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Show ICify over oorre' in chlorinafton deal tlon loans have been suspended suspend-ed until such time as the culinary cul-inary was approved. Springville has always maintained main-tained that its drinking water is the best in the state and feels that to chlorinate it would spoil its fine quality. Springs are the chief source of the city's water and although al-though there are several deep wells hooked into the system, they are not being used at this time, it was pointed out by Councilman Memory. The city council has met twice with Governor Calvin Rampton who promised a ;- springville City's fight to! '"Lveiit chlorination of its linking water appears to be Lie ground, according to (Yank Mem01'y' city council-Vjn council-Vjn in charge of the water 'ilpartment, as he reported to S; 1 chamber of Commerce at ;' lls monthly meeting Tuesday. V Rccent tests are showing v.Uamination in a larger mount than allowed by the -late Board of Health in order fcjcr it to give its approval to ?. ,e culinary water system of a :.jFor the past two years, tt SpraiS,'ille's water has not tffn Pven approval and all ; federal Housing Administra- thorough investigation into the water situation and authorized an intensive testing program to be carried on for 45 days. This testing program is now underway. Testing will continue and the city council will be working work-ing closely with the Board of Health, trying to find the source of contamination which is reported to be E coliform, or such a type carried by warm bodied animals. Springville is the only city in Utah County not presently treating its drinking water with chlorine, Mr. Memory quoted State Health officials as reporting. w , I ' I Hi L J ------ - . - J. , , ,- T , ' v, F ' t i1' s X I , ,'-fx f-M "'y ' ' ( , I M ' J V ,. k.u( . i - , I , . ; k" i- - ! . A , t 1 - -m -- .'f --. ; i . 5.,:' v. L ' -; i I . "- -s s r. . . . -. - - i " J) t ' I L ! BIG ACCOMPLISHMENT All 25 Mapleton Maple-ton firement had a hand in the building of a new fire fighting piece of equipment from a ten-wheeler given them by the Forest Service. Top picture is of the truck when the group began working and bottom is as it is today, ready for most any emergency. The white truck features a 1000-gal tank. |