Show A Modern Unit I Duchesne water system nears finish DUCHESNE The Duchesne City culinary water system is nearing was the deadline for the contractor to complete the as out in the project contract THE Grant will maintain the system for a at his per terms of the contract C. C. told this reporter city is chairman of the culinary water committee for the city Ray Horrocks and Keith Farns-worth are the other Horrocks said last Monday that connections are on the new line all home and business places in the Water supply to the old line has been shut off It is hoped that it will deteriorate to the point where seepage water will be carried off to the Duchesne River in these underground thereby lowering the water level in the CITY WATER supply is from three wells on the city four and one-half miles north of the These wells are equipped with five horsepower electrical pressure They pump water through the de-sanding housed in a small building near the three pump and then force the water through the new main line to the storage storage tank located on the point of the overlooking the north the high A has been installed in the new water but Horrocks said he hopes don't have to put that into The big cement tank is being covered with earth to a natural grade from the hill This will leave a few feet of the cement tank AN AUTOMATIC pressure valve has been installed in the line as it comes out of the big This pressure valve maintains constant pressure nf the water in the distribution line to the water connections in the An indicator placed in the city office indicates the amount of water in the and the pressure This helps maintain the water system as the indicator will show by the pressure and measurement of the water if a well pump has The project was started officially May with working days allowed the contractor for The contract amount to Hansen is Project including surveys and legal interest on money during the construction is but subject to change under varying Project engineers are Todd Brigham DUCHESNE received a federal grant of under the Accelerated Public Works Program to help pay for this culinary water Horrocks said the cost of the culinary water system will be repaid from the revenue from water which were See WATER page 10 Water System from page t upped from to a connection effective This pay-off from revenue was based on the present number of connections When the expected expansion of Duchesne with the Central Utah Project Duchesne will be More water connections mean more which may be used to pay off the culinary water system or be utilized to reduce water DUCHESNE IS in line for a fire insurance premium decrease as a result of the new-water Horrocks said a representative of the insurance underwriters for Utah said this was probably a two bracket decrease would be applicable with the new water system maintaining constant water pressure for fire-fighting who is Duchesne's fire said the last insurance rate cut Duchesne received was when the city bought the fire truck in several years 3 |