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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 21, 1959)
MAIL TRIBUNE, M4forJ, Or., VfalMMby, January 21, 1959 Wgto ytr Beneficial Uses Determined by Several Factors Beneficial uses in the seven sub-basins of the Rogue River basin were determined by the state water resources board by variance in physical features, degree of economic development, and water use rquirements from sub-basin to sub-basin. The board presented its findings and recommenda tions at a special meeting in the Jackson county court house this morning. In arriving at its recom mendations for the programs proposed in the sub-basins,! the board found that domestic use, while small, represents an important factor in exist . ing and presently contem plated needs of water in all sub-basins. Municipal Us It also found that munici pal use represents a signifi cant factor in existing and presently contemplated needs and uses of water in all sub basins with the exception of those of Little Butte Creek and the Applegate river. Irrigation use, the board found, is a significant factor either In existing or in pres ently contemplated needs and uses of water, or both, in all sub-basins except the Lower Rogue. Irrigation use in the Lower Rogue is recommend ed to permit development of the small potential which exists there, the board noted. There is power potential existing in the Upper, Middle and Lower Rogue river and the Illinois river sub-basins, but the potential in the Mid dle Rogue is limited, the board found. Power Development Development of power In the Lower Rogue basin would seriously interfere with the passage of anadromous fish, it said. Industrial use does not rep resent a significant factor in existing or contemplated needs and uses of 'water in the Upper Rogue, Little Butte creek, Applegate river and Il linois river sub-basins. But in dustrial use is recommended 'in these sub-basins to permit development of the small po tential there, except in the Little Butte creek sub-basin which does not have sufficient water to support industrial development. ' Future major water -using Industries in the Bear Creek sub-basin because of limita tions on supply, the board noted, will be forced to util ize water from other sub- basins. Industrial Purposes There is potential for the utilization of water for indus trial purposes in the Middle and Lower Rogue river sub- basins. . Mining, the board found, does not represent a signifi cant factor in existing or con templated needs and uses of water in the Upper Rogue, Little Butte creek, Bear creek and Lower Rogue sub-basins. Mining requirements should not materially increase above the present level of rights in the Applegate river, Middle Rogue and Illinois river areas because of the present .low level of mining activity as compared to the large quan tity of rights for that purpose. The board found that re creation use represents and will continue to bring sub stantial benefits to the state in the Upper, Lower and Mid dle Rogue river, and Illinois river sub-basins. Unregulated Flows Utilization of unregulated flows for recreation will not be a significant factor in pre sently contemplated needs and uses of water in Little Butte creek, Bear creek and the Applegate river sub basins. j Wildlife uses represent and will continue to bring bene fits to the state in all sub basins except Bear creek where the relatively high level of development has eliminated most of the more wilderness type of wildlife, the board said. Fish life uses, the board found, will continue, to bring benefits to the state in all sub basins but enhancement of fish life will be difficuilt to attain jn many areas, particu larly the Bear creek basin be cause of lack of flows in the streams. Average Annual Runoff ' The board found that the average annual runoff of the Rogue and its tributaries is sufficient to satisfy all exist ing and presently contemplat ed needs and uses of water with the exception of mini mizing pollution. . However, because the run off is variable in time and place, many localities have lerious supply problems dur ing the low flow period of July, August, September and October. Flows during this period, the board found, are inadequate in many streams to provide present consump tive demands exclusive of pollution abatement. "Storage of surplus runoff is necessary for major aug mentation of the water re source in periods of short age," the board said. Irrigation Water Rights Irrigation represents the largest block of water rights in the basin, the board noted, with a total of 39 per cent of the total. Such use is season al, it pointed out, and not en tirely consumptive in nature Power rights account for 33 per cent of the total water rights, but are nonconsump- tive in nature, and water di verted for power becomes available for other uses at downstream locations. Mining rights, the board found, represent 25 per cent of the basin total, but the quantity of water being used in active mining operations is