County agent project progress report, Home water supplies - domestic water improvement and water facilities, November 1, 1938

COUNTY AGENT PROJECT Progress Report Date: Nov. 1, 1938 PROJECT NUMBER State Office # M-382 Clark County # M-22 NAME OF PROJECT: Home Water Supplies - Domestic Water Improvement and Water Facilities. (1) Virgin Valley The 1937 year closed with prospects favorable for the installation of three miles additional pipe line with a 100,000 gallon storage tank thru the W. P. A. These three miles would be extended from the line installed previously by the Soil Conservation Service: - the indicated extension would deliver the water from Cabin Wash water supply over a total of approximately eight miles toward Bunkerville and Mesquite. As indicated in previous reports, it was definitely understood that if the W. P. A. would furnish material costs ($6000.00) of the proposed three miles, the local communities, Bunkerville and Mesquite to supply the labor for the entire job, ? 40% by the former, 60% by the latter, further, that if the W. P. A. would proceed with the project as indicated, the L. D. S. Church would finance the purchase of material costs, the communities to again furnish the labor toward completion of the lines to common delivery points in each community. Thus, procedure progressed accordingly; and by April of 1938, installation of the three additional miles with a 100,000 gallon capacity storage tank was completed. Completion of this section was reported to the L. D. S. church officials. A survey party was accordingly sent into the field under Church direction and expense to check data on plans for completion of lines into respective communities. This data, assembled and completed, was reported to the L. D. S. Church officials with recommendations for completion; accordingly in October, indications were that completion of the entire program as proposed should be completed within the coming year. The system thus completed to the end of the line placed the water within a distance of approximately 2 1/2 to 3 miles from Bunkerville, and from 3 to 5 miles from Mesquite residential areas. Assurances were also given by the Division of Grazing that Cabin Wash watershed would be given protection thru fencing and Range Management to the end of preventing pollution and increasing water supply. Another item of importance developed thru cooperation of the Soil Conservation Service and the Bureau of Agricultural Economics, was that of securing the approval of a Water Facilities Act Project at an estimated approximate cost of $50,000.00 within the Bunkerville- Mesquite communities area. Projects for proposed study and construction consists of providing these communities with a stable supply of Irrigation and Domestic Water Supply thru diversions from the Rio Virgin River, thus overcoming the present yearly, recurring costs of replacing diversion dams and canal repairs which have caused avoidable yearly losses of COUNTY AGENT PROJECT - Continued Progress Report Date: Nov. 1, 1938 PROJECT State Office # M-282 Clark County # M-22 approximately $4,000.00 for each Bunkerville with 800 acres and Mesquite with 1200 acres. Preliminary economic-social and land surveys completed in previous years under direction of the Land Utilization Division of the Bureau of Agricultural Economics in cooperation with the Rural Rehabilitation Service served as basic information determin- ing the approval of the Water Facilities Project indicated in the fore- going. Following up these studies, another survey crew began its work of an over-all study of the area from standpoint of determining an action program ? final and specific plans of which will be presented to the landowners of communities concerned early in 1939. Major items of the program will involve: First - A permanent Irrigation System. Second - Protection from Floods. Third - Land Utilization. County Extension Agent