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Show ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF WATER DEVELOPMENT 109 It was only upon that assumption that the 1980 population forecast was made, " Upon this basis, we show our forecast of about 270,000 population to be served by the year 1980," and it still seems probable, even in the light of recent events, that the assumption was valid. of some adjustment consistent with the interests of all. In the meantime it has been suggested that the United States may not permit any further subscriptions except for agricultural use and that in any event the District ought to give up to such users at least a part of this additional subscription. INDUSTRY WITHIN SPHERE OF CITY'S INTEREST We hope it will not be amiss to note in passing that the suggestion that it might be to the interest of the City to develop contiguous territory, to devote a part of the District's water supply to areas or interests economically contributory- that the bare suggestion of that effect was " viewed with alarm" most horrified, and yet it was taken as a most obvious matter of course ( as it ought to have been) that water be furnished essential to the large industrial enterprises at least a part of which it is expected will be established outside of the municipal boundaries. PROPOSED ADDITIONAL DEER CREEK SUBSCRIPTION BY DISTRICT On February 6, 1941, the Board of Directors of the District offered to subscribe for an additional 4,000 shares of the capital stock of the Provo Water Users Association and the offer was accepted. The subscription, however, has not been finally consummated because the District's offer coincided in time with the receipt by the Association of a number of others, from irrigation interests, whose subscriptions together with that of the District exceed the total of issuable stock. Final action has been delayed in the hope No Danger of Over- Supply of Water What stand the District will finally take in regard to this its Board of Directors has not yet decided. It is, however, of the definite opinion that its water resources ought to be increased, that there is no danger whatever of 134. The spillway of Deer Creek dam as it appeared, during construction, from within the reservoir. Hampton C. Godbe |