less than 1 per cent of the rights. Domestic, municipal; indus trial, recreation, wildlife and fish life rights comprise only 3 per cent of the basin total, the board said. Legal Restrictions The board found that legal restrictions preclude the at tainment of maximum benefi cial use of water in the basin. The restrictions include: Oregon law withdraws wat ers of Mill and Barr creeks in the Upper Rogue basin for protection of fish life. State statutes grant exclu sive rights to Medford for water of Big Butte creek, the springs forming its headwat ers and its tributaries for municipal use. The same sta tute grants the right to the Eagle Point Irrigation district to use 100 cubic feet per sec ond of Big Butte Creek water for power purposes. Oregon statutes do not per mit construction of . dams or structures which would inter fere with the free passage of fish on the Rogue below a point near Shady Cove, and limits construction of dams between Shady Cove and just upstream from McLeod to the federal government. Below Shady Cove All water below Shady Cove has been withdrawn by state laws for domestic, stock, irrigation and municipal pur poses. A state engineer's with drawal of water of the Rogue and its tributaries above Gold Ray was to withhold that wat er from general appropriation for "use and benefit of the ir rigation project which is to be jointly investigated under the provisions of Chapter 87 laws of 1913, and the contract Independent Cancer Fund Drives Said More Successful V ft s; SEEKING to attract U. S. capital, , President Arturo Frondizi leaves Argentina for Washington. Girl Atiempis to Locate Father The Jackson County chap ter of American Red Cross has been asked to help locate the father of Miss Sandra Johnson, 18, of Bellingham, Wash. In a letter from Belling ham, the Red Cross chapter there said Miss Johnson's father, Walter Fay Johnson, was born in Medford and would be about 41 years old. He may have moved back to Medford following discharge from the service. She said her father and mother separated when she was about six, and she would like to contact him. 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Ask for new, large, economy size and save money. Get Doan's Pills today ! Independent American Can cer society campaigns raise money more successfully than those associated with united fund drives, according to leaflet circulated by the so ciety this year. A committee of the society's Jackson county unit met yes terday noon to discuss pub licity plans for the annual educational and fund-raising crusade this spring. Mrs. Mahr Reymers, execu tive secretary of the unit, de clined t o comment o n last week's criticism in the Ore gon Labor Press. The weekly AFL-CIO newspaper in Port land urged a boycott against the cancer society and the March of Dimes in their fund- raising drives because they are not participating in united fund activities. Attitude of Society "We just want to get across what we stand for," Mrs. Rey mers said. She referred to the leaflet as representing the at titude of the society. "Experience," the leaflet states, "shows that the small percentage (10 per cent) of our units in united funds have not over the years shown as much growth in essential fi nancial support as the great majority which conduct their own campaigns. "This is why by 1960 all units will conduct separate Crusades. United funds can accept and aid the society's policy, thus speeding the at tack on cancer. Or they can impede this attack by fighting this policy. Threatens Attack "In some cities united funds threaten the national attack on cancer by trying to force units of the American Cancer society into united funds or by trying to prevent others from leaving. "There is room in America for both united funds and in dependent health agencies," the leaflet continues. "The American - Cancer society is an emergency agency commit ted to winning the battle against cancer. When victory is attained - it will close its doors." The Oregon Labor Press stated last week that if the cancer society's independent crusade succeeds, "other health agencies are sure to withdraw .from the United fund to stage independent fund campaigns of their own And our hard-won United fund principle of 'one drive a year' will be shattered." Research Effort The cancer society's leaflet also points out that crusade has stimulated a nationwide research effort. The disease, it states, "will strike 40 million men, women and children now living." The leaflet states that while in 1948 one in four afflicted with cancer were saved, the figure today is one in three. "Thousands owe their lives to the devoted women volun teers, aided by outstanding men, who each April wage a house-to-house educational and fund-raising Crusade to prevent needless deaths from cancer. "The American Cancer so ciety combination of giving and living must continue until cancer is controlled." The leaflet adds that the annual crusade is "the accept ed way", to attack cancer. between the state and "the United States." The purpose or the Sept. 6, 1915, withdrawal by the state engineer has been partically fulfilled through the Talent project, whose water right and its priority date are based on the withdrawal, the board noted. Engineer's Order An engineer's order effec tive July 27, 1934, provides no further permits to appro priate water of Sucker and Althouse creeks in the Illi nois Valley basin for any pur pose other than domestic or for mining and power devel opments where such do not consume water or interfere with existing rights.