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2A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2015 Seaside taps in on cleaner water City project designed to make treating public water more effective, less expensive ‘What did you think of the tUaf¿ F thiV VuPPeU"¶ “I just wish they’d go back where they came from. It never used to take a half hour to get from the middle of Astoria to Safeway.” Sue Pritchard, Astoria “It’s been nuts. It’s still nuts. But good for the community mon- ey-wise, I assume.” Liz McKerren, Astoria “We moved here to get away from the traf¿ c, and it’s ... busy. But a necessary evil.” Sharleen Zuern, Astoria ® Tonight Mainly clear this evening; low clouds late 49° Thursday Oregon Weather Shown is tomorrow’s weather. Temperatures are tonight’s lows and tomorrow’s highs Portland 51/76 Corvallis 45/74 Eugene 44/75 Salem 47/76 Albany 45/74 Ontario 51/73 Bend 40/70 Friday Mostly cloudy Exploring New Concepts Of Retirement Education fall term classes have begun. A variety of courses is be- ing offered, including: Folk Dance; Bridge Lessons R 8V 6RPH 6LJQL¿FDQW $UFKH Pendleton 51/73 Klamath Falls 37/71 Mostly cloudy with a shower in spots Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2015 66° 50° Saturday 47° Sunday Sunny and nice 67° 65° 51° Pleasant with plenty of sunshine 73° 50° Almanac Sun and Moon Astoria through Tuesday. Temperatures High ........................................... 69° Low ............................................ 45° Normal high ............................... 65° Normal low ................................. 47° Precipitation Yesterday ................................ 0.00" Month to date .......................... 2.13" Normal month to date ............. 2.04" Year to date ........................... 31.24" Normal year to date .............. 40.14" Sunset tonight .................. 6:58 p.m. Sunrise Thursday ............. 7:13 a.m. Moonrise today ................ 8:53 p.m. Moonset today ............... 10:20 a.m. Regional Cities City Baker City Bend Brookings Eugene Ilwaco Klamath Falls Medford Newport North Bend Today Hi Lo W 80 37 s 73 40 s 64 50 s 75 44 s 62 52 pc 75 37 s 82 51 s 60 49 pc 64 49 pc Hi 69 70 63 75 62 71 79 61 64 Hi 70 60 61 83 65 63 94 34 87 66 67 97 85 75 91 67 84 62 73 60 68 86 69 68 62 Thu. Lo W 60 sh 48 r 49 s 54 pc 43 pc 45 s 68 s 26 pc 76 s 47 s 45 pc 70 pc 66 pc 54 s 76 pc 53 pc 65 s 54 r 50 pc 55 r 48 s 58 pc 55 c 52 pc 53 r National Cities Today City Hi Lo W Atlanta 81 64 t Boston 74 54 r Chicago 62 50 pc Denver 80 54 pc Des Moines 67 43 s Detroit 66 46 s El Paso 92 65 s Fairbanks 35 23 sf Honolulu 87 76 s Indianapolis 71 48 pc Kansas City 69 45 s Las Vegas 101 74 s Los Angeles 89 68 s Memphis 78 60 pc Miami 89 76 t Nashville 72 59 sh New Orleans 87 71 pc New York 76 58 r Oklahoma City 81 58 s Philadelphia 78 58 c St. Louis 72 51 pc Salt Lake City 85 62 pc San Francisco 70 58 pc Seattle 71 51 s Washington, DC 80 57 c Last New First Full Oct 4 Oct 12 Oct 20 Oct 27 Under the Sky Thu. Lo W 39 s 39 s 50 s 44 pc 52 c 35 s 48 s 48 pc 50 pc City Olympia Pendleton Portland Roseburg Salem Seaside Spokane Vancouver Yakima Today Hi Lo W 72 45 s 76 51 s 76 51 s 77 50 s 76 47 s 64 51 pc 78 50 s 73 48 s 82 44 s Hi 71 73 76 76 76 63 75 73 83 Thu. Lo W 46 pc 50 s 52 pc 48 pc 46 pc 52 pc 47 s 49 pc 46 s Tonight's Sky: In the northeast, Cassiopeia, Queen of Ethiopia, appears with fi ve, bright stars forming a fl ying "W" or "M." Source: Jim Todd, OMSI Tomorrow’s Tides Astoria / Port Docks Time High 4:25 a.m. 8.1 ft. 4:14 p.m. 9.2 ft. Time 10:15 a.m. 11:04 p.m. Low 0.9 ft. -1.0 ft. Tomorrow’s National Weather Cold Warm Showers T-Storms -10s -0s 0s 10s 20s 30s 40s 50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s 110s Rain Flurries Snow Ice Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. Forecast high/low temperatures are given for selected cities. Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow fl urries, sn-snow, i-ice. Side pocket to keep remote control handy at all times Battery support ensures lift mechanism works for one cycle without electricity. Available in a wide selection of fabrics and special-order fabrics ZERO GRAVITY device that supports legs, back, and neck Astoria - (503) 325-1535 1555 Commercial • www.robysfurniture.com Sept. 8, 2015 HAWKINS, Nicole and Kevin Jr., of Astoria, a girl, Savannah Noelle Hawkins, born at Columbia Memorial Hospital in Astoria. Older sib- lings are Amaya, Elijah and Layla Hawkins. Grandparents are Ray and Marie Hansmei- er of Warrenton and Pam and Kevin Hawkins of Astoria. Sept. 20, 2015 SCHLIP, Laura, and SUT- TON, Josh, of Knappa, a boy, Corbin Robert Sutton, born at Columbia Memorial Hospital. Grandparents are Timothy D. Schlip of Knappa, Shellie and Marc O’Connor of Astoria, and Darrell and Bonnie Sut- ton of Warrenton. WASHINGTON Tuesday’s Daily Game: Tuesday’s Keno: 05-12- Tuesday’s Match 4: 02- Tuesday’s Mega Millions: 08-21-30-61-62, Mega Ball: 9 Estimated jackpot: $39 million. Lotteries OREGON Tuesday’s Pick 4: 1 p.m.: 5-8-6-3 4 p.m.: 7 p.m.: 10 p.m.: Deaths Sept. 22, 2015 DANIELOVICH, Nick, 101, of San Pe- dro, California, formerly of Astoria, died in San Pedro. Hughes-Ransom Mortuary in As- toria is in charge of the arrangements. Sept. 26, 2015 LANDWEHR, Lisa, 48, of Astoria, died Saturday, Oct. 3 HANNULA, Irene M. — Memorial at 11 a.m., Faith Stationary Roby’s can help. Lift chairs starting at $599. organization for individuals age 50 and older, and is sup- ported by Clatsop Communi- ty College. For information about ENCORE and the class- es, call 503-338-256 or go to www.clatsopcc.edu (search for ENCORE) or www.en- corelearn.org in Astoria. Caldwell’s Luce-Layton Mortu- ary in Astoria is in charge of the arrange- ments. Sept. 27, 2015 DeGANDI, Bonita Louise “Bonnie,” 82, of Seaside, died in Seaside. Hughes-Ransom Mortuary is in charge of the arrangements. Memorial Fronts Need a Lift? ological Discoveries; Art and Politics of the Documentary; Science Exchange; Pop-up Potpourri; Indian Tribes of the Washington c oast; Contrast- ing Cultures; Setting up Your Website; and Book Group: “The Human Stain.” ENCORE is a member-run Births Burns 37/68 Medford 51/79 Retirement education classes open fall term The Daily Astorian The Dalles 51/81 Astoria 49/66 Gallons of water The water treatment plant’s By KATHERINE capacity is about 4 million LACAZE gallons per day. McKevitt EO Media Group Submitted Photo projects the plant will need ex- The Seaside Public Works Department contracted with pansion in the future, so the fa- SEASIDE — Did you Bergerson Construction of Astoria to install a new variable cility site was designed to add know the way Seaside drink- intake system at the Peterson Point r eservoir for raw water. more treatment capacity when needed. ing water comes into your From river to tap From the treatment plant, home is completely different away from the edge and the Seaside’s main source for GLUHFWLQÀXHQFHRIUDZXQWUHDW WKH ZDWHU ÀRZV E\ JUDYLW\ WR than it was two months ago? The $83,000 variable in- water is the south fork of the ed water. The open end of the two smaller enclosed reser- take system installed in August 1HFDQLFXP5LYHUZKLFKÀRZV pipe is surrounded by a screen voirs — one by the Peterson at the Peterson Point Reservoir by gravity to Peterson Point , WRSUHYHQWODUJHUGHEULVDQG¿VK Point reservoir to the south of Seaside and a north reser- carries water to the city’s treat- a 50-million -gallon raw wa- from entering the system. PHQWSODQWEHIRUHWKHWDSÀRZV ter reservoir. The secondary The system is attached to voir — “and everywhere in for customers. The new sys- source is a pump station that D VLPSOH ÀRDW WKDW FDQ VHW WKH between,” as it is distributed to tem reduces the use of chem- draws from the main stem of depth of the screen, allowing public water users, McKevitt icals and requires less labor to the river, where the water qual- Public Works to pull water said. The south reservoir holds ity is worse. maintain. from various levels, depending Since the late 1990s, water RQ IDFWRUV LQÀXHQFLQJ WKH ZD about 4 million gallons of The transition went “ex- tremely well with no interrup- KDV ÀRZHG IURP WKH 3HWHUVRQ ter quality, McKevitt said. For water and