Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-11-13
DUTY OF WATER
CONSIDERED IN
REPORT FILED
State Engineer Informs the
Land Board Idaho Irriga-
ton Company May De-
pend on 1873, 400 Acre Feet.
Distribution Loss Is 80 Per
Cent, Leaving Available
for Actual Delivery 261,-
$50 Feet-Loan Applica-
tions Granted.

State Engineer Smith has filed with
the land board a report showing that
the available water for delivery for
the Idaho Irrigation company's project
Is 261,3S0 acre feet, 80 per cent de-
duction being made from the 37S, 400
acre feet on which the company may
depend. The report was accepted by
the board.
The minutes covering the Monday
meeting and showing the action taken
follow:
Boise. Idaho, Nov. II, 1917. The
state board of land commissioners OF
the state OF Idaho met this day in reg
llar session.
Whereupon the following proceed
lngs were had, to-wit:
Minutes of the previous meeting
r. ad and approved.
Letter OF F. H. Hillstone in regard
to lumber needed on King Hill project
was read and referred to Commission
er l. A. Smoot for investigation.
Upon molten of Governor Alexander.
report of w. NJ. Campbell, chief fire
warden. Burley. Idaho, was accepted
and ordered filed and copy sent to L.
Z. Kneipp. Ogden, Utah.
= Application of Nj. II. Brintor, Victor,
Idano for transferring agricultural
lease No. 5732 was considered, and
uron motion duly made and carried the
same was approved.
Report of the state engineer on spec
ifications of the main canal of the
Twin Falls North Side Land and Wa
ter company and blue prints were re-
ferred to the secretary of state for in
.estieation.
Moved by Secretary of State Dough-
nty and carried, that the report of
the state engineer on the water supply
Of the Idaho Irrigation company's sys-
TEN be filed and spread upon the min
utes in full, and the engineer be re-
ruestcd to irfo,m the board how much
additional water supply the raising
of the spillway of the Moyie dam will
store.
ENGINEERS REPORT.
state Land Board, Capitol Building
Boise, Idaho.
Gentlemen: AS per your request
under date of Nov. /, l herewith sub
nit the following
"On page 8, Water Supply, of my
complete report to you, under date,
Feb. 81, 1917, covering the project of
the Idaho Irrigation company, you will
note the average maximum amount
atailable to the Idaho Irrigation com
pany Is 4o1,5o0 acre feet, assuming no
river or reservoir losses.
After deducting these losses, AS
stated on pages and 6, Water Sup
ply In the above referred to report
there is a balance of 373,400 acre feet
upon which the company may depend
Prom this amount, distribution
loss of 80 per cent must be deducted
as. noted on page 4, Water supply, of
the complete report. This leaves avail
able for actual delivery at the head
gates, the amount of 261, $3.50 acre feet.
The tabulatior requested follows:
Water duty Resulting acreage
2.25 1920
$50 100000
500 S7,100
In regard to approved plans for ad-
ditional storage in the Magic reser-
voir. The plan approved by this de-
partment July 20 this year, and by
the land board 10 days later merely
approves the type of structure in
spillway to be Used to bring the maxi
mum elevation of the water surface of
the reservoir TO elevation 4935. 90.
Plans for bringing the water sur
face to the above elevation i4935.0O)
was approved ~ former state engi-
neer under date Feb. rs, 1910. and by
the land board under date April IL,
1910.
Respectfully.
(Signcd) J. Fl. SMITH,
state Engineer"
Entry of j. Vance johnson, on
American Falls Canal & Power com
pany's project was approved.
Claim of the auditor of Power coun-
~ for s25 "a. delinquent taxes on loan