Imperial Valley press., 1929-05-07
SOLICIT
AID FOR
VALLEY
District Asks State To
Include All-American
Canal In Bill.
SEEK TEN MILLION
Propose To Link Project
With Other Water Deve-
lOpment.

lOpment.
Possibility that state aid in the
amount of $10,000,000 will be given
the all-American canal project,
loomed today when a series of tele-
grams left the Imperial Irrigation
District headquarters here addressed
to state senators who comprise the
committee sponsoring Constitutional
Amendment 33, under the terms of
which several important water con-
servation and irrigation projects will
| be constructed.
The board of directors of the ir.
rigation district met yesterday in
special session after receipr of a
telegram from Assem- blyman NJ. D.
Witter in which he declared that the
constitutional amendment is on the
eve of passage and that there still
remained time for Imperial Valley
" utIldiIu lHCluSIOH VI Iit all
American canal project in the bene-
ficiaries of the measure.
The resolution seeking inclusion,
as adopted by unanimous action of
/ the district board yesterday reads as
follows:
"Resolved that Imperial Irri-
cation District request the legis-
~ l. A III
Constitutional Amendment No.
33, or other similar proposal,
provision of the allAmerican
canal, in the amount of 10000
900, on substantially the same
terms as Gow provided in said
proposed amendment for the de-
velopment of the Santa Ana
river. -
The allusion to the Santa Ana
river development is made because
that project is the only one in
Southern California at present in
| cluded in the measure, while there
are three northern California devel
opment projects, whose purpose is
the building up of water resources
within the state.
The projects listed and located in
northern California are:
l. Kennett dam on the Sacra
mento river for storage, flood con-
troll and aid of navigation.
2. Construction of a highline
canal carrying 5000 second feet to
serve the San Joaquin valley from
the Sacramento river.
3. Salt Water barrier in the del
ia of the Sacramento river near Car
quinez Straits for salinity control,
flood control, navigation, domestic
water supply and irrigation.
In Southern California the propos-
ed measure names the Santa Ana riv-
er and indicates that funds will be
spent for building dams and other
works for flood control and water
conservation.
Pound Urges Need
At the time the measure was first
conceived it was thought that the
Los Angeles Colorado river aqueduct
project might be included, but exec
utives of the Los Angeles depart
ment of water and power were of the
opinion that they were not ready TO
place the project in the list. AT that
time also, Imperial Valley indicated
the all-American canal project, not
having been authorized by the fed
eral government, was not ready for
inclusion. Since then, however, the
Boulder Dam Act has definitely
authorized construction of the canal,
and, according to district directors,
it is outstanding among the proposed
water conservation and development
projects of the state, and is, there
fore, to be included in any measure
whose purpose is building up Of
state water resources.
Signing of the contract with the
federal government this week for
the launching of the all-American
canal survey, is guarantee that this
project will 90 forward as rapidly
as possible, and therefore, it is en-
tirely proper that we request aid
from the state in Constitutional
Amendment 33, - Earl G. Pound,
president of the irrigation district,
said today.
1t is likely that the measure win
be thrashed out ON the floor of the
legislature this week, according 10
dispatches received fror Assembly
man Witter.