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KZMU News chats with Carter Pape, staff writer at The Times-Independent, about the latest news in the paper. This week - all three incumbents won four more years on the Moab City Council. Several gave thanks to all candidates for running largely positive campaigns. And, San Juan is likely to reject a proposal to change their county's form of government. Plus, Grand County's change of government study committee sends a formal letter critiquing HB 224. Tune in.

KZMU News chats with Carter Pape, staff writer at The Times-Independent, about the latest news in the paper. This week - all three incumbents won four more years on the Moab City Council. Several gave thanks to all candidates for running largely positive campaigns. And, San Juan is likely to reject a proposal to change their county's form of government. Plus, Grand County's change of government study committee sends a formal letter critiquing HB 224. Tune in.

After years of careful persistence and encouragement by experts and residents in Moab, Utah’s Water Quality Board plans to finally permit simple, gravity-fed graywater systems across the state. That means Utah property owners could soon legally feed their bath and laundry water to their outside plants and garden. Before their unanimous vote to change their onerous graywater rule to a functional one, Utah Water Quality officials toured the first experimental graywater project in the state – a front yard garden in Moab. Tune in for more.

Photo: Dr. Roslynn Brain-McCann (right) speaks about her experimental graywater system with landscape designer Jeff Adams (middle) and Southeast Utah Health Department Director Orion Rogers (left)

Read the new graywater rule: https://utah.gov/pmn/files/543777.pdf#page=17

Comment to Utah Water Quality Board:

https://deq.utah.gov/boards/utah-water-quality-board

After years of careful persistence and encouragement by experts and residents in Moab, Utah’s Water Quality Board plans to finally permit simple, gravity-fed graywater systems across the state. That means Utah property owners could soon legally feed their bath and laundry water to their outside plants and garden. Before their unanimous vote to change their onerous graywater rule to a functional one, Utah Water Quality officials toured the first experimental graywater project in the state – a front yard garden in Moab. Tune in for more.

Photo: Dr. Roslynn Brain-McCann (right) speaks about her experimental graywater system with landscape designer Jeff Adams (middle) and Southeast Utah Health Department Director Orion Rogers (left)

Read the new graywater rule: https://utah.gov/pmn/files/543777.pdf#page=17

Comment to Utah Water Quality Board:

https://deq.utah.gov/boards/utah-water-quality-board

The results are in – all three incumbents have won four more years on the Moab City Council. The preliminary election returns show Rani Derasary coming out on top with 922 votes, Tawny Knuteson-Boyd at 913, and Kalen Jones with 900. And in neighboring San Juan County, 51% of voters do not want to create a study committee to change their form of government. Plus later in the news, the U.S. House passed the CORE Act, which would protect 400,000 acres of public land for wilderness and recreation in Colorado.

Moab City Council Preliminary Election Returns:

https://moabcity.org/538/2019-General-Election-Returns----Prelimi

The results are in – all three incumbents have won four more years on the Moab City Council. The preliminary election returns show Rani Derasary coming out on top with 922 votes, Tawny Knuteson-Boyd at 913, and Kalen Jones with 900. And in neighboring San Juan County, 51% of voters do not want to create a study committee to change their form of government. Plus later in the news, the U.S. House passed the CORE Act, which would protect 400,000 acres of public land for wilderness and recreation in Colorado.

Moab City Council Preliminary Election Returns:

https://moabcity.org/538/2019-General-Election-Returns----Prelimi

Research studying deaths from domestic violence revealed that at some point, one third of victims contacted the police. In their latest issue, The Moab Sun News reports that the Moab City Police Department and Seekhaven Family Crisis and Resource Center are working to save lives by helping first responders connect victims with local organizations that can help. And later in the news, students in Pueblo, Colorado will send their famous chile seeds into space, making the rivalry with New Mexico chiles out of this world. Plus, it’s Election Day – Moab City voters have until 8pm to drop their ballots off at the Grand County Clerk’s Office, 125 East Center Street.

Moab Sun News article on the Lethality Assessment Program:

http://www.moabsunnews.com/news/article_f2295c0a-fbff-11e9-8d10-ef7ec143ebeb.html

Moab voting information:

https://vote.utah.gov

Research studying deaths from domestic violence revealed that at some point, one third of victims contacted the police. In their latest issue, The Moab Sun News reports that the Moab City Police Department and Seekhaven Family Crisis and Resource Center are working to save lives by helping first responders connect victims with local organizations that can help. And later in the news, students in Pueblo, Colorado will send their famous chile seeds into space, making the rivalry with New Mexico chiles out of this world. Plus, it’s Election Day – Moab City voters have until 8pm to drop their ballots off at the Grand County Clerk’s Office, 125 East Center Street.

Moab Sun News article on the Lethality Assessment Program:

http://www.moabsunnews.com/news/article_f2295c0a-fbff-11e9-8d10-ef7ec143ebeb.html

Moab voting information:

https://vote.utah.gov

Election Day is Tuesday November 5th, and registered Moab voters will be selecting three candidates to serve four years in at-large positions on the Moab City Council. Although Moab City elections are expressly non-partisan, candidates are allowed to receive financial contributions. Today on the news, a look at their financial preliminary disclosures. Plus, Public Lands Corner discusses NEPA and the appearance that some recent land management decisions were made outside of that framework. Tune in.

Moab City General Preliminary Finance Disclosures -

https://moabcity.org/536/General-Preliminary-Campaign-Finance-Dis

KZMU's Rocky Road Roundtable -

https://www.kzmu.org/rocky-road-roundtable-moab-city-council-candidates/

Public Lands Corner Show Notes -

https://ceq.doe.gov

https://waterdata.usgs.gov/ut/nwis/current/?type=flow

Election Day is Tuesday November 5th, and registered Moab voters will be selecting three candidates to serve four years in at-large positions on the Moab City Council. Although Moab City elections are expressly non-partisan, candidates are allowed to receive financial contributions. Today on the news, a look at their financial preliminary disclosures. Plus, Public Lands Corner discusses NEPA and the appearance that some recent land management decisions were made outside of that framework. Tune in.

Moab City General Preliminary Finance Disclosures -

https://moabcity.org/536/General-Preliminary-Campaign-Finance-Dis

KZMU's Rocky Road Roundtable -

https://www.kzmu.org/rocky-road-roundtable-moab-city-council-candidates/

Public Lands Corner Show Notes -

https://ceq.doe.gov

https://waterdata.usgs.gov/ut/nwis/current/?type=flow