Ames Tap Water Named Best in State for the Second Year
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Iowa State Daily, October 2018 Iowa State Daily, 2018 10-19-2018 Iowa State Daily (October 19, 2018) Iowa State Daily Follow this and additional works at: https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/iowastatedaily_2018-10 Recommended Citation Iowa State Daily, "Iowa State Daily (October 19, 2018)" (2018). Iowa State Daily, October 2018. 9. https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/iowastatedaily_2018-10/9 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Iowa State Daily, 2018 at Iowa State University Digital Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in Iowa State Daily, October 2018 by an authorized administrator of Iowa State University Digital Repository. For more information, please contact [email protected]. An independent student newspaper serving Iowa State since 1890 10.19.2018 Vol. 219 No. 045 FRIDAY Skydiving Former Iowa State professor, Wayne Rowley, 85, jumped out of a plane. JUMP PG4 COURTESY OF ANNA LEE Smallpools opened for X Ambassadors when they performed at Iowa State in 2015. Smallpools will return to Ames for KURE Fest on Oct. 21. Music fest brings has been part of the planning process for the festival, allowing for an enhanced concert expe- big names to rience. The relationship has also led to some changes in the festival, such as a switch from Ames with help of being free in past years to costing $20 for the public and $12 for students. new partner Smallpools burst into the indie pop scene in 2013 with their single “Dreaming” that peaked at No. 23 on Billboard’s Alternative Songs chart. BY.TANNER.OWENS e single was also certi ed gold by the RIAA. @iowastatedaily.com Smallpools has since released one full- length album and two EPs. The debut album A new partnership with the Student Union “LOVETAP!” spawned the singles “Karaoke” Board (SUB) has allowed KURE 88.5’s KURE and “Killer Whales.” The EP “The Science of Fest to land some big names for this year’s music Letting Go” featured the endlessly enjoyable festival. single “Million Bucks” that paints a picture of Indie pop darling Smallpools and Brooklyn- nding something meaningful in a place where based alternative group Wet will headline the everything and everyone seems disingenuous. ninth annual KURE Fest on Sunday at the The single is inspired by lead singer Sean Memorial Union. Smallpools previously played Scanlon’s experience moving to Los Angeles. at Iowa State’s Maintenance Shop in 2015 with The band plays a style of indie pop that fuses COURTESY OF KURE PRESS RELEASE X Ambassadors. Returning local acts e Fuss infectious dance rhythms with meaningful, Kelly Zutrau wrote and Joe Valle produced Wet’s album “Still Run” while on their last tour. Wet and Annalibera will also be joining the action. will perform at KURE Fest on Oct. 21 in the Memorial Union Great Hall. KURE PG8 is year’s festival marks the rst time SUB Ames tap water named best in state for the second year BY.DEVYN.LEESON recognition for our e orts on behalf of Ames residents.” “We can only take so much credit because it all starts with @iowastatedaily.com e judges use “very speci c criteria,” according to the press a good source water,” Hammes said. “We have 100 percent release. groundwater, and we are above the Ames aquifer which is a very Ames tap water. e water is put in clear glass bottles to avoid contamination of high-quality water to start with.” ose three words illicit emotion for many in Ames who argue it the waters avors. ese glasses are “sparkling clean and specially is quality of water depends largely on the source location, is the best water in Iowa, and now there is some proof to back it up. rinsed after coming out of a dishwasher to eliminate any soap Hammes said. Other areas that use surface water can have taste For the second year in a row, blind taste testing in Dubuque, by residue,” according to the press release. a ected by its surroundings, meaning organic odors or smells sim- judges from the American Water Works Association, rated Ames Superintendent of the Ames Water Treatment Plant Lyle ilar to chlorine can arise. water the best in Iowa. ese awards have come alongside two years Hammes — who accepted the award on behalf of Ames — said “ e Iowa Section – American Water Works Association is of operation from the Ames water treatment facility. this wasn’t the rst time Ames has won the state award. the largest association of water industry professionals in Iowa,” “We are honored and excited to bring home this award again,” “We