The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1924-12-11
WATER QUESTION
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owner and holder of decreed right
for 1925 cubic feet per second will
date of priority of March 26, 1905
and 1000 cubic feet per second of the
flow of the waters of Snake river
with date of priority of August g.
1908.
NOW THEREFORE,, BE 1T RE-
SOLVED that the directors of the
Minidoka Irrigation district, and the
Directors of the Twin Falls Canal
company, at joint meeting OF said
Boards, duly called and held at Twin
Falls in the County OF Twin Falls.
state OF Idaho, on the Bird day of
December, 1924, shall and said
Boards do hereby protest against the
use of Jackson Lake Reservoir for
the storage OF decreed water, during
the irrigation season of 1925, or at
any other time or at all, for the fol-
| lowing reasons, to-wit:
/. That said proposal, if granted,
will be and is contrary to the Laws
OF the State OF Idaho, and the United
States which guarantees priority of
right for the use of water in arid re-
gi1ns.
2. That such practice substan-
italy deprived the Minidoka Recla-
nation Project OF any and all of its
rights TO the natural flow of the
waters of Snake river, OF which it
is now the owner and holder OF a de-
creed right to 1926 cubic feet per
second, with date of priority of |
March 26, 1908, and subsequent |
right to the natural flow of the wa
ters of Snake river of 1000 cubic |
feet per second with date OF priority |
of August 9Th. 1908, and causes the
said Minidoka Reclamation Project
TO rely substantially exclusively up
on its storage rights for water for the
irrigation of the Minidoka RecIama-
ton Project, which storage rights.
without being supplemented by its
rights to the natural flow of the wa
tiers of Snake river are inadequate
and sufficient.
). That such practice greatly i'm
pairs the rights OF the Stockholders
Of the Twin Falls Canal company in
and to the natural flow of the waters
1f Snake river, and gives to the US
1rs OF water of Snake river having
alter and subsequent rights, a pre-
erence over the Stockholders of the
Twin Falls Canal company.
4. That the use OF the Jackson
AXE Reservoir. for the storage of
iecreed waters as aforesaid, des-
reyes the water rights OF the water
sers of the Minidoka Reclamation
'roject, the Project for the benefit
I which the Jackson Lake Reservoir
Tas constructed and to which the mi
al cost was charged.
5. That the practice of storing /.
ecreed water In jackson Lake Re- :,
arvoir for the year 1924 enabled
he water users and water claimants =
ear the source OF the water supply n
so manipulate and handle the flow %
the wsters of Snake river as to h
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undue and unfair advantage over h
e owners and users OF water far "
er down the stream. ~
Whereupon the motion was put n
fore the Boards and the following HI
suits was had: OF
TWIN FALLS CANAL COMPANY:
'es; Bower. Baird. Cunningham,
ller. sharp.
Nayes: None.
NIDoKA PROJECT; Ayes: Paul. a.
ennan. Trieber, 80
Nayes: None
Whereupon the President. declar- 80,
the motion duly carried. a.,
Signed) WILLIAM TRIEBER' 81
President Board Of Directors Mini pt,
IA Irrigation District. q,
Attest: r. l.. WILLIAMS, Mgr. Tn
tSignedl c. j. MILLER, On
resident Twin Falls Canal Com ma
v. !
Attest: W. o. TAYLOR. Asst has
Rotary In