Jerome County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1919-1920, 1919-06-26
URGES ECONOMY IN
USE or WATER


uppiy Tor the irrigation projects US
ing water from Snake river have
shown no Improvement ia the past
Two weeks.
The precipitation last winter on
the hcadwaters of Snake river was
about seventy per cent OF normal,
which is ten per cent more than dur.
Ing the winter preceding the dry year
ol 1915 but the conditions under
which the snow melted and the abb
seuce OF precipitation during tn
past spring have combined to pro
duce the lowest runon Of any year
in The twenty-four years since rec
orda Of the flow of Smoke river have
been secured. The maximum dis
charge OF the river occurred ear
in May amounting to less than Ill
teen thousand second feet which D..
less than half OF the usual flood flow
No water except Slight leakage has
passed Miner dam since the latter
part OF May and e. rly in June il w.,
Necessary to start delivering store.
water from Jackson Lake 10 tbc Mil
idoka and Twin Falls projects The
gates at Jackson Lake dam mao
been closed since September 18th
1915, but the reservoir was still Of
er 100000 acre feet short of being
filled at the time the storage was Dr.
leased early ia June OF this year
The share OF the North Side pro
ject in the reservoir amounted to
$4,000 acre feet OF which httlD
over one half has been used at TIM
present time The storage remain
ling is suficini to furnish water =
the North Side tract Oh the presen
basis of a so per cent delivery unit
about July 10th. Nothing dedni.
in the way Of securing addtiola
storage after July 10th can be- ant!e
ipated al the present time as all 9th
er holders Of Jackson Lake storage
as vel. as the Blackfoot Indian pro
jegt. are far short OF having onougl
water to fll their normal requir
ments.
The normal flow of the river ca
be expected to rise again about til
last Of September and it is possib
that storms on the headwaters Of th
' river during the next month ma
" make it possible to close the gat
3 at Jackson Lake at such times fc
i few days and so secure eHoug
water for a short run during tn
latter part Of August.
The situation on the Snake Rive
water shed came as a surprise 70 O
OF us Official information receive
from the government us late 4
March 18TH advised that there wouI
be- no diniculty in hning Jackso
'' Lake reservoir this spring. The e,
ulanation given is the absence
rains to melt the snow fast enOug
to- produce am early runon Thei
rains have always occurred in Il
asst and were eXpected. to occ'
this spring. Iastead there has be-
ilactically no rain at all on the Wa
ershed and tho water from the me
ug uows hl- largely gone into Il
- ground This is ccrdition which D
Cre could have forescen The 20
,rnment maintains eNperieced m
J. ON the vstershed TO secure relial
Information regarding the wat
7 conditions and had the Usual raj
occurred We would NOT now he in a
- serious difficulty These are the m
on whom the ReUanation Servi
' relies for its information Also t
L. $. Geological Survey--5nd the
~ is no other means of securing t
information.
We wish TO urge 'uost e'nhati.
~ urop each waioi user chat
aah. the be-. o.. IN, -, ,ut $,
riy especially ,allMe $500 tion
the necessity OF putuag your ,
terms ir eood repair ana keeping the
filled out of the present supply
J" We Will keep YOU advised a-
= any future changes hut regret 20 >
that there is nothing n the pres'
ouNook lo Justify the rumors d
come to our gttention that "iu so
wa, tho water will be- fouh,o
'r ing before september Keep
a. touch with your diWhriders. TT
an wilr be informed OF any change
'N tine situation.
nd NORTH SIDE CANAL co.. LTD.
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