Show Work Starts On New City Water Well Drilling has started on the new city water well which Is expected to more than double Moab's present present pres pres- ent municipal water supply City Recorder Ellis Foote reported this week The well Is being drilled under contract by Eldon Comer of Lehl Completion Is expected well before before be be- fore May 10 the final date sped spec fled in the contract I The well Is on property east of the highway south of the city across from the fruit warehouse purchased by the city from Mrs Cissy Parry The contract provides provides pro pro- vides it will be drilled to feet or until a suitable water supply supply supply sup sup- ply is encountered A Inch 16 casing casing cas cas- fn ing will be sunk as far as pos sible While no accurate prediction as to flow can be made until the well is completed the city was informed informed in in- formed by geologists that a flow of about gallons per minute might be expected Present supplies supplies sup sup- plies total only about gallons per minute i Foote pointed out that the city water supply will be further in increased increased in in- creased this summer through development development de de- de of springs in the city park on Pack creek One spring is expected to produce about 50 gallons per minute and may possibly possibly pos pos- sibly yield more |