- The board said almost one third of the 170,500 acres of irrigable agricultural land in the basin lies within the Mid dle Rogue River basin, but more than two-thirds of that area is not irrigated, and most of the remainder requires supplemental water for full development. The highest level of irriga tion development, the board noted, exists in the Bear Creek basin. Two-thirds of its irrigable lands will be re ceiving irrigation water and more than one-half of the ir rigated land will be receiving an adequate supply when the Talent project is completed. The bureau of reclamation IF)irsirD's IFninidlDimg presently is constructing the Talent project, which will in crease development in the Bear Creek basin; taking steps to start development of part of the Illinois Valley ba sin potential; has published a feasibility report on the Mer lin division, which considers developing part of the Mid dle Rogue River basin; is pre paring a feasibility report on the Agate dam and reservoir which is designed to increase the level of development in the Bear Creek basin; and has scheduled additional studies in the Middle Rogue and Ap plegate basins. Existing low flows at most locations in the basin are not sufficient to supply the desir able base flows requested by the fishery agencies, the board reported. "Conditions are particular ly acute in Bear creek, the Illinois river, the Applegate river and in the Rogue river from Grants Pass to its mouth. At many locations in these streams, the average of flows for at least one month each year is less than the de sirable base flows," the board said. Desirable Base Flows "Physical and legal attain ment of desirable base flows will be achieved only through storage," the board pointed out. , Water temperatures unfav orable to fish life are common during low flow periods. Tem peratures as high as 76 de grees Fahrenheit have been recorded in the Rogue 11. miles above its mouth. "Flood control," the board reported, "is an item of eco nomic importance, but bene fits accruing only from re ducing or preventing flood damages will not justify the cost of structures necessary to provide such control." The board found that flood damages occurred throughout the basin, but the majority was along the Middle Rogue river main stem with 50 per cent of the total damages tak ing place in a 38-mile stretch between Little Butte creek and the Applegate river. To tal damages from . the 1955 flood were estimated about $4,085,530. Appreciable Control Appreciable c o n tr o 1 of flood volumes at Grants Pass could be obtained by main stem storage with the degree of control depending upon the location of such storage. The board noted, however, that basin-wide control will be achieved only through both main stem and tributary storage. . The theoretical power po tential of the basin was deter mined from the average monthly streamflow and max imum heads not conflicting with existing basin develop ments or other potential pow er developments, the board said. Total power, potential equals or exceeds 780,000 ki lowatts for 50 per cent of the time. Present installed capa city in the basin is 51,000 kilowatts in the Upper and Middle Rogue basins. An ad ditional 16,000-kilowatt plant is under construction in the Bear creek section of the Tal ent project. "The total," the board re ported, "is less than 8 per cent of the total basin potential." Virginia Governor Pledges To Hold Segregation Line Richmond, Va. -(UPD- Gov. Lindsay Almond sought to rally Virginians today to yield not an inch 'on school integra tion despite signs "token' mixing of Negroes and whites was only weeks away. Almond Tuesday night pledged that "we have just begun to fight." He said a special legislative session would seek new weapons to replace the "massive resist ance" laws wiped out Mon day by state and federal courts. Nine Schools Closed Under those laws, Almond had closed nine Virginia schools serving 13,000 stu dents in Norfolk, Charlottes ville and Front Royal. Norfolk school authorities said Tuesday they will move to reopen its schools, perhaps by the February second . se mester, with a handful of Ne groes admitted. Superintend ent J. J. Brewbaker said the six Norfolk schools could be opened on a day's notice. Almond exhorted Virgin ians to continue to oppose in tegration everywhere through out the state. "Abandonment of the prin ciples involved anywhere is to forsake those principles everywhere," he said. 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