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Show ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF WATER DEVELOPMENT 99 or even might have been acquired progressively to meet the exigencies of increased demand as it arose, and even a tempered optimism impelled provision for the future. Those facts and that point of view resulted in plans for the acquirement of a supply adequate to satisfy, not merely present necessities, but all reasonable contingencies of the future as well. " And here again you were met by a circumstance which has greatly complicated your immediate obligations. A water supply sufficient to satisfy the ever- present probability of shortages in present supplies and the reasonable probabilities of the future, was not obtainable without federal aid or without the cooperation of other agencies and of other communities and water users. All of this led to the District's participation in the Provo River Project of the United States Bureau of Reclamation, its subscription to the capital stock of the Provo River Water Users Association, and its contract directly with the United States for the construction of the Salt Lake Valley Aqueduct. Involved Relationships " Participation in that project and the making of that contract has involved the District in somewhat complex relationships with others, the United States, the Provo River Water Users Association and its individual stockholders, other metropolitan water districts, water conservation districts, and a number of irrigation companies. Obligations Arising from Relationships " From these situations and relationships there have arisen the following immediate obligations the satisfaction of which are necessary to the satisfaction of the ultimate obligation of the District. Must Observe Work and Progress " 1- You must see to it that proper progress is made in the construction of the Provo River Project, and that its works, facilities and water rights are adequate to the purpose of your interest. 127. The Salt Lake Aqueduct as seen from the state highway in Orem in the spring of 1941. Hampton C. Godbe - ill • '•- •• ** 4>% x-' >:% 3 « .* s: mm m* m |