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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 2012
Page
1
The Colorado River Municipal Water District reports 17.4 million gallons delivered on July 4, exceeding the 16.0 million gallon limit for that day, outlining usage and supply management notes.
The annual Relay for Life of Ector County set a fundraising record by raising 104000 this year in its 18th year. A relay wrap up party is planned for 6 p.m. Tuesday at La Margarita Restaurant, 1301 5. Grant. Since inception the event has raised over 1 million for cancer research and patient services in the Permian Basin.
Take Me Out Odessa Girls Softball Association hosts a girls fastpitch tournament at the UTPB complex from today through Sunday. Games start today at 1 a.m., Saturday at 8 a.m., with championship games at noon Sunday. Admission is free. call Michael Bartlett at 432-553-6787 for details.
Summer heat pushes water use to record levels with seven day averages surpassing 16 million gallons daily for five days starting June 29. By April 1 daily use had exceeded the limit 15 times and on June 28 residents peaked at 19.88 million gallons. The O H Ivie Reservoir sits at 15.09 percent, Lake J B Thomas at 0.68 percent, and EY Spence Reservoir at 0.34 percent.
Five people were transported to Medical Center Hospital after a Thursday three vehicle crash on South Highway 385 about ten miles south of Odessa. An AeroCare air ambulance aided one patient while DPS said no fatalities were expected. The wreck tied northbound traffic for over an hour as a Mitsubishi and a Dodge Ram 1500 collided after the Mitsubishi crossed into northbound lanes.
Kyle Van Sycc organized the 1st Annual Kyle's Getting Married Half Marathon to Fight Loneliness at the University of Texas of the Permian Basin. About 15 participants joined before dawn, with water stops and water guns, as the groom-to-be prepared for his wedding that night.
Water Quest Inc hires Darrell Peckham and Wendy Gordon as consultants to work with regional planning groups and local governments. The team aims to resolve Odessa area water issues and advance long term conservation and hydrology data for city and county governments. Bushman notes 30 years of expertise and a $1 million nonprofit project announced in May.
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