who have alfalfa or clover
which is now needing irrigation in
order to make crop of hay, and also
many OF those who seeded grass last
year, are asking for run of water
soon. Others, whose principal crop
is grain, believe it would be better not
to run water until it is required for
the irrigation of grains.
Thirty days ago it was thought the
supply of water would be sufficient for
two fair irrigations of the entire acre
age in crop in 1915: estimating that
the acreage in crop this year will be
approximately the same as 1914, which
was 10000 acres A census is now
being taken to determine this acreage
exactly, but it is thought there will
netsba nluch.inereasee ever last year,
as the additional acreage of new land
cleared and put into crop is probably
offset by reduction in acreage irri-
gated last year, on account of the un-'
favorable conditions this spring.
"On this date, April 29th, the amount
OF available water in the reservoir is
30,500 acre feet. The gain in storage
is now about 200 acre feet per day,
and has shown no material increase or
decrease for a number of days How
long this flow will continue it is not
possible to say, but from all reports
it may not last longer than the mid
die of June as in ordinary years AS
suming that only. 5000 acre feet ad-
dltional storage can be counted on
with certainty, this would give a total
of $4,000 acre feet, and deducting from
this the amount lost in flowing the
water through the system to the meas
uring gates of the settlers, it is pos
be delivered this season.
IF it should turn out that there is
no more than this, the amount is not
sufficient for two irrigations for say
$4,000 acres. Of course, the situation
may change and the outlook improve
any day as there is some probability of
general storms in the month of May,
but in deciding as to when is the best
time TO use the water the officers of
the canal company do not feel justifi-
ed in taking possibilities into account.
with these unfortunate conditions
existing, the officers of the canal COM
pany are particularly anxious to get
from the people their views as to when
water should be turned on; they also
are anxious that people be prepared
and ready for the water when it does
come, by having their laterals well
cleaned and everything in readiness to
take care of the limited amount of wa
ter which is in prospect for this dry
year; also that diligence be used in
handling the water and seeing that it
does not run to waste.
THE endeavor will be to make
proportionate delivery of the water.
on the basis of the number of acres
in cultivation. Each acre in crop on
which maintenance has been paid is
entitled to it's pro-rata share of the
water available this season, and every
effort will he made to secure fair
distribution. n."-Hollister Herald