The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1920-08-12
APPLICATION FOR DAN
SITE GRANTED
Right to Build Dam at Black
Canyon Given to Irriga-
tion District.

The construction Of dam at Black
Canyon. for the diversion Of water to
lands IN the Emmett Irrigation Dis
trict and the creation of power is
now up to the land owners in the dis
trict, and if the enthusiastic endorse
ment of the work of the committee,
given in detailed report before q
largely attended meeting of water
users last evening, is any criterion,
the dam will be built and the future
of the water supply safely establish
ed for all time to come. For the
government has granted the applica-
tion Of the district for = permit to
build = dam at Black canyon and
operate and maintain . power plant,
reserving to itself, however, the right
to use the dam for diverting water to
lands in the Black Canyon Irrigation
District, or to use the power generated
for pumping purposes, paying its pro-
portionate share Of the cost Of con-
struction.
The contract with the government
provides, in brief, the following:
The right to construct the dam and
to flood withdrawn public lands of
the United States in the reservoir site
of the Black Canyon dam, provided
that it shall not in any way interfere
with,or render more costly the diver
sion of water by the Black Canyon
district the United States or both.
The secretary of the interior may
at his option terminate this agreement |
should the Emmett Irrigation District |
fail to begin construction within two
years or fail to complete the same
within four years from date hereof.
That the United States, the Black
Canyon District, or both, may at any
time after the dam is constructed
utilize it for the diversion Of water
for irrigation purposes or use the
power for pumping water, or both,
upon the payment by the U. s. or the
Black Canyon district of proportion
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dam, the cost to be divided in proper
tion to the amount of water diverted,
the amount to be determined by a
board Of three engineers, one to be
selected by the Emmett district, one
by the secretary of the interior and
the third selected by the first two.
That the cost of operation and ]
maintenance shall be divided in the
same proportion.
The right is reserved by the gov
eminent to enlarge, improve or in
crease the height of the dam at any
time.
That for a period of 10 years the I
Emmett District may develop and use
such amount of power as it may de-
sire, without restrictions, except that
the U. S. or Black Canyon district
may at any time during the last five 8
Of the 10 year period Ieaee, ne m :
operate any power pl&nt constructed 2
to furnish water for power develop .
msnt upon the pay4ent TO the En- =
AnC~s ArAob4 ANS Va ~ AnAAuSA IO0b01 SQW8Al
to the average annual net income 10 g
,eived by the Emmett district for the .
preceding years the plant may have
been In operation, and the U. s. or =
he Black Canyon district may then 2
,se or dispose Of AL power developed NJ
n such plant or may close down the m
liant in whole or part and use the
vater for irrigation purposes, except -
hat the Emmett district may ne y
erve Cor pumping water into its own - e
anals such amount of power n it y
as been accustomed to use for such =
urpose during the preceding years u
Or the government or the Black se'
'anyon district may after the end of We
he 10-year period, and within 20 I'm
ears from date of contract, purchase ois
nd take over any such power plant or IA
with the exceptions noted eo-
nder the leasing section, and the oel
mmett district viii then be required an
, pay . proportionate share Of cost
operation and maintenance Of such ou'
,wer plant in the proportion that the an
art reserved is to the whole. 20
Interest in this agreement cannot =, =.
transferred to any other party upon - :.
,nalty Of annulment.
No convict labor may be employed ma,
construction work. -.
ter,
The report of the committees work A
the dam proposition was made by CAV
B. Mains, and covered the main RED
ints of the contract, rs noted above. viii
; also stated that filing upon 2OOO neg,