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Show i ' r X i i .. . . ' I l h ,'; i i . If i S!S - ? ---- . ; r- ' . V;J . j , ' - -v a j ''vm DRINKING WATER is hauled to the Bell's well for the nth, res,dence ,n plastic m.lk containers because IlaleM toe? hard o "r nk We" they cannot get a water connection. They have a Water conflicts leave people without water STOP! Before building that dream s? ith the beautiful view, make oe you can get water. ji to water problems in the area, -y people are faced with drilling a i or having water hauled to them tt.se they can't get a water hookup. s.ch is the case u ith the Berle Bells. ,.C W. b3 South, who have just c:!e:ed a new five-bedroom home, .-fare finding it hard to live off the from a well; their only direct of water. iVeorJy use the well water for the Mrs Berle Bell said, because s eii water is so hard it w ill ruin our .r.b;.-3 " e have to count all the water we a so we won't be found short." she '-"j.e Bell's drink i ng w ater is hauled their son's house in emptied -;'.;c milk containers. frjir.g the summer, we load the ".sup with water and park it behind srtuse." Mrs. Bell said. P-iis for building a water line from -Village Hills -to supply the Bells '-water was overturned when the -ey Valley Water and Sewer :T.a rescinded ow nership of the Air "-ige water svstem in their last :-.sg. Tr.ey were going to start today --6i. but I guess we ll have to keep g." Mrs. Bell added. ike same time, Vernal City is -7r' as quickly as possible to get '-5 to these areas. Ike council has moved for me to take every action possible to get water to these people," Shane Luck, city-manager, city-manager, said. About 300 yards down the road from the Bells, live the William llnlleltz' who have their water hauled to them at $7 per thousand gallons. The elderly-couple elderly-couple have been hauling their water for 18 years. "About ten years ago they told us if we could get three connections they ' w ould run a line up here," Mrs. Holfeltz said. "We got the three connections and paid $650, then they told us they needed five connections." Finally five connections became available, but no line has ever been put in and the SG.vi was returned to the HolteUz' "Our mistake was taking back the $650." said Mrs. Holfeltz, "maybe if we wouldn't have accepted the returned fee we could have held them to the water connection." Another person who feels he "hasn't been treated right'' is Ivan K.ittv. 17 N. 300 West. According to Batty, he lives a quarter of a mile away from a water hookup and still can't get any water. "They've put me off, and put me off." said Batty, "they say they need more hookups." Batty recently talked with the city and a contract was worked out as to how he can receive water in the future. Luck urges anyone who wants a water hookup to come in and see w here they stand in relation to the master plan and see what can be done to get them water. , - 'v . ,. . - ::j J, a - '..!.-,. . ; ..-...ft; - : 1 : r y . y "-"-. I' - ' JOKS LIKE WE HAVE ENOUGH says Will am Holfeltz as he the lid of his cistern to check the water -leveL The Ho ite I J been hauling water for 18 years. Also pictured |
