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Show Page A5 ZEhe Thursday, April 1, 2004 Annual HMK Science Fair showed off student talents The annual Science Fair at Helen M. Knight Intermediate School last Thursday was a rousing success, and many creative projects were displayed by the schools students. They included ... among many others, a crystal growing experiment by Sara Greenway, . . . a look at the specific gravity of substances, by Josh Stubbs, t . . . and an experiment testing the effects of verbal abuse on plants, by Photos by Jeff Richards Bettymaya Foott. Grand Water Sewer Service Agency issues report for 2003 by Michelle Wiley contributing writer With the recent unseasonably warm and dry weather, Utah is likely headed into another year of drought. With that, water conservation is on a lot of folks minds. The Grand Water Sewer Service Agency (GWSSA) staff submitted its 2003 Annual Report to the GWSSA operating committee and board on March 18. The report included details on last years projects and activities, water conservation effort results, lost culinary and Kens Lake irrigation water, and the results from the an- nual drinking water quality report. GWSSAs Water Management and Conservation Plan cites that since a conservation oriented rate was imposed by the Agency Board in September 1999 for culinary water that water usage during the seven month outdoor water season saw an increase of water usage by 10 percent the following year in 2000 and a decrease in water usage in subsequent years. The year 2001 saw a six percent decrease from 2000, 2002 saw an eight percent decrease from 2001 and 2003 saw a three percent decrease from 2002. While the metered use of Spanish Valley Water Sewer District Improvement (SVWSID) was 226,740,000 gallons of water last year, 55 million, or 19 percent, re- main unaccounted for. The report states that the water loss is due to leakage, fire use (water malfuncmeter and theft) tion. Water loss for 2002 was flows, 12 percent. The goal for GWSSA Water Management and Conservation Plan is for annual water loss to be less than 15 percent. Dale Pierson, GWSSA manager, says that there is nothing that he sees between 2003 and 2002 that would cause such a water loss. Gary Wilson, GWSSA president, said, This is a disturbing number to me. We need to put our effort into fixing this. Rex Tanner, GWSSA operating committee member and Grand County Water Conservancy District (GCWCD) member, said, I hope we might look into this more than e one time per quarso a that terly year hasnt passed before its noticed. Pierson responded, Its possible to do but its not as accurate. Dan Pyatt, GWSSA operating committee member and SVWSID and Grand County Water Special Service District (GCWSSD) member asked, What can we do to make sure that this kind of water loss doesnt happen again? year-mayb- Pierson responded, GWSSA staff will make sure that meters are calibrated correctly and will have to do work on leaks that they are aware of, as well as tighten up on water theft. Pierson said that average water loss nationally by water companies is approximately . 10 to 12 percent. Brad Dodd, Chief of Facility Maintenance for the Bureau of Reclamation in Durango, Colorado and onetime Moab resident, says that national average water loss is less. Less than ten percent is said Dodd. Not much water disappears due to fires. An acceptable amount of water loss should be zero. The culinary water loss doesnt include loss of irrigation water due to Kens Lake the norm, seepage and evaporation. There were 1304 acre feet of table and that the water that is lost in one year may be used in a subsequent years. Rex Tanner said the county just signed up to have the U.S. Geological Survey to look into water availability in Moab. Its startling to see how much water and money goes into watering lawns. I would like to look into who's watering outside. VanderZanden, SVWSID chairperson said, The question is who's using wells and whos not. A1 McLeod, SVWSID water lost due to seepage from Kens Lake in 2003 and the estimated average of evaporation is 200 acre feet. An acre-foot equals approximately 326,000 gallons of water. Although water lost from Kens Lake is more than a quarter of the amount diverted into the lake, Brad Dodd was not surprised by the number. If 1304 acre feet includes evaporation loss, its a high number but not an unreasonable amount lost. Pierson said in a later interview that the Kens Lake seepage recharges the water board member concluded, however, Its a question of Governors Commission on Marriage releases study whats under the ground. Copies of the GWSSA 2003 Report may be obtained from the GWSSA office, 259-812- The