Show Water Wafer Plans Outlined at t Council Meeting Tuesday The scarcity of culinary water water water wa wa- wa- wa ter for Moab was a major topic of discussion at a Tuesday night meeting of the Moab City CouncIL Coun Coun- cil It was reported during the session that the storage facilities ies tes of the city were drained completely Tuesday evening even even even ev ev- en with only half the town us us- ing water on a rationing basis Slight alarm ran through the council when a report of fire came in just after the council had heard the report of empty tanks The fire It turned out proved to be a one car automotive automotive auto auto- motive blaze and was quickly extinguished New hours for watering of lawns lawn were announced at the meeting Residents Res In all parts of the city can now use water between C G and 10 am a.m. and 7 and 12 pm p.m. for tor the time being The completion of the gs gs project It appeared to the council is the only sign of quick relief The city engineers engineer's office reported that Its men were assisting the projects project's contractor con contractor tractor In a rush effort to complete complete com com- finishing touches Administrator Reardon estImates estimates estimates esti estI- mates that the project will not be In operation until July 5 at atthe atthe atthe the earliest He also said that the rationing g plan now In elect would continue until the project pro jest was In operation We hope to stop rationing when the project Is completed he said Talk of 01 Future Projects Future water plans too entered en the councils council's discussion of the water problem The council Is awaiting the completion of a preliminary planning study being done by Holder Engineering Service of Grand Junction on the development develop ment and transmission of water at the Somerville No 3 site Somerville NO 3 3 which will If development Is ls be In Inthe Inthe Inthe the area of Somerville No 1 I end and 2 The council also mulled the po possibility pos of 01 using wing Mill Creek Creel as asa asa asa a future culinary water supply The group has as already given authority to Holder Bolder Engineering to organize and present a study on the tha possibility |