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Show Monticello to institute Commission brief - Sec page 2 watering restrictions After several weeks of hot Beth and Gerold Young, Sr. were the grand marshalls in the 2002 Staff photo Pioneer Day parade. mately 165,000 gallons of water a day into the secondary system. However, under present use pat- cant watering restrictions and stringent penalties for the misuse of water. City residents will receive a letter in coming days outlining the restrictions. In brief, the City will be divided into four quadrants and residents in each of the quadrant will be able to water lawns during one three-hou- r period each week. Gardens are exempt from watering restrictions, but officials ask that all water be used with would dry up in less than a month. At the current time, city resi- care. i k V ii t t i Hang dog fire finally contained tem- Rain showers and cooler peratures reduced fire behavior on the Hang Dog and Hammond fires in southeastern Utah, allowing firefighters to make good progress toward containment. The 6,000-acr- e Hang Dog Fire, eight miles northeast of La Sal, was fully contained on July 21. Acreage on the fire was decreased by 300 acres because of more accurate mapping. The 3,800-acr- e Hammond 15 miles northwest of Blanding is 15 percent con- Fire tained, with full containment expected on July 24. Both fires were started July 14 by Crews have surrounded the Hang Dog fire with hand line, dozer line or black line. They are mopping up around the fire 300 feet in from the perimeter and putting out spot fires near the northeast comer. Hot, dry weather forecast for today will help firefighters search out hot spots. A firefighter was injured on the Hang Dog fire Sunday when struck by a rolling rock. She was taken to a Moab hospital and treated for contusions on her leg and arm. The Hammond fire is burning in a more remote area where no structures are threatened. Two Interagency Type 1 crews expect to complete hand lines around the southern half of the fire today. The northern flank is confined by Hammond Canyon. Dozers are not being used on the fire because of cultural resources in the area. Nearly 550 firefighters are working on the two fires, which make up the Canyons Complex. Two wells pump approxi- weather, increasing water use, and a troubling drop of water in storage, the Monticello City Council has instituted signifi- v off. The City also instigated significant penalties for violating the ordinance. For the first offense, a warning letter will be issued and delivered by the police. The second offense brings a $200 fine. After the third offense, the fine is $400, the secondary water will be shut off and a culinary water meter installed on the property. Restrictions will apply until the end of the year. City officials state that creased use and greater than inan-ticipat- ed evaporation has caused a significant cut in the amount ofwater in Loyds Lake. As of July 19, Loyds Lake had approximately 350 acre feet of water, significantly less than the 500 acre foot conservation pool. Officals state that they will not pump any more water out of Loyds Lake, leaving it for emergency use if the drought continues. As a result, if the 30 acre feet of water currently in the secondary water reservoir is used, the system will have to be turned terns, the secondary system dents use approximately 565.000 gallons of secondary water a day, creating a daily deficit of more than 400,000 gallons of water. Monticellos culinary water system is in better shape. Currently, the culinary system daily deficit is 154,000 gallons of water. Under the current use, culinary water system has 260 days of storage from the 120 acre feet ofwater in the storage pond. City officials are still hopeful that wells being drilled on the Abajo mountains will eventually bring in significant amounts of water. The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation recently bottomed out at 475 feet on one well. Local driller Allen TYacy is expected to continue work on the well beginning July 23. A recently-drille- d private well in the general vicinity generated 80 gallons of water a minute at 600 feet. City officials hope that TYacy will drill through the Da- kota sandstone (already at least 125 feet thick) and reach water soon. A general rule is, the thicker the sandstone, the larger the aquifer underneath. An a minute well would cover the current daily deficit in the culinary water system. In addition, the Hideout Golf Club and Monticello City Cemetery are restricted to two wells, which produce approximately 230.000 gallons of water per day. No storage water is being used to water the golf course. Felony court report - See page 3 DSL service to San Juan County - See page 3 Three pages of let- See page ters 6-- 8 Lots of baseball, softball, golf - See page 1 4 Spectacular new motorcross track nears completion -- La Sal to See page 14 celebrate Pioneer Day - See Northern News, page 16 Slow pitch - See Caveman, pg 17 4 Pioneer Day celebration deemed a success - See Whats New, page 18 Esther Schafer obituary - See page 1 9 I 80-gall- on girl Kira Randi Stash Gloria Stash July 12 girl Roshawn Dollyrose Rowena Yanito & Shawn Teller July 14 giri Sequoia Rashawn Eddie Priscella Little & Messiah Eddie July 18 They include 15 hand crews, 26 engines, six dozers, 10 water tenders and five helicopters. An interagency Type 1 Incident Management Team from Alaska is managing the complex. Roads north of highway 46 in the Upper and Lower Tvo Mile Area have been closed by the San Juan and Montrose County Sheriff Departments. The South Elk Ridge Road has been closed near the Hammond fire. Other roads to access the Dark Canyon Wilderness and Elk Steve Young's hat reflected the hopes of many area residents at the Pioneer Day celebration. Staff photo COPY! News Roundup Letters Society Ridge areas have not been closed, but motorists are cautioned to watch cut for fire traffic in the area. San Juan County Commissioner Bill Redd, dressed as Santa, delivers snow in the Pioneer Day parade. Staff photo 2 6 10 14 Sports News .... 16 Community 20 Legals Real Estate 21 Classified 22 jg |