have won it a few times in the past and we once got second according to the press release. “It is comprised of more than 700 said John Dunn, Water and Pollution Control Director in a press place nationally,” Hammes said. “ is means Ames quali es for water utility operators, managers, and others from nearly every release from the City of Ames. “Our new Water Treatment Plant the national competition in Denver next June.” water utility in the state. e Ames Water Treatment plant is a is in its second year of operation, and the community has been Hammes said Ames water quality can mainly be attributed to conventional lime-softening facility with a maximum daily capac- proud and supportive of our work. It feels great to achieve statewide where it comes from. ity of 15 million gallons per day.” 02 CAMPUS BRIEF Iowa State Daily Friday, October 19, 2018 45. Armada arena 24. In precisely this way Crossword 46. Ugly Tolkien beast 26. Celeb’s ride POLICE BLOTTER 49. “Tomorrow” musical 27. Malevolence 50. John le Carré o ering 28. Where the action happens 10.13.18 cont. Ames, Iowa, was arrested 52. “Memoirs of a __”: Arthur 31. W. Coast airport and charged with public An officer assisted an indi- Golden novel 32. 2004 biopic with the tag- intoxication at Lincoln Way vidual who was experiencing and Union Drive (reported at 55. High capital line “Let’s talk about sex” medical difficulties at 1732-6 2:56 a.m.). 56. Shared shares 33. Like wheels after servicing S 4th St (reported at 8:58 60. Oolong and pekoe 34. Bar supply p.m.). The person was trans- 10.15.18 61. Trusted underling 36. Cereal material ported to a medical facility Keerthan Potturi, age 25, of for treatment. 62. Structure with high-water 37. Carriage driver’s tool 1006 Lincoln Way Unit 303, Ames, Iowa, was arrested and marks 38. With 59-Down, L-shaped An officer received a report of suspicious activity. charged with operating while 63. Yellow-and-brown toon tool intoxicated and excessive dog 39. Sedative, casually Kyle Patrick Hammarlund, speed at Lincoln Way and age 20, of 122 Hayward Ave, 64. Cheery 40. Org. whose past presi- South Oak Avenue (reported Ames, Iowa, was cited for at 2:55 a.m.). 65. Board for lers dents include two Mayos possession of alcohol under 66. Like some memories 44. Veggie with a Ruby Queen the legal age at Lot A1 (re- Robert Suttiwong Reynolds, variety ported at 10:31 p.m.). age 21, of 10318 Toledo Cr , Bloomington, Minn., was Down 45. Bit of orthodontia 10.14.18 arrested and charged with 1. Diocese head 46. Cathedral city in north- Quinten Jacob Westrum, operating while intoxicated, 2. Hydrocarbon gas ern Spain age 23, of 1525 370th St, excessive speed, and failure 3. Calls o , as a mission 47. Hold on to Stratford, Iowa, was arrested to prove security against Across 25. Jewelry retailer 4. Force, metaphorically 48. Shut and charged with public liability. 1. Cop’s route 29. Foot, in zoology 5. Express’s opp. 50. Leave the dock, with intoxication at Plant Intro- An individual reported being duction Farm (reported at 5. Tripoli’s land 30. Objection 6. 2004 Will Smith sci- lm I “off” harassed at Richardson Court 1:30 a.m.). (reported at 12:30 p.m.). 10. Meet activity 31. Make a dramatic exit? 7. Ad on a DVD case 51. Lacking, or what can Michael Joseph Finch, 14. “Let __”: Beatles hit 33. Cos. with Xings 8. Olden times precede either half of 18-, Zachary John Nugent, age age 30, of 405 Pine Street 18, of 926 Hayward Ave Unit 15. Acrylic ber 34. “And __ refuse?” 9. First chip, often 36- and 56-Across Unit 47, Sheldon, Iowa, was 3444, Ames, IA, was arrested 16. Sobriquet for Haydn 35. Discharge 10. Farming implements 53. Catalina, e.g. arrested and charged with and charged with possession 17. Loafer, e.g. 36. Voice coach’s concern 11. Bundle of dough 54. Come (from) public intoxication at Lincoln of a controlled substance, 18. Mandate from the bench 40. Circle calculation 12. Wild way to go 56. Crying __ Way and Wilmoth Avenue possession of drug parapher- (reported at 2:10 a.m.). 20. Frequency unit 41. “Get it?” 13. Course number 57. Driveway blotch nalia and possession of alco- hol under the legal age at Lot 22. Cross-ventilation result 42. Grads-to-be: Abbr. 19. First name in metal 58. Ore. neighbor Dillon Wayne Johnson, age 23, of 1212 Lincoln Way, 61A (reported at 9:25 p.m.). 23. Not slacking 43. Letter holder 21. Zoo equine 59. See 38-Down by the Mepham Group CALENDAR Sudoku Friday, Oct. 19-21 man Empire with the Science the Great Hall of the Memori- HackISU hackathon in of the Human Past in the al Union. 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