Imperial Valley press., 1922-08-23
REPORTS
IRRIGATION WORK
T0AUG. Is

Total excavation of IL $50 lineal feet,
| or 56,766 cubic yards, from August l
to August 10 this year is shown by
the operating report Ray ). Carberry,
chief engineer, filed today with lmper
Hal Irrigation district directors for both
divisions. By the same report total
excavation to date is. placed at 99,35O
lineal feet, or 461, 400 cubic yards.
Water delivery records submitted ny
the chief engineer for July 10 20 July
Isl and August | to August 10, I9e2,
show total of 155,734 acre feet in the
United States, 103,S21 in Mexico, and a
total delivery for the periods of 2o9,-
555 acre feet. Total delivery for the
same periods in 1921 amounted To 243,-
691 acre feet
In detail Chief Engineer Carberry 3
report follows:
Canal Maintenance
The maximum temperature for the
period was 10 August and the aver
age maximum 1927. Due to high rela-
tive humidity, this period was much
warmer than last, although the average
maximum for the latter was 103.
Dredging-Alpha, Beta, Iota, Omega,
Stockton No. l, Stockton No. 2. Stock
ton No. 5, Monaghan No. l, Monaghan
No. ., Bucyrus No. l, Bucyrus No. 2,
Bucyrus No 3, Marion No. l., Marion
No. 2, dredging Solfatara; Idle; dredg-
ing Carrillo bend canal; Idle; on Alamo
channel training; AT Tortuso check;
drainage work; being repaired prepara-
tory to commencing on drainage work;
on drainage work.
In construction. and other canal main
tenance the usual repairing, riprapping
clearing and sluicing were continued.
Water Deliveries
Water deliveries for this PERIOD, in
| the United States, show a decrease OF
5.4 per cent, as compared with those
for last period, and a decrease of 80 pei
cent as compared with those for the
same period in 1921.
The Mexican deliveries for this period
show decrease of 81 per cent as com
pared with those for last period and an
increase of 27.5 per cent as compared
with those for a year ago.
The total deliveries for this period
show an increase of 80 per cent as
compared with those for year ago, and
a decrease of 81 per cent as compared
with those for last period
The following table shows the status
of water deliveries for this period, last
period, and the corresponding periods
in 1921 The figures in the table are
all in acre feet, those for Mexico repre-
senting the net amount delivered, while
those for the United States represent
the gross deliveries to the mutuals, in
cluding waste:
United States, 1922-August / to
August Is, 1858; July 16 to July 81,
sO,041; total United States, 155,734.
| Mexico, 1922-August l to August 10
| 9,5i7; July l6 to July 81, 54,274; total
Mexico, 103,S2l.
Grand total, both countries, 1922
259,555 acre, feet.
United States, 192l-August to
August Is, z7,131; July Is to July 81,
S., ,242 total United States, 162,373.
Mexico, 1921-August l to August 10,
s,s46; July Is to July 81, 40,472; total
Mexico, S1,31S.
Grand total, both countries, 1921,
243,691 acre feet
The Lardlaw canal broke through the
south bank, about one mile below Cud-
ahy check August 8. This break was
repaired August IL, and the full head
of water returned the same day.
Requests for quotations were sent for
on refrigerating equipment for the mess
house and commissary building at An
drade, and on standard types of skele-
ton steel buildings suitable for erecting
as a machine shop there.
Drainage Operations
Marion Nos. and 2 have cxcavated
s,268 cubic yards to date on temporary
outlets.
Bucyrus No. moved 1900 lineal feet,
excavating 1886 cubic yards for the
period, making total of 40,870 Inca:
feet, or 151,Slo cubic yards to date.
Bucyrus No. moved 2,450 lineal feet.
excavating 28,368 cubic yards for the
period, making "a total of 1850 lineal
feet, or l82,572 cubic yards to date,
Marion No. ! moved 900 lineal feet.
excavating 4,515 cubic yards for the
period, making a total of 1880 lineal
feet, or 52,472 cubic yards to, date.
Marion No.. g Moved 2,100 lineal feet.
excavating 8,497 cubic yards for the
period, making "a total of 20,130 lineal
feet, or 76,430 cubic yards to date.
Total excavation for the period IL,
$50 lineal feet, or 56,766 cubic yards;
to date 99,350 lineal feet, or 461 ,499
cubic yards.
The metal market continues to adj
vance. This, however, is probably due
to the railroad strike. Food prices are
still increasing.
Purchases for the valley division re-
main about the same. Purchases for
the river division have fallen off con
siderably.
River Division Work
Soundings Of canal sections completed
to Station 400, and line Of bench mark
levels run to this station to the sections
and water surface levels. to Andrado
bench mark No. l.
Three thousand feet have been clear
ed for the realignment Of the c. d.
leyee.
Commenced locating tunnel positions
in the Hanlon quarry.
Drcdge Brawley moved 102,937 cubic
yards of material this period, with a
total running time Of $50 hours.
Dredge Calexico has been overhauled,
preparatory to resuming operations.