Imperial Valley press., 1918-04-16


ecial dispatches are also reserved.
ter received by the District at the
point of delivery to the Districts ca
nal at Siphon Drop bears to the to-
tai amount of water carried in said
main canal at that point plus the
amount of water diverted from the ca
nal above the Siphon Drop Tor use on
the Yumaa project lands; provided,
that such extraordinary expense as
may be caused oy the operation OF
such desilting works as may be neces-
sarv to as nearly as may be MAINTAIN
the efficiency of the desilting works
at Laguna Dam, as such efficiency
would be were the Yuma project tul-
lv developed, shall be borne by lmpe-
rial Irrigation District. Such eXtraor-
dinary expense, if any, shall be de
termined by the Secretary of the In
terror. If the District fails to pay to
the United States within thirty l30)
davs after rendition of bill, all opera
ton and maintenance charges as de-
termined by the Secretary of the In
terror as they become due, the Secre-
tary of the Interior, in addition to
any other remedy which may be avail
able to him for recovery OF such
charges, is authorized to shut off wa
ter from the intake of the District
until such time as all sums due have
been paid, with interest thereon at
the rate of seven per cent per an
mum, from rendition of bill.
II. The United States reserves the
right to arrange for the connection
with and use of Laguna Dam on such
terms as the Secretary of the lnte-
rior may deem expedient, by any other
irrigation enterprise, district, eorpo-
ration or individual; also of the head
works and main canal and other works,
after proper enlargement and modifl-
cation. on terms herein stipulated,
without, however, impairing the utl-
liZation of said dam, canal and othef
works to the extent necessary to
irrigate the lands within the present
boundaries of the Inmperail Irrigation
District.
y. The United States reserves the
right to develop power with the wa
to and including Siphon Drop. All
other power possibilities in the main
canal down to and including some con-
venient power site near Pilot hnoo,
shall be developed by the United
States to the extent deemed eXpedl-
ent by the Secretary of the Interior,
at the jointexpense and for the joint
benefit of the Yuma project and the
Imperial Irrigation District as herein
provided. The apportionment OF the
ost of canal and headworks alterations
and enlargement, and of canal exten-
sion from the Laguna Dam TO the site
selected for power development near
Pilot Knob shall lbe made to tne Unit
ed States (for the Yuma project) and
to the Imperial Irrigation District, III
the proportion that 1000 second-1eet
hears to the total canal enlargement
less 1000 second-feet. The cost OF
constructing power plants, tranmls-
sion lines and other power plant ac-
cessories shall be also apportloned to
Yuma project and the District, respec-
tivelv. in the ratio that $500 water
horsepower bears to the aggregate wa
ter horsepower capacity of the power
plant installed.
The operation and maintenance Of
any such power plant OF plants con
structed for Joint benefit and the sales
of power therefrom shall be under the
control OF the Secretary OF the lnte-
rior, and charges for commercial pow
er shall be upon rules. adopted by the
Secretary Of the Interior, applying
equally to both valleys. Such power
as in the judgment of the Secretary of
the Interior is necessary for pumping
and other operation and maintenance
purposes shall be delivered to the lu-
ma project and to the Imperial lrri-
cation District at the cost of devel-
opm:nt thereof, rlus 10 per cent, said
cost to include interest at D per cent
per annum on the capital invested in
power plants, TRANSMISSION lines and
power-plar7t accessories, and also a
proportional part Of the headwork
and canal enlargement from Laguna
Dam to Pilot Knob. determined by the
relation 1000 second-feet bears TO the
total enlargement of canal capacity
and reasonable depreciation as may
be determined by the Secretary of the
Interior. Preference shall be given
over OlHcI uoSc VI po"Si, " ~
nuirements of the Yuma project, tlim-
tied to an area not exceeding 120, 900
acres for power to be used in punpp-
ing irrigation water. The profits FROM
power sales or power leases shall be-
divided between the Yuma project andt
the Imperial Irrigation District in the
proportion of their respective invest
ments in power plants, transmission
lines an power-plant accessories and
in the canal and headwork alterations.
canal enlargement and canal extension
from the Laguna Dam to and includ- !
ing the power-house site near Pilot |
Knob to be determined by the Secre- !
tary. In case capacity be also pro |
vided by enlargement for the irriga-
ton Of lands in the United States out
side of the Imperial Irrigation Dis
trict, then the cost of enlargement
computed as above as chargeage to