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Show Migh wafers stall drilling test well High waters on Ashley Creek have stalled Vernal City from drilling a test well 100 yards down stream of Ashley Springs, but drilling should begin within a week to ten days, Councilman Karl Mieliori said. Because of Vernal's unapproved water rating and shortage of water, last May the council moved to turn to well water to supplement their present water source Ashley Springs. Last month studies toward drilling the wells was hastened to meet a renewal date for the wells of June 30. If no progress had been made on the wells by that time, Vernal's title to the water could be contested in an open meeting. Last week Migliori was confident that the city's wells would not be contested because of the progress to be made before an open meeting in two months. According to geologists who have tested the well sites, "the city will do well to get two second feet ot water trom each well." The city has right to six second tcci of water irom the three wells. City officials contend that even with the wells, the need fnr a treatment plant in tv,n future forVernal City is needed. ne-eded. Three weeks ago the Central Utah Water Conservance District (CUWCD) considered the city's appeal for a treatment plant by allocating $20,000 to evaluate the water and possible site for a treatment plant for Vernal. If the CUWCD finances the plant, which they have promised without any cost to Vernal City, 50 percent of the water treated in the plant must be project water. According to city officials there is a problem with getting Ashley Springs water to flocculate stimulation of particilutes in the water to enlarge so they can be filtered, an essential to a treatment plant. Flocculation of Ashley ispnngs can oe aiuiined u the water sets in a reservoir for a period of time, city officials report. |