The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1922-04-12
Urge Construction
of New Reservoir
Problems OF Storage Reservoir At
Spanish Springs Discussed mt
Reno Meeting
BOYLE AND SCRUGHAM
CONFER WITH OFFICIALS
Nevada State Farm Bureau Presents
Resolutions Urging Development
of Water Resources


Fallon, and w. A. Hardy of Fernley,
attended a meeting of the Reno
Chamber of Commerce last Saturday
evening which was addressed by
Governor Boyle and State Engineer
Serugham. Many matters of inter
est to people of the Newlands pro-
ject were discussed along with plans
for the further development of wa
ter resources of the state, Mr..
Swingle stated In his report of the
meeting.
Conference of State and Reclama-
tion Service Officials
At conference of the state Of
fieials and Director Davis of the U.
s. reclamation service regarding the
proposed Boulder Canyon dam a
basis was laid for the settlement of
points at issue between the state and
reclamation service regarding the
Newlands project. Another confer
enee of state officials with represent
atives of the reclamation service will
be held soon at which all Truckee
river storage problems will be dealt
with and an attempt made to ar
rive at a satisfactory conclusion.
Boyle and Scrugham Plea for
Unity of Action
Governor Boyle @and Engineer
Scrugham made strong pleas to the
people of Reno and Truckee Mead
ows for harmony and unity of ac-
tion. a thorough investigation and
a broad minded decision as to their
attitude. No attempt TO dictate was
made but the facts pointed eonelus-
lively TO the wisdom of cooperating
with the reclamation service in the
early construction of the Spanish
Springs reservoir.
Lake Tahoe storage has been def
initely lost and under present con-
ditions interstate storage is imprac-
tieable. Storage that would furnish
water for Warm Springs and Lemon
Valleys would neoessitate the pur-
chase or condemnation of two pow
er plants. This would not be feas-
ible on account of the expense and
also because there is shortage of
power I'm western Nevada.
Plans for Spanish Springs Reservoir
The construction of the Spanish
Springs reservoir would allow the
present flow of water through Reno,
preserving the existing scenic at
fractions. BY reducing to some ex-
tent the contemplated size of the
Spanish Springs reservoir a consid-
erable area In that valley may be
saved, which, together with Warm
Springs and Lemon Valleys may be
irrigated when interstate relations
have improved and when land val
ues have increased to a point that
will Justify the cost. Building
small reservoir at Spanish Springs
by decreasing the cost of construc-
tion as well as the acreage to be
purchased or condemned will lessen
the entire cost to a point where the
proposed Lovelock extension may be
eliminated. Many people believe the
construction of this part of the pro-
tanee from the main canal of the
lands to be irrigated. the character
of the soil and the lack of compact
ness of that area.
II was proposed to allow a mini
mum flow of 426 second feet to pass
down the Truckee river at Vista.
The river, together with the pickup
from Truckee Meadows which could
be largely increased by drainage,
would provide for power develop
ment In the canyon below Vista.
During the irrigation season this
water could be used on lands at Py-
ramid Lake. Fernley, Swingle Bench
and Lahontan Bench. At other times
IL could be stored In the Lahontan
reservoir, supplementing the flow
from the Carson river
No suggestion was made as to
what disposition would be made of
the claims of the Nevada Valleys
Power Co., to a power site In the
canyon below Vista, this evidently
being one of the matters to be de-
termined upon at the coming confer
ence, but it was made clear that the
state officials regarded those claims
as entitled to consideration. II is
most earnestly hoped that definite
conclusion. just to all parties. may
be speedily arrived at and that the
development of this project may be
no longer retarded by conflicting In
terests.
In this connection attention is
called to the following resolution
approved by the executive committee
of the Nevada State Farm Bureau
last Saturday at the suggestion of
its committee on irrigation
"The Nevada State Farm bureau
notes with approval the expressed
desire on the part of the United
States reclamation officials and of
the governor and the state engineer
of Nevada to harmonic any differ
enees that may have existed to the
end that the flood waters of the
Truckee river watershed may be full
ly saved and used where they may
prove to be of the greatest value.
I'VE believe that such agreement
will result in the immediate build
ing of reservoirs by the reclamation
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