The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1924-07-23


come to the realization that the ques
tion of lower river water Is to be
considered and that before any fur
ther reservoirs are constructed that
the water rights to the Lahontan
valley will have to be settled.
The people of the Lahontan valley
and the Newlands project have no
individual fight with the upriver
people, but they are insisting that
the government establish the rights
that were supposed to go with the
settlement of this valley when recla
nation was established and land sold
to settlers.
II has been pointed out to DR..
Mead and others investigating water
and resources of this valley that be-
fore any further units are estab-
lished, either from the Carson or the
Truckee, that definite adjustments
of water be made to the Newlands
project.
DR.. Mead at his meeting with the
people of this project some ten days
ago advised the water board to start
action to determine the amount of
water, its source and emopundments
at the head of the Carson.
That his advise will be needed is
assured, and while this move will not
meet with favor among those who
are contemplating the bringing in OF
additional acreage under the Carson
river, yet 1t has become a needful
matter that must be settled.
For a number of years the pro-
gressive men of Carson valley have
added new acreage to the lands south
and east of Gardneryille, which is
excellent business. This new land
has absorbed a certain amount of
water and the people of this section
were assured that this water would,
through seepage and run-off, find its
way down the river and eventually
into the reservoir. The result has
been TO the contrary and IL any add
tional acreage is TO be added to the
resources of Carson valley and other
upriver sections Il must not be at
the expense of this valley, which Is
but half settled on lands that were
guaranteed water by the government.
At . meeting between a number OF
the members of the water board,
| Project Manager Richardson and
| Deputy State Engineer Meuller, held
in this city. 1t was admitted by the
project manager that the allowing of
the construction of reservoirs at the
head of the Carson river for private
water distribution was a mistake.
The matter was freely discussed
and at that time the reservoir at
Heynan lake, now under construc-
tion by the Dangberg Land & Cattle
Company of Minden, was discussed
The surveys of reservoirs at the
head of the Carson by the govern
/ ment resulted in survey only, as
there has never been any attempt
made on the part of the reclamation
bureau to provide p-stream storage
for just such an emergency as has
come to pass this year.
To those familiar with the upper
ranches of the Carson river it can
be said that reservoirs established
at Heynan lake, Bagley valley and
ether high altitude points practically
confine the spring runoff, which q
the main source of supply for the
Lahontan river.
II is stated through one of the
Reno papers and the Gardnerville
paper that the rights In some IN
stances were secured through the
California water commission. If this
iG fact it is time to start investiga
tions, as under such ruling it would
be possible for California to prac-
tlcally give away every drop of water
in the river. This Is an interstate
affair and fortunately all of the wat
er of the Carson flows into Nevada.
OF recent date a member of the
Newlands water board made a trip
through the west fork of the Carson
river. In Hope valley, where the re.
port of Project Manager Richardson
states Is the largest basis on either
fork of the Carson. II Is estimated
that 10000 acre feet of water could