The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1924-07-30

/ acre feet per year for the benefit of
the Indians.
The United States also asked for
water with a priority of December 3,
1859, for the irrigation of five acres
of bench land for each Indian be
longing to the reservation at the time
when an allotment will be made of
this amount of land under an act of
congress of April q. 1904.
II at the time of this allotment
the decree recites, the number of
Indians remains the same as of the
census of June l, 1919. which was
527 the total allotment will be 2625
acres and if the allotments are made
from the bottom lands. the water
already allowed will be sufficient.
but If the allotments are made from
the bench lands, the United States
may divert. under the provisions Of
the decree, up to one-fortieth of one
cubic foot per second per acre for
these lands. but the diversion shall
not exceed during any calendar year
80 acre feet diverted from the river
or Al acre feet applied to the lands
Allotment for Newlands Project
Subject to prior appropriations
and congress July 2. 1856, the Unit
ed States is allowed with a priority
OF July 2. vested rights conferred by
the act of 1902. when the lands were
withdrawn for the Newlands project
under the reclamation act of June
IT, 1902, 1900 cubic feet per second
for 232,s00 acres for storage in the
Tahontan reservoir. provided that
the diversion shall not exceed after
transportation loss when applied to
the land 95 acre feet for bottom
lands and as acre feet for bench
lands.
L. 5. TO Control Storage
The decree vests I'm the United
States control over the stored waters
OF Lake Tahoe but not as against
the riparian owners at the lake. With
priority of May 21. 1903, the gov
ernment. the decree states, is entitled
to store In Lake Tahoe to a height of
TX feet above the flow-ways of the
dam all waters. both surface and
underflow. to the extent of three
thousand cubic feet per second and
TO the extent of the capacity of the
lake as a reservoir made bv the dam
to that height and subject to the
continuous flow to that height and
subject to the continuous flow of
such an amount as the United States
may desire TO release or may dis
charge from the lake, not exceeding
three thousand cubic feet per second.
Power Company Allotments
Separate allotments are made for
al power bitches and fumes along
the river The Truekee River Power
Company is permitted under the
terms of the decree. 10 divert 1926
cubic feet per second through the
Farad power flume. with a priority
Of 1899. and an additional seventy
five cubic feet per second through
The Farad flume with n priority Of
1905 for the operation OF its Farad
liant
The company also is permitted 10
divert through its Fleiseh power
ditch and flume 334 cubic feet per
second with a priority of February
IS, 1904, for delivering after an
GLOVER transportation loss of two
per cent 327 cubic feet of water to
he Fleisch plant.
Through the Verdi flume the com
pany is allowed to divert 40 cubic
feet per second With a priority of
October 21, 1909, for delivery u It's
Verdi plant after transportation
less OF two and one-half per cent 399
,ubie feet; and in addition IL is al
lowed 10 divert through the Verdi
tlume $50 cubic feet for the Kat
Itch under irrigation rights The
decree also provides that the Truekee
River Power Company may divert
through the Verdi flume one hun
dred inches of water for the pond of
the Verdi Lumber Company with a
eriority of 1894.
Through the Washoe flume the
company is permitted to divert 407
cubic feet of water per second for
aeliyery to the Washoe hydro-elec-
tric power plant, after an allowed
transportation loss of two and one
Lalf per cent of 396 cubic feet, and
also during the irrigation season it
may divert through this flume 124
inches not exceeding a seasonable