The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1922-11-24

L. H. Taylor. civil engineer. who for
the past several months. has been
engaged In making surveys and car
rying on investigation Of the possi-
bilities Of water storage on the Car
son river. for the Carson Valley
Irrigation District, completed his
work last week and filed a report OF
his findings with directors Of the
district.
The outstanding feature of Mr..
Taylor's report is that Diamond VAL
ley offers the best possibilities for
water storage. Converted into q res-
ervoir. the Diamond Valley site will
have storage capacity of approx
mately 10000 acre feet of water, and
will conserve the flood waters OF the
West Fork Of the Carson river. The
cost OF this project will be far below
the average OF similar storage sys-
TENS and will provide Carson Valley
with an adequate water supply for
all immediate needs In the reclama-
tion OF some $4,000 acres Of new land
as we'll as serving the lands already
under cultivation.
The Diamond Valley project will be
the first Of q three-unit system, the
other sites that have been recon-
mended being Mud Lake reservoir
with q storage capacity of from
1000 to 5000 acre feet Of water, and
the Hyland reservoir with q capacity
OF from 5000 10 1000 acre feet OF
water.
immediately after the filing by Mr..
Taylor Of his report, the board of
directors of the Carson Valley Irri-
cation District lost no time in laying
future plans for the successful cul-
mination of the greatest problem ever
to be considered for the future de-
velopment of this farming section.
The. Diamond Valley reservoir site
has been secured and already appli-
cation has been made to the State Of
California and Nevada for certain
permit necessary. Many other details
In connection with the project are
being worked out and will be COM
pleted by the first OF the year.
Mr.. Richardson, engineer In charge
OF the Newlands project in Churchill
county, is expected to arrive at Min
den tomorrow to go over details and
at the conference to be held, will
represent the federal government
Secretary of the Interior Fall has
already placed mis- approval upon the
proposition of building a storage sys-
tenn to care for the Carson Valley
and encouraged individual enterprise
In this work, inasmuch as the gov.
ernment itself Is in no position to
finance the project at this time. How.
ever, before the Carson Valley project
Is started 1t will be necessary for the
federal government to release tbs
right to certain food water of tht
Carson river which were secured
when the Fallon project was frs
promoted. Less than forty per cen
OF the flood waters of the Carson
river are used on the Newlands pro
ject. and If this paper is correctl,
informed, the flood waters will no
only serve to fill the great Lahonta,
reservoir to capacity each season, bu
VIII supply the proposed Carson Val
ley project, as we'll as vast surplu
J that cannot be used by either project
The cost of the Carson Valley pro
]ect Is given as approximately $500.
600, or half the amount of the bon,
Issue of the Walker river project |,
Smith and Mason Valleys. As 500,
as the details of the proposed system
are worked out and all obstacles re
moved, special election will b
held for the purpose of issuing bond
In the sum of 100000. Provided tha
no hitch develops, the election will
be held early next spring, in whicl
} event contracts will be let and worj
started on the Diamond Valley uni
during next summer and complete
for storage use by 1924.
5 The cost per acre of the storag
) system will vary with the REQUIRE
: ments OF the land. It is probable tina
the lands on the Dressler fat vii
require two acre feet per season 70
maturing crops, while in other local
tiles but one and one-half acre fee
will be required. Estimating that tn
: cost per acre foot for storage is 81
e the assessment against new land
would range from $14 to $2S per acr
In the matter of old lands with e,
g tabhshed water rights, the assess
ment will range from nothing to
:. small amount per acre. the burds
= of cost of the storage reservoir fal
, ing upon those that will develop ne