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Show C2 v/ith ths duty of water and tho -jrioritiss o£ the *.*ater users. Ha iceapa -a record of the flaw of the streams*, and nhen there is a shortage duo to drouth, ha divides tho water among the users in accordance wi Hi their urgent requirements. A/her a tho stream a, as on the Uintah Proj eat fluctuate from day to day, and even during tha day, equitable distribution Is a problem In Itself* DUTY DJAfolUiiDZD Df WA2P2 CDl___I3SIC2i_I7I{;- In order to pSrrait ths most efficient uae, the satesc Coramlaaionor adopts a schedvl e that anticipates the needs of the growing oropa, and TJhich changes tha duty of water ev^tfy five or ten days in a c cor dare & with crop requirements* i'he method determining "thio duty is given in tha following statement pr.'spared by C* C. Jacob, the present foAoraL Eater Commissioner: Daterainstion of tho Duty of Uatfr, Uintah Project. 'I'he determination of tha cbty 3choduls is loft by tho C0-nrt Order to a board consisting of the Water Commissioner, a representative from the defendants, and the Project Engineer of the Indian Service. Por the cast two seasons this schedule was fixed by the Commissioner, baaed on tha various data available, inuludin^ experiments in Idaho and certain districts of Utah. I'he various canal systans are diTided into four groups, on tha basis of length of canal and lateral system and nature of the soil under the oanal. The distribution of the various croos was taken from the annual orou rouort •32 |