Governors Commission on Marriage has officially released the results of a study titled Marriage in Utah. The study, prepared by Utah State University, provides detailed information on marriage and divorce in the state. The study included a statewide sample of 1,316 adults. Some findings of note follow below: Marriage and divorce: Adult Utahns who are married indicate higher levels of marital happiness than married people nationally (74 percent vs. 62 percent). The average age at marriage for Utahns is 3.5 years younger than national coun- terparts. Eighteen percent of all Utah adults in the sample had ever divorced compared to 21 percent nationally. Of those who had divorced, 75 percent had at least one child. Ninety-twpercent of the respondents believe dio vorce is a very serious or some- what serious national prob- director of sjbes, a organization, would like to especially thank the members of the Expos Committee: Holly Asher, non-prof- it Susan Baffico, RSVPFC Sarah Bauman, Wabi Sabi Karen Wise, Humane Society Debbie Hughes, MARC Kristine Cassidy, Volunteer Marion Holyoak, Terry Fearing, Wabi Sabi 4-- Kate Thompson, RSVP Denice Swanke, CCR Jodi Gibson, Youth Garden the restaurants and special entities that donated to the Expo Food Court: And to all Pasta Jays Italian Restaurant Knave of Hearts Bakery Desert Bistro Bucks House Center Cafe Poplar Place Slick Rock Cafe Restaurante Casa Valentina Fiesta Mexicana Family Restaurant Smittys Golden Steak River Grill at Sorrel River Ranch Eddie McStiffs Restaurant Pizza Hut Grill Moab Brewery Arches Book Company Branding Iron City Market sjbes (a Non-Prof- Organization) it And to all the others that are not mentioned here who unselfishly gave of their time, money and energy in making the 1st Annual Community Expo a beginning tradition for the well being and for the quality of living for all who live, work and play in Grand County. lem. Qu2en Pillovtop Ssts Qu2en Slsndab 399" set - 499" King Set - 399" back-suppor- ter Many more closeouts in stock! C3C!DS Cohabitation before marriage: Sixteen percent of currently married respondents lived together prior to marriage, compared to 53 percent nationally. On average, when compared to those couples who did not live together prior to marriage, those who lived with their spouse prior to marriage reported lower levels of marital satisfaction, commitment and religiosity; higher levels of negative interaction. Views on prevention policies and programs: Ninety-tw- o percent of rebelieved it was very spondents somewhat or imporimportant tant for couples to prepare for marriage. Among currently married respondents, 27 percent participated in premarital preparation. Those who had experienced premarital education reported higher scores relating to commitment and overall satisfaction in their marriages. A number of other findings on marrige in Utah came out of this study. The entire study can found online at www.utahmarriage.org. DELTA SALES YARD Market Report March 25, 2004 another good run this week. All classes of cattle we had lots of 1 s and 2's. Singles and odd lots $1 5 steady lower than prices quoted. Pairs in high demand. Quality not 100, midquite as attractive as last week - better pairs $900-$1 0 calves to $1 .50. Spring lambs 1 00 quality $700-90I Ewes Young ewes to .55. Sheep families $1 65. Fat goats milking nannies $100-$121 .05-0 1.10-- 1 .35 .24 Steers Heifers 300-40- 0 1 400-501 .10-.00-1 .30 Heifers .22 Steers .95-- 1 .20 .85-Heifers .08 Steers .95-- 1 .10 - Heifers 600-70Steers 8 0 Heifers 700-80Steers 0 8 Heifers 800-90Steers 0 Heiferettes 6 3 Bulls Butcher Top Cows top of .57 - Medium Cows .41 .47 9 Butcher Bulls We had - 0-- 1 1 50-30- 0, 110-12- .40-.5- 5. 0. 25-S- $60-$90.T- 0. - 300-40- 400-50- 0 500-60- 0 600-70- 0 1 500-60- 0 -- 700-80- 1 .85-.9- 7 0 - .85-.9- 800-90- 1 0 0 .80-.8- 0 .75-.9- 0 .75-.8- 5 .50-.7- -- .60-.6- .48-.5- .53-.5- Cutting Bulls 800-100- 0 -- .55-.7- -- - Lower Yielding 2 Next week - April 1 Smith Lim. & Lim. Flex bulls 80 - April Cows .40-dow- n Bulls Day - 45 hd. Gordon ready virgin bulls blk.-ran- -- performance, fertility & trich tested. Quality!!! Also 35 running age mixed pairs, and 1 5 running age bred cows, 1 00 hd. feeder calves, 30 butcher cows. Expecting a real good sale. April 8 - Open consignment All Breeds Bull Sale. Early coinsignments include 18 yrlg. Angus, 2 yrlg. Saler, 2 yrlg. Limousin, 5 yrlg. Char., and 3 yrlg. Red Angus. This is the last bull sale of the year - if you plan to consign bulls, make sure you have semen test and trich test results by sale day. Next Special Horse Sale April 3, tack begins at 10 a.m. - horses at 1 p.m. More info call Dan at . . . 970-874-46- 12 |