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Show Civy waver masver plan geared vor year 2005 Ever wonder what Vernal will be like in the year 2005? The Vernal City Council was given a good idea of what, at least the water system will be like as they were handed a final copy of the city's Municipal SS'ater Master Plan for 1982-2005. The master plan was completed in agreement with the Engineering Agreement Agree-ment with Horrocks Engineering in March 1982. The study was funded by a financial assistance grant, issued through the Utah State Department of Community Economic Development by the U.S. Department of Energy. The study assumes that Vernal City will triple in size by 1990 with total water use increasing from 1 1 billion gallons in 1982 to 2 8 billion in the year 2005. Presently the Vernal City SS'ater System is rated "Non Approved Correc- tive Action" by the State Department of Health. This rating will be in effect until full treatment of raw water is approved with the implementation of the Central Utah SS'ater Conservancy District treatment treat-ment plant. The study says that of four possible future water sources the contract with USS'CD for 7,000 acre feet from Red Fleet Reservoir "is by far the best." Other future water rights for the city have been proved unfeasible as is the case w ith the city's wells or need further study as with the proposal to store 2,000 acre-feet of water in the proposed Trout Creek Reservoir. An $18.6 million price is placed on the present water system if it had to be replaced today. Immediate improvements in the water system total $1.8 million. Short term needs total $2.8 million in improvement and $6.7 in long term needs, according to the study. Engineers contend in the study that much of the funding to construct the water systems' immediate needs has already been secured. Shortages that may exist in financing the improvements can be made up through grants or loans from the Community Impact Board and local funds from connection impact fees. The second half of the master plan contains con-tains a series of maps and charts outlining outlin-ing where future waterlines will be placed plac-ed and stipulating the size of waterlines. "The SS'ater Master Plan will be used as a guide for the council in future decisions deci-sions about the water system," said Kenneth Ken-neth Bassett, Vernal City manager. Horrocks Engineers made ten copies of tbe Water Master Plan available to the council last week. |