Show J The Herald Journal Logan Utah Sunday February Q SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Power has received approval to increase rates an average of 77 percent The Utah Public Service Commission on Friday allowed the company to raise rates for residential commercial and industrial users The typical residential user one using about 700 kilowatt- hours per month will see a 6 percent increase which is less than $3 a month Irrigators will see their bills increase by percent a month while small commer- cial users can expect a 37 percent increase The rates take effect April 1 The company originally sought to increase rates an Jamoairy A i SALT LAKE CITY (AP) ' i ri LOOK ITIa! nd less-cost- ' ' the great fact we ’ve had five ” straight years of deficit if it weren’t for 'AP photo1' - high-pressu- - trict In extreme northern Utah where-thdrought has dropped Bear Lake to a ' historic low and reduced crop yields in Cache and Box Elder' counties the snowpack has slipped to 92 percent of normal down from 107 percental the end of December In the watersheds that serve the Wasatch Front snowpack has dropped to 104 percent of normal compared to 25 percenta month ago The state's mountains need a snow- -' pack of about 140 percent of average to bring any measurable relief to the drought said Julandcr ' An average smiwpack is not going to translate into an average water yield Julander explained because chronically parched soils will soak up most of the snowmelt The poor snowpack showing in Januathe result of a powerful ry-was weather system that parked over the state for three weeks pushing away all storm activity until earlier this week “We couldn’t buy a snowflake" Julander said Water officials hope that February and March historically the wettest months of the year will improve the 1 “We've had no moisture in January It’s been a dismal month" said Ron Thompson manager of the Washing- ton County Water Conservancy Disr Australia's AKse Caimplin makes her first jump in the women World Cup freestyle aerials Saturday in Park City Utah Camplin finished first Australia's' Lydia lerodiaconou second and Switzerland's Evelyne Leu third would be “average Every major river basil) showed decreases in snowpack percentages during January The most dramatic occurred in the watershed of the Virgin River in - - — southwestern Utah where it registered 129 percent of normal a month ago That fell to 82 percent by Friday But ' last January it was only-3percent of normal 6 -6- service nt high-dema- A dry al Resources Conservation Service show that Utah's snowpack on Friday stood at 102 percent of normal down from about 120 percent on Dec' 30 “We ate about average and it would be if weren't great average for the fact we've had five straight years of deficit" said Randy Julander snowpack expert for the conservation '' help) cOroiiogM January did nothing to alleviate five years of drought Utah's snowpack — a measurement of water stored in fallen snow — decreased statewide in relation to the amount that is normal for this time of year Figures compiled by the US Natur- overall $123 million annually in Utah but an agreement among the parties in the case including consumer advocates set the overall figure at $65 million The commission also officially approved that Fri-da- y In an effort to encourage energy efficiency the agree-meon how the rate increase will be spread among cus-tomers features higher rates for summer months Residential customers using large or multiple air conditioning units will see an increase higher than the 77 percent average increase Customers using cooling technologies will see an increase of approximately 6 percent the commission said Commercial rates also will be higher iii summer Utah Power has about Hi® for' UJialh 7-- " 2004 — A7 Utah PSCOKs 7 power rate hike ' 1 ' re snowpack1 a ly - HURRYilNFORkTHEIBESTiSELECTION! 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