The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1924-07-09

Inc regular meeting Oh Inc ifuS-
kee-Carson water board was held
Monday with the absence of C, G.
Swingle, who was called TO Reno on
the Tahoe pumping plan and Spanish
Springs matter. The meeting proved
a rather interesting affair from start
to finish as several resolutions were
introduced, some getting over and
others meeting defeat.
For some time IL has been rumored
that members of the board would
ask for the resignation of Project
Manager Richardson. This was done
at Mondays session, and while 1t did
not carry it holds for time at least
the situation as 1t exists today, that
Is the majority of the board favor
the continuance of Mr. Richardson.
The resolution was introduced by
Commissioner Drupm, seconded by
Moody and was as follows:
Whereas John F. Richardson has
| served many years as manager and
as superintendent of bitches of the
AAthialiAS piOJtAA duh lhb
time he has lost the confidence of a
great majority of tile water users of
said project and his usefulness has
been eurtailed and the cordial rela
tions which should exist between the
water users and the project manage
ment have been severed and de-
stroyed; therefore
. TzA
Richardson be, and he is hereby, re.
spectfully requested to tender his
resignation and terminate his con-
neetion with the Newlands project as
an officer or employe thereof forth
with"
Upon being put to a vote it result
ed in a lie as Drumm, Moody and
Kent voted for adoption while Har-
mon. Holmes and Pray voted against
the adoption. Had Mr. Swingle been
present it is figured that he would
have voted against adoption.
Another matter was threshed out
A resolution was passed to the effect
the future pay his own expenses OF
travel in and out of the project
Heretofore such travelling expenses
have been met by the board. II was
agreed that Mr.. Stoddard has rem
dered efficient service but the board
believed that travelling expenses
should not come from the project. To
this Mr.. Stoddard agreed
Act On Water Reserve
Possibly one OF the most import
ant matters that was taken up dur
ing the session was the adoption of
A resolution which has a direct bear
ing on this city. as once the reservoir
is drawn down TO a point where
power is not generated 1t win close
this source of electric supply until
the reservoir is safely filled for irri-
cation purposes.
As the department and the state
have both declared that irrigation is
paramount to power generation, and
the fact that the dam was erected
for irrigation originally and not a
power plant. places the water board
in a position to dictate the time when
such power may be created
The adoption of the resolution,
following a petition signed by a num-
ber of water users. will undoubtedly
have its effect The resolution is as
follows:
Whereas it is officially reported
that there is insufficient water avail
able for the proper irrigation of the
lands under cultivation within the
boundaries of the Newlands reclama
tion project; and
"Whereas IL is impossible to fore
see any relief from such shortage
and il appears that, unless every
the waters now available for said
purposes and which may hereafter
become available such shortage will
continue and become increasingly
acute during the year 1925, and pos
sihly in succeeding future years: and
Whereas a large amount of the
waters impeunded in the Lahontan
i reservoir are used for the operation
of the Lahontan power plant. which
said waters, when so used between
irrigation seasons, are thereby vast
ed but would otherwise be available
for the future irrigation of said
lands: and
Whereas the waters of the True
kee river To which said project Is
entitled have not been stored during
the past winter but have been per.
n,itted to waste into Pyramid lake;
and
Whereas large quantities of wat
er stored In Lahontan reservoir have
been released and permitted to waste
into the Carson sink even during the
: present water shortage; and
Whereas the right to use for irri-
cation purposes the waters diverted
from the Truckee river at Derby and
the waters of the Carson river Is
paramount to the use thereof for the
generation of electric energy;
Nov therefore, the undersigned
water users residing on said New
land reclamation project do hereby
respectfully petition and request that
hereafter all waters of the Truckee
and Carson rivers to which this prof
ect Is entitled be continuously stored
and impounded to the extent of the
capacity of said Lahontan reservoir
and that the operation of the said
Lahontan power plant be dlscontin