Arizona sentinel., 1917-11-29
ALL CONTRACTS FOR DELIVERY OF WATER ON RENTAL BASIS WILL EXPIRE DEG 31.-LAND OWNERS MUST MAKE WATER RIGHT APPLICATION FOR LANDS OWNED
 IN YUMA VALLEY UNIT.

There seems to be general misunderstanding among the farmers of Yuma Valley regarding the conditions u der which the local Reclamation officials will be permitted to deliver lands in Yuma Valley after December 3l 1917 In order to carify the situation much pos sble and assist the farmers in arriving definite cluson the matter they be guided by the best n formoon obtanable it will be we'll for them to read this
 item very carefully and then get busy with their appca tons There are something like 700 800 land owners in Yuma Valley It will require practically half hour properly make each rental application after erythng OKd by the secretary of the Water Users As socation So be that the the landowners get busy the less confusion will prevail for if they wait until the last day there will be confusion and trouble than Carter had oats.
 According present instructions given the local Recla nation office the following information be regarded official:
 All contracts for the delivery of water rental basis l., lands within Yuma Project will expire Dec 3 1917. From and after that date water may the delivered ONLY fter the following requirements have been complied with by the water
 First-The land owner must make water right appli cation for ALL land owned by him within the Second Unit
 Yuma Valley) up 6O of private land If he than 16O of patented land the acreage of the 6O which he desires to by water right plcaton MUST BE DEEDED by trust deed to the Yuma County Water Users Association before his right ap plcaon will be accepted. After water right application has been made he will upon the land covered by this application and the land in EXCESS of the 6' he may water for this EXCESS land AZ TER he has executed to the United States temporary water RENTAL application.
 Secondhand lying outside of the Second Unit (Yu ma Valley) in the Yuma Valley receive ONLY after the thereof has executed application for temporary rental service These rental applications are FOR ONE CALENDER YEAR ONLY, and are subjec renewal each year. until provision made for different arrangement.
 Third-lf the water holds tract of un-paentec land within the Second Unit uma Valey) he will be qured make application for right ONE EARN UNIT within this tract in order that may be deliver ed to land owned or held by him. If this pat ented land holds another unit he will be unable make water right application for such land long the wate right for the unpatented land unpaid for In other words water may NOT purchase right upon any lane whatsoever within government irrigation project he ha in his possession at the time Reclamation Farm Unit upon which ALL the charges for building have beer paid. Therefore, the only way in which patented land ed by water who holds public land farm unit wthi government project may receive water is UPON THE FIX ECUTION OF AN APPLICATION FOR TEMPORARY WATER RENTAL BY THE OWNER OF THE LAND OR BY PURCHASING A WATER RIGHT FOR ONE OF HIS TRACTS IN FULL.
 Fourth-It should be distinctly understood that the PUBLIC NOTCE of April G. 1917 provides that ALL land not covered by WATER RIGHT APPLICATION or April G. 1918 will have added to the charge for the right FIVE PER CENT OF THE ANNOUNCED CHARGE, and April G. of each year thereafter, AD OPTIONAL FIVE PER CENT will be added to this charge | UNTIL A WATER RIGHT APPLICATION IS EXECUT l ED This means that ALL PRIVATE LANDS WHICH ! RECEIVE WATER UNDER A TEMPORARY WATER RENTAL APPLICATION WILL BE SUBJECT TO