Show Investigation Reveals Deficiencies In City iffy Water Supply System System A water alarm was sounded sound sound- ed at l b City Council meeting Tuesday evening In Ina ina ina a report made by Engineer- Engineer Councilman Rebut RobIt J t C Curfman following an investigation His prompted the Council to impose impose- en oui ou c tV l wat wal- w watering t. t ring ering oral and 0 nIl to tike take other nce necessary essary to rectify the water supply apply Mr Jurman n p painted Ol ot that ui M-ui City had all aU it ergs in one basket ket with the lf CIU well now supplying supplying sup sup- pl plying 90 scent v of If the cily city ater Sh lh mId uld this well wen fail fo ro f. f pmt Jc either from wafer wafer wa wa- fer souie failure or pump failure allure dire circumstances could I could re he saM saId The well ell is n n i taking air Re Reducing alves valves in the sy- sy system tem stem ar are rot operating cor- cor rUy due to malfunction of 0 parts Negotiations with the rn manufacturing company have Seen deen under w way y for some sometime time to correct th the situation Water Superintendent Lee Stocks was directed to contact contact contact con con- tact the valve agents at once and place an emergency priority priority priority on the corrective work I At no water source is there a reliable metering device de- de de 1 vice to tell how much water goes into the system Mr Curfman recommended immediate immediate immediate im im- mediate installation of reliable reliable reliable reli reli- able metering devices on every possible source to th the city system The big well at the Golf Course is now pumping air at times This well has been used on a hour 24 basis for weeks weeks and no nu standby pump I is available There is a pos possibility posy pos pos-I the pump might be beI lowered but a reading of the I log to determine depth of II the casing must first be made I Mr Curfman recommended recommend- recommend ed cd steps be taken t to provide a standby well as an alternative altern- altern I supply and to provide a spare pumping unit for this source I The springs feeding the system have dropped in pros pro pro- s r Auction the water without proper valves does i f not help the upper portion of of the town Mr Curfman I t sa said d all possible good was being obtained from this source at the present time until the valve system is corrected The City's multi- multi thousand dollar pipe line in investment investment In in- vestment must be protected Mr Curfman also pointed d dout out that the pipeline system is designed to carry at least twice the amount of maximum maximum maximum maxi maxi- mum water needed to supply Moab City there just isn't enough water to feed leed it it Mayor Winford Bunce Bunco summarized summarized sum sum- the Councilman's report in one sentence Wednesday Wednesday Wednesday Wed Wed- morning We just dont don't have the water we we thought we had |