Jerome County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1919-1920, 1919-07-10
NOTICE TO ALL WATER USERS

The storage water will be exhaust
ed on the morning of July 18th. at
which time the last OF the water will
nave reached the Miner headgates.
The work at the jerome reservoir
VIII have 50 far progressed that we
Will De able when the last OF the stor-
age water has reached the reservoir
10 com plete the opening Of the dam
ana allow the water in the bottom OF
the reservoir to pass down the nj
canal There will be about 1000 acre
leet OF this water. which we will be
able TO deliver to all laterals taking
out OF that canal.
Inc Burley section OF the Minidoka
project, which is served by pumpine
plants intend to operate their plants
AT their present rate Of delivery un-
I'll the evening OF July 18th. In or
der to do this they Will have to use
part of their storage water TO op-
crate the power plants and there
viii be about $50 second feet OF
water which we will be able to Sc
cure, commencing July 18Th and end
ing the morning of July 10th. it
requiring twelve hours for the water
TO pass from the Minidoka dam TO
Milner dam There will not be
enough OF this water to provide for
the Whole project. neither will we
be able TO put a working head of it
IN some of the canals. We can. how
ever give the First Segregation their
prorata part and the remainder We
can put into the L canal along with
the 5000 acre feet already there This
would in all probability enable us
10 make the best part of three DAYS
run for all OF the country served
below the Jerome reservoir outside
Of the NJ and r canals
We may expect the last OF our
storage water to pass the Jerome
reservoir some time on the i2th so
If we have three days run from the
reservoir water and what is obtain
ed from the Minidoka pro ect. the
last water may be expected iO pass
the Jerome reservoir SOM u.co du--
ing the 10th II is dimcuit 10 figure
this thing right down 20 the nour.
We are endeavoring to give tho 9th
er laterals which cannot participate
in this water obtained from ihc Min
idoka project or the Je~cpe re>tr-
voil some of the adyant aga iu Tie
r.oan time in the amount ol water
ticl are receiving. II may 9e there
VIII be some laterals 20 which ssc
WIN not be able 10 give any advan-
taPe on this score Those VINO in
not receive any advantage will not
be charged with the cost Of this
extra water. We wish We were able
to get enough OF it to help every
body At the most there will only be
about four days of il. and the amount
We will have at the head of the
canal system viii only be $50 second
feet. out Of which the losses must
De deducted However. have felt
that we ought to do all we possibly
can and help every one it is possi-
Bile to help and ! feel confident this
will meet with general approval
However. if there are those who OBJ
iect and would prefer that We do not
take this Minidoka water the South
Side Canal company stand ready to
take IL and pay the price. The water
will cost SOC an acre foot which will
amount to about &c an acre for
those lands to which We are able to
make delivery. Unless there is OBJ
lection from any considerable num-
ber we will pursue the course above
indicated.
The rotation of water that took
place between the Minidoka project
and our First Segregation terminates
today. The water that was borrowed
and used on the First segregation
, will have been returned todey and
the NaluINl NOW vi WANNl bSlNi p in 2
to the First Segregation will be de-
: nvered on that segregation. which Mt
, the present time viii amount ia
something like 25O second feet
The storage water in Jackson Lake
= viii soon he exhausted. Those still
having rights in the reservoir wat
ers are using the water most spar
y iugly i'm order TO try to save theil
n suger beets and pot'toes. find on
S the Minidoka tract that they have
" something like $4,000 ceres in sugar
e beets and potatoes whereas on thi.
4 project there is very limited acre
{ age probe bly, lcss than 1000 acres
Il I'm potatoes and beets altogether.
just word about cisterns: If yor
have not already put your cistern il
shape and gotten it filled. do no
neglect IT. another day All cistern'
ought to be filled before the 18th
SO as to be sure to have them avail
% able.