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Hastings Rivertown News City of Hastings 101 East Fourth Street, Hastings, MN 55033-1955 (651) 437-4127 Hastings Family Aquatic Center "- \ I Summer is just around the corner and that means the _0-:' second season of the Hastings Family Aquatic Center! ..- I "- The Aquatic Center is located at 90 I Maple Street, right '\ by Roadside Park. Check out Page 4 of the newsletter for updated information regarding 2000 rates, hours of opera- tion, and new activities to keep you and your family swim- ming throughout the summer! - - - - - - - .... . PERMANENT ODD/EvEN SPRINKLING BAN IN EFFECT Bv Citv Ordinance. a permanent odd/even svrinklinr: ban is automatically in effect from May 15 to Sev- tember 1 of each year. The purpose of the ban is to balance City water demands and reduce the peak pump- ing demand from the City wells caused during the sum- mer months by lawn sprinkling. . In June of 1997, the City experienced its highest recorded water usage day, pumping over 4 mil- .&. lion gallons of water from the three wells serv- . ingthehighsystem. This was 94% of these wells' daily pumping capacity. There was no reserve left to fight a large fire or to meet water demands if one of the wells malfunctioned, and this large usage was mostly caused by lawn sprinkling. As some residents may remember, a water emergency had to be declared, and City crews went door to door posting notices in- forming homeowners that an odd/even sprinkling ban had been declared. Following the declaration of an odd/even sprinkling ban water usage declined to 2.4 million gallons on the high system, or 56% of the wells' capacity. Sprinkling Ban continued on Page 3 Volume V Issue 2 - - - - Item Aquatic Center Arbor Day City Council City Staff Civic Arena Clean Up Day Finance Department Fire Department Police Department 2000 Road Projects Sprinkling Ban Tree Planting IN THIS ISSUE: ~ 4 8 7 7 5 2 5 7 6 3 3 8 Cn", CLlA.~ Uv [)A",! All City of Hastings residents are invited to drop off a variety of items on City & Park Clean-Up Day- Saturday, April 29, 2000. From 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., furniture, appliances, etc. will be collected for a nominal cost at the Hastings Public Works Garage. Residents can also assist with the Parks Clean Up effort by volunteering to join in and pick up garbage from our parks. This will offer residents an opportunity to help beau- tify the City by removing tires, appliances, and other unusuable items from your garages, sheds, and back- yards. For more information, turn to page 2! SPRING TREES! In Minnesota, strategically placed shade trees can reduce your air conditioning bill by up to 25% and a windbreak provided by trees can reduce annual fuel bills by up to 1O-20%! If you're planning on planting trees this spring, look at page 8 for a few sugges- tions for you to consider before you start! Page 1 Spring 2000