Residents See Brown Water Coming from Faucets Kambri Halford by Glen Brockenbush Plaints Are from Residents Who Live Near It Started Foaming
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The SDN Friday Night Football Scoreboard Snyder 27 Gatesville 21 Burnet 23 Gordon 42 Slaton 13 Stephenville 28 Wylie 43 Highland 36 Ira 48 Brownwood 59 Monahans 13 Muleshoe 14 Grady 26 Graham 53 Big Spring 32 Sweetwater 36 Vol. 67 No. 109 Weekend, Sept. 5-6, 2015 24 Pages • $1.25 Home of Residents see brown water coming from faucets Kambri Halford By Glen Brockenbush plaints are from residents who live near it started foaming. It didn’t react like wa- “The recent inflow we have received SDN Staff Writer Towle Park. ter that just had some dirt in it.” in Lake Thomas over the past couple Birdwell lives not far from the park, on Lintinger claimed the entire side of of months has resulted in large areas of Several weeks ago, Garrett Birdwell 48th Street, and said the water still has a Towle Park Road on which he lives had vegetation being submerged in the lake was filling up the bathtub for his daughter brownish tint and unpleasant taste to it. discolored water, on and off, for the last basin,” Colorado River Municipal Water when he noticed something did not look E.J. Lintinger, who lives on Towle Park two weeks of August. Lintinger said he District Assistant General Manager Cole quite right. The water was not the right Road, has faced similar problems. He does not drink city water and said the wa- Walker wrote in an email. “We are begin- color. said he spoke with several neighbors who ter has since cleared up at his residence. ning to see this vegetation decay, which “It looked almost brown,” Birdwell said they had the same brownish water The City of Snyder has received nu- may cause some taste and odor issues said. “That was a couple of weeks ago, coming from their taps. merous questions and complaints over with the water. While this results in a less and I guess it’s gotten better since then, About two weeks ago, when Lintinger the past few weeks regarding the water than ideal situation, it should not pose a but it still doesn’t seem right yet.” filled his hot tub, the water was murky supply in the city. health risk.” Birdwell is just one of many Snyder and when he filled it the second time a City Manager Merle Taylor said the is- Walker wrote that with time the prob- residents who has had problems with the day later, it appeared to contain algae. sues can be explained in large part by the lem would fix itself. color, smell and taste of their water over “It had a greenish-yellow tint to it,” decaying vegetation now under water at “The problem should correct itself Ricky Ray Deolloz Ford the past several weeks. Many of the com- Lintinger said. “I added algicide to it, and Lake J.B. Thomas. See Water, Page 10A U.S. Marine Corps 2002-06 Today’s Veteran sponsored by Webb: School parking Nix’s Auto & Tire Service 1510 25th Street 573-3567 issues are not an easy fix Parking issues at Snyder ISD Webb said the best way for CORRECTION schools are not easy problems to parents and other drivers to en- Two names in the cutline fix, SISD Director of Auxiliary sure they have a parking spot at of law enforcement honoring Services Robert Webb said. Stanfield is to arrive early. fallen officers were incorrect. People have cited lack of vi- “Stanfield is a first-come, Snyder police Lt. Brian Hag- able parking spots at or near the first-served basis,” Webb said. gard and Snyder police Cpl. campuses as reasons for the re- “There’s not a lot we can do over Beatrix Lopez were misidenti- cent reports of vehicles parked there because it is so landlocked. fied. The picture is on Page 2A illegally, especially at Stanfield All the schools in this district in today’s edition. The Snyder Elementary School. are.” Daily News apologizes for the On Friday, signs were put up Webb said some of the issues errors. at the Deep Creek Apartments, regarding school parking stem warning that any non-tenants from the confusion of where ve- who park in the complex’s lot hicles are and are not allowed to LOTTERY would have their vehicle towed. See Parking, Page 10A Friday’s Results Mega Millions 17-21-39-52-57 MB: 5 Halftime performance Megaplier: 5 Cash Five 3-16-27-35-36 SDN Photo/Glen Brockenbush The water level in the Towle Park pond, which was full just a couple of months ago, dropped during a Pick 3 Morning hot and dry August. 