Show Duchesne city turns In Greater water supply This week was a historic one for Duchesne Water from the city's culinary water well was pumped into the city's main water line to supplement the inadequate supply furnished by seepage from a group of This water was pumped into the system beginning at May Mayor Roy Eliason and ex-mayor and an ardent booster of the pulled the switch which started the water gushing into the city water main at the rate of gallons each 24 Mayor Eliason states the new water as well as the springs is free of contamination and has a bill of from the Utah State Department of If the well water has improved the taste of Duchesne water and has tended to make it Restricted Although this gallons of water is being pumped into the sprinkling regulations as now imposed will remain effective until rescinded by the city council Increased use of the water for sprinkling the past two weeks has caused a terrific strain on the water The additional water supply has been sufficient to maintain adequate which is unusual in Duchesne this time of the During See Back Page WATER From Pago in recent at certain hours of the there was hardly enough water pressure to draw a drink from the An eight-inch pipe line was laid feet from the city's well to main culinary water This located on the former Duchesne Ward Welfare Farm in Utahn being purchased by Duchesne 80 acres for was drilled last September-October by Campbell Drilling of as directed by then Mayor Chester Depth of the well is 57 A three-horsepower electric motor powers the A casing was installed in the Water came within inches of the top of the casing before the pump was The pump operates continuously New House A pump house will be built at the well at a later The project was surveyed by a civil engineer employed by the Estimated cost of the project is reports Mayor No increase is anticipated in the present monthly rate to resident he The mayor and city employees are walking the old water looking for leaks which may have resulted from the increased A few of these leaks have been located and |