Show but not a drop to drink An Ancient l Mariner ner had nothing on Moab last fast Ther was water in Mill creek water in the Colorado Colo rado rud truer and Moth Moab Irrigation company water was running down tho the gutters But in many homes there l was not a d drop t to drunk drank Several Valid s whys circulated to soothe Boothe othe roused tempers of homeowners The shortage was credited credited cre ere to valve troubles negligence nce of the city's water- water boys orto or or to extra he heavy vy l loads ds on the which lowered lowered low low- ered the pressure for higher hIghet elevations They alt all finally fin finally finally fin fin- ally boiled down to one bonafide statement from the Mayors Mayor's office Moab was out of water tingo petitions And pamphlets lost some of their theft impetus When the city took a action aeMon tIon Friday and confiscated t d the golf course spring water leaving the golf course course the use of their excellent deep course well Water shortages are not new in Moab Sixty ye years rs ago g irrigation water for crops c caused us d disputes throughout through through- out th summer months forty Fotty years yeats ago the water Wasters job was the most vulnerable occupation inthe in inthe the city when outside watering was placed on turns Ten years ago water to quench th the thirst of the uranium boom pO population became a premium and something something some some- thing like half ft a million dollars was spent drilling deep wells and installing a new v system tr The permanent population which resulted from the boom however also resulted in construction of many new homes with lawns to water It has been apparent for the past ast three years another well would I Ibe be needed This Its unusually dry year placed plated a stamp of emergency on the need Wells have pumped continuously continuously continuo for the past two mon months hs and have been urt unable ble to keep up wit the the de demand ma Mayor Mayol B t e said sad Mond Monday y It vas the wea vea ther then h had d cooled cled to a point he most stage of I water vater using was over for the summer summer However men mean sur auras Bures s must must be taken to drill another well to add td to the system before hot wc weather ther strikes next summer |