8-4-6 Sum It Up: 18 Pick 3 Day 6-2-4 Sum It Up: 12 Evaporation is reason for lower pond level Pick 3 Evening Rains that fell on Scurry County earlier this percent of the water we’ve been pumping (for 5-3-7 Sum It Up: 15 year, filling tanks, ponds and lakes, have been watering) has been from wells. We haven’t Pick 3 Night scarce during recent months, and that is evident pumped nearly as much as we have in years 6-6-6 Sum It Up: 18 along the shorelines of Towle Park pond. past.” The pond’s water levels have dropped vis- Thompson said the pond’s recent evaporation Daily 4 Morning ibly in recent weeks, something Scurry County has, in many ways, mirrored that of Lake J.B. 9-9-7-6 Sum It Up: 31 Parks Superintendent Larry Thompson said can Thomas. Lake Thomas was 80 percent full in Daily 4 Day be explained largely by evaporation, despite mid-July and is now 76 percent full, according 8-3-1-6 Sum It Up: 18 questions about water being pumped from the to state water data. pond for use in watering the grass at the park. “If you don’t use the water, you lose it to Daily 4 Evening “If you look at other ponds in the area, they’re evaporation,” Thompson said. “If we were to 3-1-9-9 Sum It Up: 22 evaporating, too,” Thompson said. “We’ve get a rain of about two inches, it would fill back Daily 4 Night pumped some water from there, but about 90 up in a hurry.” 4-9-2-5 Sum It Up: 20 ASK US Plans being made for White Buffalo Days Q. — How much was spent The dust had hardly settled “We have six confirmed ven- an award-winning Wild West by the county when it had to after the 10th annual Bike- dors and others are signing up comedy gunfight stunt show, go back a second time to redo fest ended last month when the every day,” he said. will perform both days. The the surface of CR 253 between White Buffalo Days committee Ortegon said the chamber is shows are interactive and fami- U.S. Hwy. 84 and Hwy. 180 began planning the Oct. 2-3 cel- hoping to add more events for ly-friendly, he said. that had originally be resur- ebration. children. The White Buffalo Stampede faced earlier this year? The two-day event will take Entertainment will likely be a 5K run will be held Oct. 3 and Special to the Snyder Daily News/Michelle McCarty A. — According to a bill place around the square. combination of bands and local plans are being finalized by or- Snyder High School Pride of the West marching band member John from Western Emulsions, the “Preparations are going well,” performers. ganizers. Hernandez plays the xylophone during halftime of Friday’s football county paid $16,977 for the according to Snyder Chamber of Ortegon said the chamber is The planning committee will game at Slaton. The Tigers won the game, 27-13. For more on the materials used on the replace- Commerce Events Coordinator planning comedic entertainment meet at 3 p.m. Tuesday at the ment surface. No manpower game, see Page 12A. Josh Ortegon. this year. Tumbleweed Crossing, chamber office. or equipment usage figures were provided. A copy of the bill was obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request. Scurry County Judge Running for the Heroes to benefit officers in region Ricky Fritz charged the news- The Scurry County Sheriff’s Office and Snyder “Even though we choose particular officers to paper $3.85 to answer this and Police Department are still accepting runners and donate to each year, this run is for all law enforce- a related question. volunteers for the fourth annual Running for the ment,” Pritchard said. “This is a great opportunity Heroes 5K benefit run at Towle Park on Sept. 12. for the community to show their support in light The run began in 2012 to help raise money for of what is happening across the nation.” INDEX the medical bills of Snyder police Cpl. Darrell Lubbock police officers being honored are: Campbell, who was shot and injured on July 11, • Adam Gutierrez, who was hit by a vehicle Classifieds..................6A-9A 2011, while on duty. driven by a drunk driver in 2000, resulting in bro- Comics/Puzzles...............11B Over the years, the run has also helped raise ken bones in his leg and wrist. Community Calendar..........2A money and honor other Texas officers who were • Timothy Varner, who survived four gunshot Dear Abby............................4B killed or injured. This year, five Lubbock Police wounds in 2013 that left him with a broken col- Obituaries...........................2A Department officers who were injured in the line larbone. Opinions...........................10B of duty will be honored, along with Campbell.