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fu uwyi Wimrnumtemperatures ranged from 69 to 78 degrees. There were .83 inches of rainfall recorded during the week, bringing the total for theyear to-date to 7 27 inches.THE 97th YEAR22 PAGES IN FOUR SECTIONSEAGLE PASS. TEXAS 78852THURSDAY. JULY 21. 19B3May last thru September. . .Water Dist. almostout ofirrig. waterA serious problem faces the Maverick County Water Control and Improvement District—to come to a head by September when the District may run out of irrigation water altogether until who knows whenThere is rumored talk about possible water conservation methods to get underway real soonWhen asked if the District could run out of water, District interim manager Charlie Helms said, “if something doesn't happen, it appears that wayHe believes the District will be fine until the end of September Contrary to some board members’ beliefs, Helms says the District cannot borrow water on next year's allocation“That’s the way 1 see it No ina’m. we can’t borrow,’’ Helms said, adding that “if no more water comes to the lake then they will not make another aliocaOui of water, so we will run out along about the last of S-ptemberAlthough he recognizes the remote possibility of another allocation to safely continue. Helms candidly said we can’t say that because we haven't got it yet All we can say is that if itdoesn’t rain and we don’t have any run-in, we will run out of water with the water allocation we have at this point,’’ Helms said Helms noted that an emergency meeting could be called soon so that the board can deal with and take action on the situation As of May 31, the District had 46,983 acre feet of water left In June, the District received 13,689 acre feet for a total of 60,672 left to finish off the year At an average of 15,000 or 16,000 acre-feet of water per month for the months of June, July, August and September, the estimated total would be depleted by then Director Mario Perez is also of the understanding that the District cannot borrow from next year s allotment “If it were otherwise, none of the Districts would ever have to worry about shor tages,” Perez said He said that the board members have not/t»cMlod on the steps to be ta * any people say ‘it's got to rain,’ but what if it doesn t? Perez wonders Rio Grande Watermaster Dan Havelka. stationed in Weslaco with the Texas Department of Water Resources, verified the seriousness of the situationThe outlook beyond September is not a rosy one The situation is that if Maverick County uses heavy and uses up the water, they re just out of water And this is the pro blem with the Maverick Coun ty District- they are reaching their limit,” Havelka said The Watermaster said there is no way that any Water District can borrow on future allocations Havelka recommends to the MCWCID board that useage be curtailed as much as possible “That's all there is to it.’ Havelka said Havelka said “you have to face that You’re going to have years that maybe you don’t have water It needs to be spread out So, next year is going to be the real problem, although he keeps hoping that one of these days a Pacific storm will fill up rivers and reservoirs Havelka said he ’absolutely” believes that the problem should be faced and dealt with . immediately.If one hears those involved in taking action say we ll soon get next year s allocation.' it’s a fallacy'Havelka explained that, that's what most people keep saying It's true for cities but not for Districts and irrigators ”“They start the year withwhatever they had at the end of the year, Havelka said That's going to be the problem with Maverick It’s going to start the year with possibly no water and that's just a fact of life that has to be realized ”If there's a big water in flow there’s no problem, but what if there isn’t “We don't know when inflows will hap pen. the Watermaster said A quick facing up to the problem by the MCWCID board of directors is hopeful ly expectedA presentation on high blood pressure has b initiated by the Maverick County Out-Patient Cl in cooperation with the Eagle Pass Indepenc School District through coaches Ray Contreras Joe Gallegos With the help of two health ailt; health educator Raul Villanueva lectured and recGap closing betw and BrackettvillAlthough an issue has yet to be resolved, it appears the Maverick County Out Patient Clinic directors have closed one of the gaps between the board and a group of Bracket ville community members On Monday the board ap peared to have reached an agreement with Dr Agustine Luz for coverage at the Kin ney County Clinic after a several-month stalemate In negotiating physicianswould do HHS did not approve the direct funding The clinic facility in Bracketville. however, is not owned by the MCOPC, but rather by a group that calls itself the Kinney County Memorial Committee The Committee lets the MCOPC use the facility free of charge with MCOPC cover mg operational costs The committee, which alsotion. and the owners give the MCOPC a 12 termination of use noIf the owners woul the facility in less t months, then they wou to find suitable facilii the clinic.Asked how he felt at fact of literally being to up a salary to nr matters, Clinic adminj (knirge Kypuros behe\ of all that foremK Dr I 117 um lt;itrnna- pvprvnnp’s mind was 1
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