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Show De Page A2 at Arches . . . Improvements Continued from page The existing visitors 1 cenwas de- ter, built in 1959, signed to accommodate about 60,000 visitors Brueck said. But in recent years, annual visitation at Arches has some- - will cost a combined $6 million. A combination of federal highway and construction funds and fee revenues will pay for the project. Itmeg-3nhepenbe- times topped 900,000. Sometimes we would have 25 or 30 people waiting in line for the restroom, Brueck said. When this is finished, well be able to provide better services to our visitors more efficiently. In the meantime, visitors to Arches will experience some inconvenience. The existing visitor center is closed and the building has been gutted in preparation for the A trailer now serves as a temporary center, and visitors must park in an adjacent gravel parking area. But so far, visitors have been understanding, Brueck said. Weve had no complaints, he said. Actually, I think we have more restrooms at the temporary center than we did at the old building. expansion. fj ' The visitor center at Arches National Park (foreground) is just an empty shell as work begins to more than double the size of the facility to better accommodate the parks annual visitors. The newly designed entrance will help eliminate traffic snarls and improve safety on U.S. 91 . Photo by Lisa Church 1 updated plan ... GWSSA approves Continued from page 1 what is projected. Water GWSSA drinking water system. Water presently developed and water available for development will supply most of the water required for build out. In 2002 1,293 ERUs were served. Current water production will serve 2,741 ERUs. All wells at full capacity will serve 3,826 ERUs and all wells at full capacity and Kens Lake used as secondary water will serve 7,353 ERUs. The GWSSA water man- con- servation is not just about turning off the faucet and using less water. For example do we have enough water rights for a secondary water system? Maybe well have a lot of extra secondary water and we can sell irrigation water to the city so that theyre not using culinary water to water lawns. According to a 1996 Public Facilities Analysis an estimated 7,965 Equivalent Residential Units (ERUs) will ultimately be served by the agement and conservation plan states that questions remain regarding the total quantity of water available Thursday, July 8, 2004 nt CARD OF THANKS We would like to say thank you to all of those who showed us such kindness with flowers, cards, visits, food and prayers during this time in our lives. We want you to know that your actions helped make this time a little easier to bear. So we would like to thank you for all your support. -- The family of Jessie Duran River search turns out to be a false alarm Thursday night, July 1 and Friday morning, Grand County Search and Rescue and the Sheriff's Department spent several hours searching the Colorado River for a Denver man. Officials report that two men from the Denver metro area were spending the afternoon on the beach of the Colorado when they had a disagreement. One man went missing and his friend believed that he had gone down to the rivers edge and had been swept away by the current. Search and Rescue combed the river Thursday evening and for a couple of hours Friday morning, until they found out that the man had caught a ride on S.R. 128 and hitchhiked back to Powerdam swimming hole . . . Denver. Also on Thursday, at the other end of the valley, a man As the mercury hit 98 degrees Monday afternoon, the hottest day of the Fourth of July holiday weekend, several groups of people found relief at Moabs Powerdam, a favorite swimming hole. A few isolated thunderstorms were forecast for the Moab area on Friday, followed by even hotter temperatures beginning Monday and cony forecast at tinuing through next week, according to the link at The Channel's Click Weather on The weather.com. home page at www.moabtimes.com for up to the minute weather information for the Moab area. Photo by Jeff Richards lost control of his car on Spanish Valley Drive and hit a power pole, shearing it at the base and leaving residents without electricity for several hours. The driver, yet to be arraigned, faces expired 10-da- Times-Independen- fs registration and speeding charges. from ground water aquifers and that the agency shall support and help facilitate additional studies that will lead to a better understanding of Spanish Valleys hydrologic system. Copies of the 2004 document may be obtained from the GWSSA office, Qg SteG 259-812- 1. ZQ33ID3? County hires attorney to research agency changes ... Continued from page 1 Its become clear that the interlocal agreement isnt working well. As we began looking at ways to improve it, we determined that the best thing would be to combine the districts into one, Bane said. She added that after initial discussions between county officials, Pierson, and several attorneys including Carlton, the county believes the Special Service Water Dis- enter into an interlocal agreement with Moab City for sewer services for Span- ish Valley residents, Bane said. There is disagreement between agency and some SVWSID board members over whether GWSSA can legally contract services for the Spanish Valley district. These problems are indicative of others that could arise in the future, Bane said, and officials hope changes or a complete re- trict could possibly encompass all the other districts. That Level Loop Xi -- Textured Saxony Completely Installed -- t i; ' j 'ft?- T - 3S Carpet - Pad - Labor ' Based on 360 sq. ft. GX? DS SVWSID is a question the county hopes Carlton will be able to answer. Bane said concerns about the district and GWSSA structure came to a head during the 2003 purchase of property and water wells owned by local rancher George White. Banks would not lend money directly to GWSSA because the agencys permanent stability was unclear - the interlocal agreement binding the individual districts to the umbrella agency contained a clause allowing any district to withdraw from the arrangement with only a few months ORV Issues & the Moab BLM Travel Plan Join host Howard Trenholme and his guests: Jeff Flanders, Redrock Heritage Coalition, BLM... Russ von Koch, branch chief of recreation - Moab Field Office, and motorized... Brian Hawthorne, Blue Ribbon Coalition. non-motorize- Monday, July 12, from 5-- Interview Show: 259-489- 5-- 6 p.m. This Week in Moab p.m. on 6 KZMUs Weekly Instead, the district and 3$ Were just investigating right now, she said. We just want to know what options are available. become more complicated, Bane said. The agency is not GWSSA boards decided that the GCWCD would assume 3 Rooms - That is Only $1.66 per sq. t. its just things. Now notice. Textured Berbers Saxonies possible. agency it was to simplify Conservancy District and U jgj structuring of the water boards and agency will simplify operations. When they formed the Whether it can legally assume the responsibilities now administered by the Water Ji 5: district, primarily a financing district as it exists today, was approved by Grand County voters in 1977, and possesses specific powers to raise funding for water projects through taxes, bonds and various federal and state granting agencies. -- I working at all. Were hoping to find a way to fix that. The county councils decision to hire Carlton is a necessary step, council member Rex Tanner, who also serves on the GCWCD and the agency operating committee, said Tuesday. He said the major obstacle to restructuring is how to legally deal with existing revenue and general obligation bonds held by the individual districts. How to handle the existdebt service, thats the big ing question, Tanner told the council. 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