The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-04-20
TUESDAY, APRIL IS, 1922
MORE IRRIGATION
FOR THIS STATE
Federal and State Officials May
Get Together and Make Possi-
BILE Further Development of
Great Irrigation Project

Great Irrigation Project
According to the Reno Gazette of
last evening the federal and state
officials, hitherto in conflict over
certain rights that would be involved
in the construction of the Spanish
Springs water storage scheme in the
Sparks vicinity, may get together in
amicable understanding and the
great scheme put through. The
Gazette story is as follows:
Through a proposal made by the
reclamation service, following a
two-6ay conference with state Of
ficials, the proposed extension of the
Newlands reclamation project by
the building Of the reservoir in
Spanish Springs valley was brought
to head last night and at final
conference this afternoon it is ex-
pected that negotiations will be
completed.
"The proposal made by F. E.
Weymouth, chief engineer of the
reclamation service, which was ac-
ceptable to the state but which has
not as yet been accepted by the
Nevada Valleys Power Company, is
in substance as follows:
"The reclamation service will ex-
tend the lease of the Nevada Val
leys Power Company on the power
plant at Lahontan for another ten
years from December 81, 1924 when
the present lease expires.
"The reclamation service will also
make provision for continuous SER
vice by putting in a power outlet
near the bottom of the Lahontan
dam which would insure continuous
service even when the water is low,
providing the Nevada Valleys Pow
er Company advances 100000 to
do the work, this money to be re-
bated to the company over ten
year period by the reclamation SER
vice.
"The Nevada Valleys Power
Company is to withdraw all claims
to a superior right on the Truckee
river.
"The storage capacity of the
Spanish Springs reservoir would be
reduced to $4,000 acre-feet and
the land irrigated would be reduced
from $1,000 acres to 47,000 acres
and the Lovelock bench lands would
be eliminated from the reclamation
project.
Governor Boyle stated prior to
the conference with Jay Edison Ad-
ans and other officials of the Ne
vada Valleys Power Company this
afternoon that the proposal of the
reclamation service was entirely ac-
ceptable to the state and c. G.
Swingle, chairman of the board Of
dirtcotrs of the Truckee-Carson ir-
TlSdIlOH QiSlIiCJ, oldtCQ Ihdt ~ oP
peared very satisfactory to him.
''Mr. Adams engineers spent the
morning going over the various de-
tails of the propose with the rec
lamation service but it was moi
known whether he would accept the
proposal.
"The entire matter, if acceptable
to Mr.. Adams, will be placed before
the secretary of the interior for his
final approval. What action will
be taken in case Adams refuses to
accept would not be stated by eth
er Governor Boyle or Mr.. Wey.
mouth.
"'This proposal would clear uI
the controversy over the power
rights said Governor Boyle, 'and
at the same time would make il
possible to reclaim other lands ad
jacent to Reno and surrounding
the Spanish Springs reservoir. This
phase of the matter was not gone
into at this time because of the de
sire to clear up other matters first
7 helieve the proposal is a very gOot