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Show 0 Volume Hi m fUmmfnWMnaraijmiii TyWlf No. 35 86 Wednesday, August 28, 1985 In Castle Dale, Orangeville Service district limits irrigation water use By LARRY W. DAVIS Progress editor In a press release from the Castle Valley Special Service District on Aug. 26, it was announced that irrigation water storage for Orangeville and Castle Dale has dropped to the point where a turn schedule will have to be implemented. Just a few short months ago we were worried and concerned about flooding in Emery Darrel Leamaster, County, administrator of the CVSSD, said. Water was running everywhere in 1983 and 1984, but now it has become a scarce commodity in much of Emery County. The district reports that Castle Dale and Orangeville residents nearly drained the pressurized irrigation system reservoir last week. As a result, a schedule for using the water has been implemented. In Orangeville, residents east Street will be allowed to water on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday while those west of Main will water on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. There is to be no watering on Sunday. The plan in Castle Dale calls for the bench area to water Monday and Thursday; the area east of Center Street to water Wednesday and Saturday; and the area west of Center Street will have Tuesday and Friday for watering. Again, there will be no watering on Sunday. of Main The news release further points out that officials in both communities will be patrolling to make sure that the schedules are followed. Leamaster noted that the Cottonwood Creek drainage is producing a low amount of water at the present time. Each primary water share is rated at only 0.115 acre foot for the month of August and is expected to drop to 0.056 acre foot for the month of September, he said. Because of this low water yield it has been necessary for the irrigation company to closely monitor and control the irrigation water flow to the pressurized irrigation are receiving such a low amount of water that we may still have to shut the irrigation system off on Oct. 1." CVSSD officials noted that using water from the culinary system instead of the irrigation system does not solve the problem but only transfers it to another area. We have to provide the water shares and be entitled to the water no matter which system it comes said. Leamaster through, Residents are advised that they can not water lawns and garden from the drinking water system. He went on to explain that if everyone cooperates and uses the water wisely, We can get through this OK. If not, more stringent action will have to be taken by the cities and the district to control water usage. Leamaster said that Huntington, Ferron and Emery residents are also encouraged to conserve water. However, it has not yet become necessary to put systems. He said that residents have simply been using more water than they are entitled to, excessively draining the reservoir. However, Castle Dale and Orangeville city officials have made arrangements to lease some Joes Valley Project water to help get through the shortage. Some of the residents have them on turns. been very careless with the It was noted that Ferron water and many people have experienced a problem over the turned on their irrigation risers weekend when a main valve in in the spring and never turned the Millsite Reservoir outlet them off, Leamaster said. We works sheared. The valve was in are asking everyone to be the closed position and it was conservative with their water not possible to put water into the and only water lawns and secondary irrigation system or gardens when necessary. We into the UP&L pipeline. The expect the weather to cool off Ferron Irrigation Company and with the end of the growing expected to have the repairs season for gardens the usage completed on the valve early should diminish. However, we this week. i Another school year Enjoying the first week of school in the Emery District are Teresa Jeffs, a new kindergarten teacher at Cottonwood Elementary in Orangeville and one of her students, Rex Lund who brought a bird's nest to class on Monday. The Emery School District was just one of a few to open school last week. Recovery efforts continue at mine Howard Nielson visits communities, hears local concern By LARRY W. DAVIS Progress editor If you live in Emery County, you cant say you havent been a chance to talk to Nielson Howard Rep. given during his term as represe- ntative of Utahs Third Congressional District. Nielson has made several swings through the county since his election in 1982, and last once week the congressman again met with local residents in several informal meetings and community gatherings. On Thursday, Aug. 22, Neilson was in Moore, Clawson, Elmo, Cleveland, and Castle Dale to meet his constituents. The visit visit in included a Moore and Clawson, an informal meeting at the Elmo City Park, and town meetings in Cleveland and Castle Dale. About 20 citizens attended the meeting in Elmo where Nielson was joined by state Rep. Ray Nielsen who represents a portion of the county in the Utah door-to-do- or House of Representatives. In Elmo Nielson talked specifically about balancing the federal budget, tax reform, and a propoed agriculture