Show Seeks Seb Water Answers Answers' The city cHy council of Bountiful is determined to do everything possible to insure enough in the cit city this summer This subject was discussed at length during the councils council's regular regular regular reg reg- ular meeting Wednesday eve eve- ning Councilman L L F F. Eckman called the present water situation situation situation situa situa- tion a serious emergency He suggested City Manager Alvin Sessions and Howard String- String ham tiam water department superintendent superintendent superintendent super super- drop everything and concentrate on increasing the supply of water Find l out what can be done and what it will cost Mr 11 discussed the well weH now owned by the cit city This well wen is polluted b by introducing irrigation water into it during the years But a new well could be drilled An application application cation has also been filed riled with the the state slate engineer to change the well weH from irrigation to culinary culinary cul cul- inar inary and from three month use to 12 month use Councilman Eckman urged that red tape be cut where where- ever possible and that bids be obtained for pumping equip equip- ment Enough land should hould be be obtained ob oh- tamed near the well to build a storage reservoir Councilman Councilman Council Council- man Paul PaulO 0 Huber in charge of oC the water department said Then the well weB could be pumped for 24 hours a day and the water stored for use This lack of storage facilities is the crux of oC the water difficulty difficulty cult culty Councilman Kenyon R R. R Gurr said The city should begin a program of or building more storage space Officials of Bountiful are going going going go go- ing to meet with representatives tives of or Weber Basin District ct to ask that the water be allotted on a proportionate share shaie rather than all aU going to just several districts Mayor laor l Harold rold L L. Pope ope said suid Cil City Att Alty Atty Rendell N. N Mabey who is also a member of or the board of or directors of oC Weber Basin District said the water should be he prorated rated among all aU the users users so that all would woud have an equal and fair lair share of or the thew w water ter available a If no wate water is js obtained residents residents resi resi- dents of oC Bountiful could easily lose one million mimon dollars in trees lawns awns and shrubs The pressure system was put in last year ear in good faith that the district would get water he said People People Peo Peo- pIc who have received allotments allotments allotments allot allot- ments should share their water with others he said The allotments by which the B Bountiful Water District received no no- water this year were not set up by the Weber Basin District Mr Ir Mabey Mabey Ma Ma- bey pointed out They were set sett by t y the U. U S S. S B reau of or Rec Rec- I 1 question if the district district district dis dis- dis- dis has any right to dictate to the bureau but the are arc not fair he said |