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Show 108 ONE HUNDRED YEARS " It is a policy of the general nature outlined under this heading ( D) that we recommend to you." PLANNING ESSENTIAL The expression of these ideas has not been repeated here with the object of affirming their validity but merely to inform in regard to the nature of the problem and the necessity for careful planning in the light of the best information available and with allowance for all reasonable contingencies. Planning for the disposition of the District's water supply is not something which can properly " abide the 155. Vent structure and siphon for the Salt Lake Aqueduct, just below the outlet portal of the Olmsted tunnel. Bureau of Reclamation OF WATER DEVELOPMENT event," in the hope or expectation that " something will turn up." It may be perfectly proper - even essential, to set aside a reserve for unforeseeable possibilities, but even that, as all else, must be as the result of a judgment after deliberation in the light of all of the facts and circumstances accessible to research. Problem Not Remote As to a substantial part of the District's supply the problem is not remote. Enlargement of the Weber- Provo diversion canal will be commenced this year and may be completed in time to realize substantial benefits to the Project subscribers during 1942. That some benefits will accrue during that year is as certain as anything in any measure depending upon the elements can be. The Salt Lake Valley Aqueduct will not be completed by that time and those benefits will therefore accrue to agricultural uses, but whatever may be their nature or extent, they must be anticipated and plans must be made to the end that they be realized to the greatest advantage. Probability of Municipal Expansion It must at least be noticed and considered that the " Burdick Report" stated, " It is the history of practically all cities that as they grow, adjacent territory is annexed or served with water. It seems to us probable that the greater part of the population in Salt Lake County lying east of the Jordan River, will be served by Salt Lake City within the next fifty years." |