bill. Of the federal budget, Nielson said that because the federal government is not required to have a balanced budget, it has run a huge budget deficit. However, he said that this year the Congress and president agreed to cut federal spending by $50 billion. He said a com ' promise resulted in an increase in defense and Social Security spending but cuts in several other federal programs such as revenue sharing, Amtrak, the Economic Development A- dministration, and urban development grants. Neilson said that if the government continues to cut the budget as it did this year, within five years the deficit should be under control. Regarding taxes, Nielson said that the emphasis in Congress is on tax reform which provides that everyone pays his fair share of the tax burden. He said he is concerned about a proposal which would eliminate a deduction on a second home mortgage, but he said that Utahns should like the bill since residents here are generally in good health and the bill calls for elimination of medical deductions. Also, the bill calls for increased personal exemptions which Nielson said will also benefit Utahns because of the large families in this state. Speaking about bill, agriculture said the the efforts are congressman all being made to He said agriculture programs. current proposals should be of benefit to the cattlemen since feed costs are likely to go down. However, he said he has some concern about adverse effects on the dairy industry. Representative Ray Nielsen discussed state taxes with the Elmo group and noted that Utah re-wri- te Recovery efforts at the Wilberg mine near Orangeville are progressing pretty well, Bob Henne, spokesman for Emery Mining Corp., managers of the mine, said Tuesday. Henrie said that workers inside the mine have cut three entries and completed Crosscut 6. The crosscuts are on centers so the recovery crews are now about 500 feet inside the mine in new coal. On Dec. 19 a fire broke out in the Fifth Right section of the mine and claimed 27 lives. The bodies of those killed in the blaze remain inside the mine and efforts have been constant since that day to recover the bodies. On the new three-entr- y system being mined now, the crews will break through into Fourth Right at Crosscut 14. Henrie predicted that would happen in about three weeks. After breaking into the section, crews will have to seal it from the rest of the mine to prevent oxygen from reaching 80-fo- ot Appearing happy to be in Elmo are Rep. Howard Nielson, left, and state Rep. Ray Nielsen. The two met for an informal should do away with property taxes except for those taxes needed locally. To do this, he said the state must change its program of collecting money for the uniform school fund through mill levy assessments. Well be moving in the Legislature this winter to do something about the heavy property taxes, he said. For the last of years the emphasis couple has been on flooding. Now its going to be taxes. He added that the state needs to rescind the taxes assessed for flood programs. Rtgarding a question about proposed wilderness areas in Emery County and elsewhere in Nielson that the Bureau Utah, said of Land Management proposal is sufficient and that additional areas proposed by Utah environmentalists are excessive. gathering in Elmo and other County communities last week. The congressman went on to say that areas in Emery County could qualify for a national park designation. He said the road through the San Rafael Swell enhances the possibility of such a designation, adding that the unique values of the area also would help it to qualify. However, he said that if any effort was made to obtain a national park designation in Emery County, he would want to ensure that the rights of the ranchers who graze cattle and sheep in the area are protected. Another problem he noted with park designation would be whether or not the area could qualify because of air quality standards. He said the county power plants could pose I problems for designation. believe the area could qualify. The questions lie with grazing and air quality. The Emery congressman also dressed the matter ad- of congressional hearings into the Wilberg mine fire. He said that no hearings will be held until MSHA has completed its investigation. Those findings, he said, will be reviewed and then a decision on further hearings will be made. If hearings are held, he he would not only prefer said that in held but that be Utah, they they be held in Castle Dale, and that they be open to the public. In other discussion, Nielson said that if a proposed tax inwould go toward reducing the national deficit, he would likely vote in favor of it. He said that the program to reduce spending is effective, but will result in the elimination of several popular programs. One he hopes to save is the snfuels program and the tar sands project in Sunn) side. crease parts of the mine before proceeding on with the new entries to Fifth Right. Crews wall break through into Fifth Right, the section where most of the bodies are located, at Crosscut 24, Henrie said. He added that the engineers are still predicting that will happen in mid- - to late-Octob- Presently, there are 150 men have been called back and are at work in the Wilberg or who Cottonwood mines. I I 0L- -- r m, - f |