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Show 36 ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF WATER DEVELOPME NT establishment of the City's rights to the supply thus developed. This supply, however, is an emergency one only, but to that purpose invaluable. THE LESSON OF EXPERIENCE 1934 demonstrated one fact, perhaps worth the cost- the fact that, as from the beginning water development had not kept pace with water demands. It had always lagged, had always been stimulated ( and rarely without it) by the spur of necessity. The City had nearly always been on the " ragged edge," never " ahead of the game." The experience and what might be gained from it was very well expressed by The Salt Lake Tribune: " Salt Lake City has just passed through the greatest water crisis in history. With the aid of its wells, water restrictions, and the absence of any large fires that might have required a large supply of water, the city was able to get over the summer without great discomfort or suffering. So far, we have been fortunate. During this period of drouth the city has been given the opportunity to realize the relation of water to civic existence, as well as growth and development. Always has it been known that a city is no larger than its water supply.' What we have not fully comprehended is that the city's existence, to say nothing of its progress, is restricted to the low point in its supply, rather than to its normal water supply. " This year's experience should teach that Salt Lake City must at once look into the future of its water supply and development with the idea of some permanent plan and operation." The appropriateness and validity of these expressions is made manifest by the " Water Development, Population and Precipitation" Chart appearing on the opposite page. 53- A. Water from an emergency well at Twenty- seventh South and Thirteenth East StrooU < zz^^ i^ czizrisMm canal' ~ s - « •* « • zz " - S. L. C. Water Dept. Jf wmmmr^^ J* V sfr:! % f':%? F.:-,: ---•,.• |