the north reservoir tion of service to the citizens Point r eservoir to the treatment instance, the lake often warms holds 2.6 million gallons. Because Seaside’s perma- of Seaside,” John McKevitt, plant through a stationary in- some time between noon and the city’s water foreman said. take screen at a depth of about 2 p.m., causing the water to ro- nent population of approxi- “We realized seamless coordi- 30 feet. Over the years, the de- tate and stirring up organisms. mately 6,100 people increases nation and scheduling for the partment discovered high lev- Calculating those types of fac- seasonally, the distribution els of sediment in the water as tors, the department will know system is capable of serving the project.” Crews now have a better it entered the treatment plant. where to set the screen to in- larger tourist-based population. Average demand for water The city hired McKevitt take the cleanest water — “the starting product to work with during the week is about 1.8 during the treatment process, about two years ago primarily sweet spot,” he said. he said, ultimately resulting in to “look at the system and help The goal, McKevitt added, million to 2 million gallons per lower annual operating costs. with it,” he said. is to provide the treatment plant day. During busy weekends, McKevitt engineered a new “as consistent a quality of wa- the demand can jump to more “Our objective is to give you system moving the intake to ter as possible year-round” so than 3.5 million gallons per crystal clear water, ” he said. the middle of the reservoir, crews won’t have to “monkey day. ACCUWEATHER FORECAST FOR ASTORIA Astoria 5-Day Forecast with the chemicals” as much, reducing manpower and ex- penses. Customers will not taste a difference in their wa- ter, but the work and chemical product needed to achieve the acceptable water quality will be reduced. OBITUARY POLICY The Daily Astorian pub- lishes paid obituaries. The obituary can include a small photo and, for veterans, a flag symbol at no charge. The deadline for all obituaries is 10 a.m. the business day prior. Obituaries may be edited for spelling, proper punctua- tion and style. Death notices and upcoming services will be published at no charge. Notices must be submitted by 9 a.m. the day of publication. Obituaries and notices may be submitted online at www.dailyastorian.com/forms/ obits, by email at ewilson@ dailyastorian.com, placed via the funeral home or in person at The Daily Astorian office, 949 Exchange St. in Astoria. For more information, call 503-325-3211, ext. 257. Lutheran Church, 1010 N.E. Fifth St., Clatskanie. TRACHSEL, Steven James — Celebration of life from 1 to 5 p.m., Seaside American Le- gion, 1315 Broadway, Seaside. Oreskovich, 24, Tacoma, Washington , for two counts of second-degree burglary, ¿UVWGHJUHHFULPLQDOPLVFKLHI and two counts of criminal trespass at 193 Marine Drive. THURSDAY Main Ave., Warrenton. Northwest Oregon Hous- Seaside Parks Advisory ing Authority Board, 10 Committee,SP&LW\+DOO a.m., annual meeting, fol- 989 Broadway. lowed by regular monthly MONDAY PHHWLQJ12+$RI¿FH6 Youngs River Lewis & Clark Water District Board, 6 p.m., 34583 U.S. Highway 101 Business. Astoria City Council, p.m., City Hall, 1095 Duane St. On the record Burglary • At 9:08 p.m. Monday, As- toria Police arrested Michael Public meetings CORRECTION Congressional district wrong — In an editori- al Monday, U.S. Rep Greg Walden’s congressional The Daily Astorian Established July 1, 1873 (USPS 035-000) Published daily, except Saturday and Sunday, by EO Media Group, 949 Exchange St., PO Box 210, Astoria, OR 97103 Telephone 503- 325-3211, 800-781-3211 or Fax 503-325-6573. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Daily Astorian, PO Box 210, Astoria, OR 97103- 0210 www.dailyastorian.com MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated Press is entitled exclusively to the use for republication of all the local news printed in this newspaper. district was incorrect. Walden represents Oregon’s 2nd Congressional District in Eastern Oregon. 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