Archives for Wednesday, August 2, 2000newsCopies of the initial draft of the 50-year water plan for the Brazos G Regional Water Planning Group can be viewed at:
The first draft of the 50-year water plan prepared for the Region G Water Planning Group by its engineering consultants is complete and available for public viewing on the Internet, county clerks' offices and libraries.A series of public meetings designed to gather final public input into the plan begins Monday with a 10 a.m. meeting at the San Gabriel Community Center in Georgetown. Other meetings are slated for Granbury on Tuesday, Abilene on Wednesday and Bryan on Thursday.Senate Bill 1 requires at least one public meeting but Region G, with its vast coverage area, will hold a series of public meetings in addition to a public meeting on Aug. 28 in Waco that will conclude the public meetings."The meeting on the 28th in Waco is 'the' public meeting, but anyone who wants to attend the other public meetings would have their comments in the record just the same as if they were in Waco," said Mike Bukala, a spokesman with the Brazos River Authority. by Clay Coppedge
The atmosphere was cozy inside the elegant San Antonio club and the jazz singer was crooning love ballads. Then a cell phone rang. To the dismay of performer Ken Slavin, the patron not only answered the phone
Temple water use Monday continued to reflect the aftermath of a Saturday rain that brought .57 of an inch to the city.Residents used an average of 15 million gallons Monday and hit a peak of 19.8 million, said Temple Utilities Superintendent Jerry Kean.Saturday's usage also hit a low 15 million gallons, but peaked at 26.8 million gallons.Kean credited Monday's reduced usage on the weekend rain and the day being one of the days city residents have been asked not to water.Water usage figures are recorded from 12:01 a.m. to midnight daily.The temperature Monday hit a high of 99 degrees and a low of 68 at Draughon-Miller Central Texas Regional Airport. Normal highs and lows are 97 and 73, respectively. by Jonathan Walburgh
Results of more oil being pumped overseas and less gas demand with the summer driving season near its end have enabled area drivers to fuel up their vehicles with a tad less expense.Some area travelers have noticed the slight decrease and say it's about time for gas prices to decrease. In the first part of summer, prices were $1.60 per unleaded regular gallon nationwide but they've recently slipped to $1.46 a gallon.Earlier this year, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, the group of overseas countries that produces oil, didn't produce enough oil to meet demand and prices increased by the end of April and into early May, said Michael Shanahan, American Petroleum Institute spokesman.The price decrease occurred because more oil has been produced by OPEC, mostly in Saudi Arabia, Shanahan said. Prices have declined nationwide within the last three weeks, he added.Also, there's less of a gas demand with the summer driving season sports
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