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October 6, 2017 | Cannon Beach Gazette | cannonbeachgazette.com • 3A Arch Cape water conservation recognized by state Plan to detect leaks, update piping made the unincorporated area stand out By Brenna Visser Cannon Beach Gazette The unincorporated area of Arch Cape has been recognized for water conservation efforts by the Oregon Water Resources Department. Arch Cape, with only 150 resi- dents, was the only district nominat- ed for towns serving less than 1,000 customers. The award is designed to recognize individuals, groups and businesses for responsible water FILE PHOTO View of Arch Cape from the south. management. Kerri Cope, a Water Manage- ment and Conservation Analyst for the Oregon Water Resources Department, said Arch Cape was recognized because of the depart- Nehalem Airstrip to see safety upgrades The airstrip at Nehalem Bay State Park will undergo major safety improvements this fall. A two-phased project be- gins in October to remove underbrush along both sides of the 2,350-foot airstrip and to clear out about 20 acres of non-native maritime pine trees at its north end. The trees, planted sometime in the mid-1970s, are now about 50-70 feet tall. They have be- come a significant safety haz- ard for pilots on takeoff and landing. The airstrip is one of 28 state-owned airstrips serv- ing small communities for emergency access, recreation and general transportation. The Oregon Depart- ment of Aviation, which oversees the operation and maintenance of state-owned airstrips such as the one at Nehalem Bay, is funding the project. The Department of Aviation leases the property from the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. The project will be over- seen by park staff, manage- ment and the Oregon Parks forester, and will take about two months. Logs harvested will be cut for firewood sales in the campground. Work will resume in spring 2018 with manual removal of in- vasive Scotch broom in the same area. JOSHUA BESSEX/EO MEDIA GROUP Fog is seen through the trees along North Fork Nehalem River. State seeks input on Nehalem River plan EO Media Group The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department is taking feedback until mid-October on a proposal to add a 17-mile section of the Nehalem River to the state scenic waterways pro- gram. A scenic waterway desig- nation helps protect the sce- nic, natural and recreation value of a section of river by subjecting some activities within one-quarter mile of the bank to a review. The designation would include several miles of the river in southern Clatsop County between Henry Rier- son Spruce Run Park and the Beaver Eddy Campground. The designation would con- tinue downriver to Cougar Valley State Park east of Ne- halem. Public feedback will be used in a recommendation for or against the designa- tion. The state parks depart- ment held at September hearing at the North Country Recreation District in Ne- halem. Comments can also be emailed to oprd.publiccom- ment@oregon.gov or mailed to: OPRD Scenic Waterway Study, 725 Summer St NE Suite C, Salem, OR 97301. The comment period clos- es Oct. 13. ment’s plans to construct a glass- lined steel reservoir, install new radio-read meters and update distri- bution piping. “It’s been several years since we’ve made any water steward- ship and conservation awards, but Arch Cape’s Water Management and Conservation Plan was the in- spiration for once again recognizing those who have shown an outstand- ing commitment to responsible wa- ter management,” Cope said. The City of Prineville and the Dillon Dam Project in Umatilla County were also recognized for water conservation efforts. The Water Management and Conservation Plan is a document all water suppliers are required to sub- mit to the state, Arch Cape Domes- tic Water Supply District Manager Phil Chick said. It serves as a road map for how the department plans to save water for the next 10 years. Some of the other goals listed in Arch Cape’s plan include im- proving the district’s leak detection program, as well as a yearly water audit to identify and quantify water waste. While these conservation strat- egies aren’t necessarily unique to Arch Cape, Chick said what he finds notable is how the plan was designed and by who. “We did this all in house by staff. Usually a plan of this size is done by consultants, so we are pretty proud,” Chick said. “The passion for this comes from a locally-ded- icated citizenry. Our community is very proactive — we have a knack for getting ahead of things.” This document serves as a plan mainly for when cities face water shortages — a reality that is possi- ble but not often seen on the rainy, Oregon Coast. But for Chick it’s about making sure the resource is not being taken for granted. The water conservation plan par- allels the town’s long term goal to acquire the 5,000 acres that consti- tutes the area’s watershed, echoing the area’s overall commitment to sustainable operations, Chick said. “What better way than to man- age from the source?” he said. “Wa- ter is too important.” Beach cleanups in Cannon Beach, South County haul in tons of trash Exhaust pipe found in Gearhart Cannon Beach Gazette Hundreds of volunteers in the South County came to Cannon Beach, Gearhart and Seaside beaches Saturday for the annual SOLVE Beach and Riverside Cleanup, presented by the Oregon Lottery. More than 4,600 volunteers joined for the event, which collected an estimated 72,000 pounds of trash and marine debris were collected from 140 project sites including rivers, neighborhoods, parks, historic cemeteries, and other natural areas across the state. According to SOLVE, cleanups took place along all 362 miles of the Oregon Coast. In addition to removing lit- ter, invasive, non-native plants were cleared from 2.5 acres of natural area. In Seaside, SOLVE and the Seaside Lions met at the Turn- around at 10 a.m. and contin- ued efforts through the early afternoon. In Cannon Beach, volun- teers joined SOLVE and Pa- cific Alarms Systems for the cleanup. In Gearhart, cleanup teams went to Del Ray Beach in Gearhart. Among items sal- vaged was a car exhaust pipe, SOLVE reported. The most common items found during the event were tiny bits of plastic, cigarette butts, fishing rope, glass bot- tles and plastic bottles. Items found by volunteers included a door and $20 at the Salmon Headwaters Cleanup at Tim- SUBMITTED PHOTO Family enjoys the Cannon Beach cleanup. berline, 20 large Styrofoam blocks in the Multmomah Channel and two bikes along Bear Creek Greenway in Med- ford. SOLVE was originally about stopping litter, but as the years have passed, their mission has focused in on how volunteers can make a differ- ence with the environment and build a legacy of stewardship, Quintin Bauer, program direc- tor of volunteers, told mem- bers of the Seaside Downtown Development Association this spring. “We want to bring people together and we want to im- prove the environment,” Bau- er said. “We want to get to the heart of this and stop people from leaving their trash on the beach.” COASTER THEATRE PLAYHOUSE Sept. 22 - Oct. 28, 2017 Encore Dance hires Universal Studios’ ‘Cindy Lou Who’ GEARHART — Encore Dance Studio is excited to announce that its family of teachers has grown. “We’ve stolen Christmas! 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