Canon City 1996 WCPlan Proof of Notice

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m~.c (fLauot! (fLiitl ~ai1tl ~.c.corb- Canon City, Colorado 81212 SEP 3 0 1996 AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION STATE OF COLORADO COUNTY OF FREMONT 55. l, Rnhf>rt i-lf> 1!':1 PY do solemnly swear that the CANON CITY DAILY RECORD 'is a daily newspaper printed, in whole or in part, and published in the City of Canon City, County of Fremont, State of Colorado, and which has general circulation therein and in parts of Park and Chaffee Counties: that said newspaper has been continuously and uninterruptedly pUblished for a period of more than six months next prior to the first publication 01 the annexed legal notice of advertisement, thaI said newspaper has been admitted to the United States mails as second-class matter under the provisions of the Act of March 3, 1879, or Bny amendments thereat, and that said newspaper is a daily newspaper duly qualified for publishing legal notices and advertisements within the meaning of the laws of the State of Colorado; that copies of each number of said newspaper, in which said notice or advertisement was published, were transmitted by mail or carrier to each of the subscribers of said newspaper, according to the accustomed mode of busi- ness in this office. That the annexed legal notice or advertisement was pub- lished in the regular and entire editions of said daily news- paper once each week on the same day of each week for the period of One consecutive insertions; and that the first publication of said notice was in the issue of said newspaper dated SePtember 10 19 96 and that the last publication of said notice was in the Issue of said news- paper dated Seotember 10 In witness whereof I have hereunto set 19~ my hand this 10th day of SePtember ..r-;) lift ~ (1/J.., . f v . General Manager 19~ of Subscribed and sworn to before me this September 10th day 96 , My Commission Expires FEE $ Comment sought for city: water conservation plan John lemons Record Staff Writer CANON CITY - City staff members have developed a water conservation plan and are seeking public comment on proposals to encourage conservation efforts through low-water-use landscaping and restructuring of water rates. "We need to start thinking about water conservation today," said Paul Fisher, head of the ci!y's Public Works Department "This (plan) is more of a long-range plan." State law requires (be city to come up with a water conservation plan. Public comment period started Friday and runs through Nov. 4. Written comments should be sem to Paul S. Fisher, PWD, P.O. Box 1460, Canon City 81215.1460. Council wilJ then consider the plan for approval. While Canon City bas good water supplies right now, continued growth will put demands on the sup- Continued (['()m page 1 help with peak use times and enlarge city water mains, he said. The city also has encouraged installation of water conservation plumbing for new homes and remodeling of older homes. There also is a program to help home- owners. The city also provides assis- tance in finding water leaks in toi- lets and sprinkler systems. One suggestion is a water rate restructuring to encourage waler conservation, Fisher said. The pre- sent water rates charge for the first I,Goo gallons then a reduced rale for additional gallons, A water rate structure that charges a lower rate for the first 1,000 gallons and then progres-. sively higher rates for additional gallons will encourage conserva- tion. It also will help those who live in apartments and homes with- out yards. he said. plies, he said. The city is in th~ process of upgrading the existing water plant to meet future needs. However, projected growth rates will_ force the city to expand the water treatment plant in the year 2030, and before 2050, the city will have to buy additional water rights; he said. The community should loo~ at water conservation education and efforts before those dates. The city will have a xerisca~ (low water use) garden at the new police station in the Profession~ Complex as a model show place: New home 'owners will be encour~. 'aged to use.xenscape gardening fOr front and bank yards. . .; . The city's high water use periO<! in the summers has been offset by the bomes that. use irrigation wateJ for grass, bush- and tree watering; Fisher said. However, newer hom~ are not using iirigation, so futuf~ summer time demand will be higher; The city plans -to build an addi;: tional water storage tank to . .: i Please see WATER, page 12 ?.: The city also will embark on a consumer education program to help people to understand the need for water conservation. Providing this information to high school stu- dents will have a high .priority, he said.