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Show June 8, 2001 The Summit County Bee Water Conservation Measures Encouraged The specter of a drier than normal winter is casting its ominous shadow across the state as the long hot summer fast approaches. Utahns are strongly encouraged to institute water conservation efforts into their daily lives. Being water smart doesn't require a big change in habits, but an acute awareness of now you use your water. Some. simple suggestions on what you can do to help utilize our water resources more efficiently include: Water your lawn only when it needs it. If the grass springs back when you move your foot, it doesn't need water. When you do water, deep soak your lawn so the moisture gets down to the roots and won t evaporate quickly. Water during the cool part of the 500 day. Avoid watering between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. Avoid watering in windy conditions, this only accelerates the evaporation process. Change automatic sprinkler timer settings: lower in the spring and increasing as the weather becomes hotter. Check the plumbing in your house. Fix any leaking faucets, couplings. hoses or running toilets. Take shorter showers. Get wet. soap up while the water is not running, then rinse off. Run your automatic dishwashers and washing machines only with full loads. For additional tips on how you can help conserve our precious water supply, contact the Utah Division of or Water Resources, (801 ) 338-725-4 on line at www.nr.state.ut.us. (Ste&ao csffi Page B3 Fire Fighters To Train in Richfield For Wild Land Fires Service. It will include courses ing from basic firefighting niques to incident command First Utah Fire Academy offers 16 courses in 7-d- ay training On June 2. more than S00 firefighters from Utah and the region will assemble at Snow College South in Richfield to attend the first ever Utah Wildfire Academy. The training is one of only three fire academies comprehensive nationwide and is a cooperative effort between the State of Utah, Bureau of Land Management (BLMl, US Forest Service, Bureau of Indian Affairs, and National Park rangtechman- agement. Sally Wisely. BLM Utah state director, said. "Last year we experienced one of the worst fire seasons on record. This year looks no better. Not only has mother nature given us another dry winter but fuels have changed over time making the land more susceptible to the risk of fire. In addition, we are experiencing an increased population move to wildland interface areas resulting in the threat of more damage to people and property. This training is important in preparing for the summer fire season." To make the experience as realistic as possible (and save costs) stu an average of 2,180 fires and 523,723 acres burned) and brought local, regional, and national attention to a dangerous fire problem. Recognizing the situation facing western states, the Western Governors Association, and state and federal officials took steps last year to increase fire fighting capabilities by initiating the National Fire Plan and providing dollars to hire and train more firefighters. The Utah Wildfire Academy is a direct result of these efforts and the beginning of many future activities to reduce the risk of fire in Utah and elsewhere. For more information on the Fire Academy and other fire preparations, please contact Susan Marzec at (801) dents w ill camp out during the week in a traditional 'Tire camp" setting. They will go through classroom, safety, helicopter, and fire line training. and receive physical fitness testing. At the end of the week field exercises will be conducted, including fighting a small test fire, to better prepare for what i expected to be another difficult fire season. I Jst year the liastem Great Basin Utah. Idaho, (encompassing Nevada. Wyoming, and Arizona) experienced some of the worst fires on record with a tout of 3.214 fires and 1.572,108 acres burned. Of that total, 1,929 fires and 227.827 acres were in Utah. This was almost three times previhad ous year averages (1995-199- 539-402- 9 8. Public Benefits From Public Lands 6 The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) received a total of S 157,346 .i3 in bonus bids for Federal oil and gas lease rights on 33 parcels involving acres of land in more than 36-8- 88 Utah during an oral auction held on May 22, in Salt Lake City. In addition to the bonus bids, the sale netted S55.342 in first year rentals and $2,475 in administrative fees, for a grand total of $215,164 in revenues from this lease sale. The State of Utah will receive 50 percent of all monies collected on the leases from this sale, in addition to any rentals paid per acre annually fix the life of the leases (up to 10 years) or any royalties paid to the U.S. Government if a lease produces oil or gas. WBUm east of Blanding, San Juan County. Parcels not sold at the auction are available for noncompetitive filings on the day following the sale. The BLM received 31 noncompetitive offers covering 7 parcels. Both competitive and noncompetitive leases are issued for a ten-yeterm and require a yearly rental of $ 1 .50 per acre for the first five years and 52 per acre thereafter. More information concerning the sale is available from the BLM State Office Public Room. 324 South State Street. 4th Floor. P.O. Box 45155. Salt Lake City. UT 84145-015or telephone (801) You may also obtain information from website our at A total of 60 parcels was offered, totaling 83.426 acres of land under the jurisdiction of the BLM and U.S. Forest Service. Sixteen of the parcels are located within the Ashley and Uinta National Forest, located in Wasatch and Salt Lake Counties. Bids ranged from the minimum of $2 per acre to 565.00 per acre and averaged $4.27 per acre. Vent Jones of Salt Lake City, submitted the highest total bid in the amount of $41,600 for a 640-acr- e parcel, located approximately 20 miles northeast of Monticello. in Sair.cdan Oil Grand County. also submitted a Corporation, $15,148.00 bid for a 1.081 acre parcel located roughly 15 miles south ar 5 539-400- -- http:www.ut.blm.gov. TRUSTS vs. WILLS Which is Right For You? FREE Public Seminar to eliminate the ups and downs of budgeting Questar Gas. has a plan to make your winter gas bills more manageable and balancing your budget a little easier Its called the Equal Payment Plan. It works like this, instead of small gas bills in the summer and larger bills in the winter, the Equal Payment Flan divides your yearly fuel costs into 12 equal monthly payments. You know exactly how much to budget for natural gas service because your Questar Gas bill is the same every month. fci I ill fill, ill So when Seating limited RSVP: (801) Del B. Rowe 0 Robyn R. 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