Show mm Water Board Source of Funds for A familiar monthly scenario at of the Water legislative appropriation that is available next July or for monies from repayments to the fund from projects already on line meetings Board of Utah Resources is an application by a small incorporated city or town money from the state’s Cities Water Loan Fund generally between $10000 and $500000 or seeking Quin Delta Board Resources more to upgrade a culinary water system Typically the water system is outdated and not up to culinary standards Or the city or town needs a larger water storage reservoir water treatment facilities are required a new well must represents projects water leaking water need pipelines And more likely than not the city’s or town’s population is growing rapidly but inadequate water supplies and an unacceptale health rating stop new hoqgf conduction and water service extension the entire Currently Loan Fund a program created in 1975 to is committed numerous projects in the state’s smaller comNew approvals munities Cities Water up for planners and legislators because has been so far the accomplished water problems of many small communities could go largely unsolved Sigge the fund started it has received $13179000 in state legislative without replacement queue for is ample proof that the fund has become one of the most beneficial and useful water resource development funds in the state The success of the fund clearly is compliment to the foresight of to increase the supply or an old well needs repairs 40 to waiting funding water badly who Millard Sevier Piute Sanpete and Wayne Counties says the logjam of approved be drilled Perhaps T Shepherd member of the of Water any what over $2037000 in repayments from loans Funds have been authorized for more than 100 projects in 24 The separate counties fund started with a $2 for million appropriation fiscal the state’s year The water fund receive year million fiscal million $1 And it will for the last get $3 year that starts l The July board adthe fund for ministrates use by incorporated water municipalities districts improvement and special service When the Board districts an application' accepts the project is thoroughly the by investigated Division of Water Resources Utah of Natural Department Resources and Energy The Division also reviews the project design and monitors construction Loans historically have been interest-frebut the Board now considers interest rates up to five percent on current and future projects Cities and towns are expected to share in construction costs and repayment periods range The up to 18 fund is years recieve designed t repayments on loans and redistribute that money to projects Loans nonvoted revenue bands are offered to the Board the communities are required to give notice of the action to all water users And if there is significant to opposition the proposal a bond election is required was Delta recently authorized $292000 to help pay for a project to upgrade the town's water system culinary Applications to the Cities Water Loan Fund are made through one of the eight members of the board who represent a number of counties Water Loan Fund will continue as more and more communities seek to upgrade their water More comsystems munities are becoming interested in systems that distribute irrigation Elsinore Red- water County garden and in Sevier are culinary study are culinary water supply is fully developed The increasing cosQf water is a developing the Axtell Special Service District 100080 for Manti $175000 Mount Pleasant and Moroni $50000 and voted renvenue where com- the tough problem facing - FENCING 1x6x6 6' Steel Posts 39" High Fencing 2x4 20c in the for and the future the past the applauds of the Cities Water Loan Fund in 1975 as a significant and wise effort that will help the state’s water needs for years to come Shepherd creation Brochure For Home Gardeners "The Magic of Canadian Sphagnum Peat Moss" a new illustrated brochure on how and when to use this valuable soil amendment is now available from the Canadian Sphagnum Peat Moss Information Bureau brochure exThe plains the importance of soil describes how conditioning sphagnum peat moss grows and is harvested how to shop for it and how it can provide a healthier growing medium for lawns gardens shrubs trees and house plants To obtain a free copy of this colorful informative brochure siipply write: Canadian Peat Moss Information Room 634 Empire State Building New York NY 10001 $6800 58 Plywood - bf $219 or 2x6 Any Length 12 Plywood a r°m 18C BF CDX CDX $699 sheet $865 sheet $185 e - ROOFING - 0? 0 2x6x8 Fir aluminum and plastiq Gated Pipe MADE TO ORDER FITTINGS FITTINGS A COMPLETE LINE OF AGRICULTURAL IRRIGATION EQUIPMENT FITTINGS AND ACCESSORIES TO MEET CUSTOMER NEEDS Gun Stands Rain Bird Pumps & Panels Aluminum Tube Irrigation Accessories it Nelson Big Guns 1 Grade Shingles 235 15 Year Owens Corning — Any Color 1 WE ALSO CARRY DISTRIBUTED in munities board As BID! l!DI NGIMrATiERrAl! or nonvoted bonds If ©sit® ir especially communities to communities are secured through general obligation bonds & for lawn and use in place of water too using $543000 Requests from Sanpete under County currently r Valley center pivots PVC PLASTIC IRRIGATION PIPE as that the numerous requests for the Cities and Sterling in City Sanpete County are using $765700 from the Cities Water Loan Fund And mond ackdo other of the board Shepherd nowledges members Kanosh Leamington Meadow and Fillmore in Millard County are using of the fund $446800 Centerfield Guninson Manti Fairview Spring Aurora Koosharem Many Projects $411000 Also Lynndyl in has Millard County $220000 and requested the Austin Community Special Service District in Sevier County has been authorized $144200 And $2535 s Galvenized Corrugated Steel Any Length 59c Lin Ft mm Sale Ends May 1 UC12ERGB- - Gun Carts BY: 896-607- 9 SNYDER IRRIGATION Cteckcut our Weel4f speciab St&UttO AMD Halfway Point Betvueen Ridnfind 2 Satina Hours: 8:30 - 5:30 Mon - AGKI SCRViaS INC OKMBNK DBI6 trSTEM at Sat i & uli JK' ' Thursday April 29 1982 Supplement to the Salina Sun A Gunnison Valley News Page 5 |