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Snow Su,vey Snow Survey and Water Supply for the Uintah Basin Contact: USDA-NRCS Nick Lundstrom 722-4621 (Natural Resources Conservation Service formerly SCS) As Of May 6, 1996 SNOTEL SITE ELEVATION Snow water Content 30 year aver- Percent Drainage Z (inches of water) age water ofAve. lTeex; 1994 1995 1996 content Trial Lake 9,960 13 5 31,9 34.6 22.9 151 Duchesne River Rock Creek 7,900 0 0 0 0.9 0 Rock Creek Lake Fork Basin 11,100 17.0 29 8 27.8 25.6 1 09 Lake Fork River Brown Duck 10,600 15.5 29.5 20.6 20.0 103 Lake Fork River Lake Fork 1 10,200 8.5 25.4 10.2 9.2 111 Yellowstone River Five Point Lake 11,000 12.3 28.7 18.2 17.1 106 Yellowstone River Chepeta 10,300 7.9 24.6 6.5 10.7 61 Whiterocks River MosbyMtn. 9,500 7.6 24.9 4.5 9.4 48 Whiterocks River & Mosby Creek Trout Creek 9,400 2.6 12.3 1.0 6.1 16 Ashley Creek Kings Cabin 8,730 0 12.0 0 4.8 0 Brush Creek Hickerson Park 9,150 -2.3 5.3 0 21 0 Sheep Creek (North Slope) Hole-in-Rock 9,150, 0.9 8.8 0.2 1.7 12 Beaver Creek (North Slope) Indian Canyon 9,100 " 0.9 12.5 1.9 5.5 35 Strawberry River & Argyle Creek) Currant Creek 8,000 0.0 2.3 0 1.8 0 Currant Cr. & Strawberry River East Willow Creek 8,250 0 0 0 0 0 Willow Creek (Book Cliffs) Yampa River Drainage - no-130 Provisional Data from snow pillows at snotel sites, subject to revision ' Group steps close to new soccer fields Local American Youth Soccer Organization (AYSO) participants may yet realize their dream of creating cre-ating new playing fields behind Vernal Middle School. The Uintah School Board gave AYSO leaders a vote of tentative support for the project last Tuesday. AYSO organizers have devised a plan to have Vernal City transfer water share rights from the city's baseball playing fields to the Middle School. Drilling wells at VMS will then provide irrigation water at the site which will, in turn, allow the development and maintenance mainte-nance of a number of soccer fields. Youth soccer organizer Alan Williams says his group is seeking volunteer assistance and grants from the national soccer organization organiza-tion lo help them complete the project. pro-ject. They plan to develop the fields then turn them over to cither the Recreation Association, or, in the event the Association folds, to the School District. Williams says the savings realized real-ized in switching from culinary to irrigation water, estimated at up to $3,000 monthly during the peak watering season, would more than offset the $300-400 cost of running the timed sprinkling system plus maintenance costs. School Board members asked Williams for precise blueprints, exact ex-act cost estimates and a review of legal liability issues. But without some sort of support for the project, Williams said his organization could not pursue grants which would help them provide the studies. stud-ies. Although the liability problem still proves a sticky issue, the Board finally granted unanimous tentative approval to the project concept. Before fully supporting it, Board members say they expect further information in-formation on project costs, proposed pro-posed energy sources, drawings of the proposed sprinkling system and a written outline of liability responsibility. Responsible Diver Month Before the scuba diving season opens persons are advised to dive into scuba safety. May is Responsible Diving Month, and all month long participating dive stores and local diving clubs are sponsoring sponsor-ing refresher diving courses, equipment equip-ment maintenance and inspections, and other scuba events in an effort to make 1996 the safest dive season on record. Call your local dive club or dive shop for more information. Oil and gas exploration excellent A new report compiled by the Utah Geological Survey and the State Division of Oil, Gas and Mining, indicates Utah remains strong as a site for new oil and gas exploration. The report shows that during 1995 more than two dozen companies sought information about, or obtained permits to begin operations in the state. "This information attests to the fact that the petroleum industry vies Utah as an excellent place to start new exploration programs or purchase pur-chase existing producing properties for further development," said Tom Chidsey, energy section chief at the UGS. "These are companies that have never before done business in the state. Eighteen of the companies actually obtained permits to conduct drilling operations and one has opened an office in Roosevelt," he added. The report covers the period from January through December 1995 and was compiled utilizing inquires to the UGS and public records at the Division of Oil, Gas and Mining. Westside... Continued from page 1 and Duchesne a little different perspective per-spective