Imperial Valley press., 1920-08-07
FALLS
BUT WATER
SUPPLY
SURE
Conservation Precautions
Guarantee Against Short
age. Irrigation District
Report Shows Immense
Work Done in Two Weeks.

The Colorado is.receeding at rate
far above the normal. according to
the semi-monthly report of the I'M
perial Irrigation District received to-
day by Secretary McIver from Super
intendent F. N. Cronholm. Although
recession is much more than normal,
and although the discharge for this
season of the year is 5000 second feet
less than the mean discharge for the
pass eight years no shortage is anti,
cipated by the authorities, because Of
the perfect arrangement made FIR
the conservation of the supply. =
The latest water data is: :.
The Alamo river discharge:
July 16 to 28-Ordered discharge,
$4,000 second feet; Discharge, 5562
second feet.
July 20 to 31-Ofdered discharge,
54O0 second feet; Discharge, J464 sec
ond feet. i. 8,s.s s-
Colorado river discharge: ",
The maximum discharge was on
July 16 which was $4,000 feet.
The minimum discharge was on
July 80 which was 19,3OO second feet.
The daily average discharge was
26.200 second feet.
The report which was printed some
time ago in one of the valley papers
stating that the Colorado river was
flowing south through the Pescadero
district instead of through it's regular
channel through Volcano Lake is er-
roneous, according to Superintendent
Cronholm. He states that if the river
did change its course to the Pescade-
ro, that it would save the district
many thousands of dollars, elimin;t-
ing the protective work which must
be done every year on the Volcano
Lake levee. The former report is
thought to have originated from the
fact that there was a little overflow
of water in the Pescadero district and
it was taken for the Colorado river,
The dredge Brawley moved 240,00o
cubic yards of material. Dredge Cal
leXico moved 100000 cubic yards, and
the dredge Imperial $4,000 cubic
yards of material. The cutting and
hauling of brush for the 1920 Weir
was concluded on the 22nd of July
Thirty-four car loads of brush wen
hauled in the month, with a total d
65 car loads for the season. Of these
40 bales have been constructed and
IA are being made during the last
half of the month.
Seven new dolphins have been
driven into the river above the weir
and some old dolphins repaired to the
extent of permitting ample anchorage
for the bales. Thirty-seven bales
have been launched this season, which
practically obstructs the river, except
in the chinking between the bales,
which must be done in step with the
recession of the river.
The galloway was complete on tho
Goth of July, the rapid installation bes
ing due to the fact that the equipment
furnished was in every way practical
and to the successful operation Of said
equipment. The galloway has a
speed of about 600 feet per minute,
Only three bales were lost during the
season and these were due to the
breaking of dolphin on the 22nd.
The report states that 1888 meals
were served at Hanlon's heading frori
July 16 to July 81, making total of
1850 meals served there during the
entire month. The mercantile store re-
ceipts for the last half of month were
So, ,1S4.00 and for the entire month
$6,221.90. The store is owned by the
district and no profit is derived from
its business, it's purpose being to sup
ply the men with food and necessities
Vernon Steinwinder of Var n e y
Bros. store will spend the week end
in the, mountains visitin ghis wife.