Show Mayor Explains Water Situation I In Interview The rhe thing Is were we're using more water than we can bring mi in I This was the first statement of 01 Mayor 1 K E. E McDougald McDougall in fn Ina ina a special Interview with The Times Independent ent concerning the current water problems In Ia Moab The Mayor called the Interview to explain he said the water situation and rationing to the public Mayor McDougald began his explanation by saying that the city council and the mayor are 1 1 charged with the responsibility of providing water In fact he declared were actually Jn 10 n the business of sell sell- He pointed out that Moab simpi t business basis we are not In favor of restrictions ns on water usage of any type He lie said that he felt the rs rationing ra ra- was necessary to guarantee guarantee guar guar- guarantee antee a decent supply of 01 water water wa wa- ter to all the people He lie also emphasized that all the water available Is being used to fill nu city demands He Ue pointed out that Moab like ike other towns In Utah with shortages of water had to to tore re resort sort to rationing to help solve olve the he problem of too little water Simply rationing Is necessary peers awry sary to keep P i with the water demands he said The Shekel i Spring project he said will relieve some of 01 the burden About his radio address to the people of Moab last Tuesday ho he said said My radio talk Tuesday was for the purpose of explaining explain rag ing the problem to the people and also extend mend my thanks for their cooperation The mayor turned tuned ned to the sub wt Sect of water storage torge and declared declared de de- dared that we must k keep a certain amount of ot water in reserve re reserve serve and that thata alt all there Is 11 to It It Were the council worried about the fire hazard involved with the lack of ot water but of 01 utmost ut ut utmost most concern Also Is making la a sure lure water waler comes come out of ot the C on an Page 13 U Interview Continued Continue from Pj Pays Om One tap when It Is turned on In InA i a Moab home horn We Ue that certain amounts amount of ot water must be kept In Sn storage to absorb any ny In un tm unusual usua usual draws on water that may mat occur suddenly and to keep up with lith unusual peaks In demand Talking about future water needs heeds of Moab and future methods me me- thod of ot supplying the needs the Mayor noted that the wa wad water ter consumption this year Is la much above last Jast year because of the tremendous exp expansion lWon in In homes and bus businesses L' L We can see In tn the n near future fu future future fu- fu ture that the consumption will go considerably higher highet he said In a way he remarked this Is god kod because When consumption consumption con con- goes up so 80 do revenues revenues revenues reven reven- ues to the city He lie pointed out that the city has considered the problem of ot expanding the water facilities And has taken steps to Investigate gate future projects oj ts We are living In a fast last growIng growing grow grow- ing community New homes and businesses are being built bunt and U this s Is and will be the basis bash of our water problems Before Defore closing the Interview the mayor called attention to to th the fact tact that many other clUes cities are re having wat water r problems too and mentioned that Detroit at atthe atthe the h. h moment t is h 1 rationing Honing also |