and a new hope for settling the issue between the two districts." Since the only way to change the 50-year-old law which governs the existence of Union is through Congress, by amending or repealing the statute, the school districts have effectively been thrown back to square one. The field is wide open for an equitable solution. Vernal Express Wednesday, May 8, 1996 3 f ' - f - i I) O - mum I i ff , . . ft "i ' Vernal postal employee Taggart Anderton will join in the National Letter Carriers Food Drive this Saturday, May 1 1 . Postal patrons are encouraged to leave canned or boxed food items by their mail boxes Saturday for pickup. All food collected in the Vernal area will be donated to the Ashley Valley Food Pantry for local distribution. Letter Carriers Food Drive this Saturday Most letter carriers from throughout through-out the state will be collecting food donations while making their appointed ap-pointed rounds on Saturday, May 11. Utah letter carriers are hoping to fill local food bank shelves which are traditionally bare this time of year. Temperatures Date. Ulsh. Low Precip. Apr. 30 73 31 May 01 72 35 May 02 74 33 May 03 68 36 May 04 75 32 May 05 78 32 May 06 77 41 Courtesy of Sky West Airlines Letter carriers are dedicating the drive to the 100,000 children in the state exposed to hunger each day. Residents throughout Utah are being be-ing asked to participate by placing nonperishable food in a bag near their mailbox prior to mail delivery on Saturday, May 11. All food will be distributed to local food banks. Last year Utah letter carriers collected col-lected nearly 500,000 pounds of food, enough to provide approximately approxi-mately 170,000 meals for hungry Utah children and adults. The Letter Carriers Food Drive is the largest single-day food drive in the nation. "I'm confident that our customers generally will parallel the enthusiasm enthusi-asm that's been exhibited by all our letter carriers for this very worthwhile worth-while project," said Ed McGrath, Orem letter carrier and Utah state president of the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC). "It may mean a heavier mail satchel and maybe a few sore muscles, but the burden will be eased knowing that our efforts will help families in need." Letter carriers from hundreds of cities in all 50 states will take part The NALC is a postal labor union representing more than 300,000 members who have a long history of service to their communities. Last year 45 million pounds of food were collected nationwide. Letter carriers around the country hope to collect more than 50 million pounds of food this year. ELM seeks Jarvie Ranch volunteers During the next two weeks, the Bureau of Land Management will be interviewing persons interested in serving as volunteers at the John Jarvie Historic Ranch. The interviews will be arranged by appointment at the Bureau of Land Management office at 170 South 500 East In Vernal. The primary duties of the volunteers volun-teers will be to provide guided tours of the rock house, museum, and country 'store; help with he mowing and watering of (he grounds and cleanup of campsites along the Green River. These duties will be performed under the general direction of the ranger who lives at the site. A particularly interesting project this summer will be the work on a full-scale replica of the Jarvie Ferry across the Green River, said Brian Bellcw, Jarvie Ranch tangcr. The old Jarvie Ferry operated from 1881 until 1909. The Bureau of Land Management U looking for individuals of couples cou-ples with an interest in camping, hosting, history and outdoor recte lion. A commitment of 32 hours pet week is required for some posi' tions, but hours on duty may vary depending on visitor use. During the interviews, specific needs of the volunteer will be considered. Jarvie Ranch will make available a variety of camping accommodations for volunteers. Most volunteers are recruited re-cruited for at least a 30-day commitment. com-mitment. The John Jarvie Historic Ranch is a living museum that depicts the outlaw history of the late 1800s. Today, river floaters, fishermen, history buffs and campers are coming com-ing in ever increasing numbers. The average visitor use is around 600 persons per month. The historic site is located along the Green River in Browns Park, in the northeast corner cor-ner of Utah. Dutch John, located at Flaming Gorge Dam, is one hour's drive over a paved and graded dirt road. The nearest town is Vernal, a distance of 75 miles. Ring in Mother's Day At high noon on Mother's Day, May 12, all Americans in every city, town or hamlet of the nation are requested lo "Ring the Bells for Mothers," a tradition established by American Mothers, Inc. 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