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Show f fi USPS1325580 ' i 11 'neriil; a Lai -- It L - 1- L''ii Dpt C, J t, Cit, -- r T. - f , i Lt oh L?h J L111L . L'T It - . .OF 'Z pq Oil1 School Community 4 Sports RcLUME - Keep up with the Times - ti NO. If Classifieds Business Entertainment 2 3 5 - 6 8 Thursday, April 10, 2003 Winds wont bring KUC dust into Magna By DEBBI OLSON Editor As winds swept through Magna at 75 mph last week, with it came die usual amount of dust from the north. But what many residents suspected was dust from the Kennecott Utah Copper Tailings Impound was actually dust from the newly exposed beachfront of the Great Salt Lake. We have had very little dust come off of the tailings, said Louie Cononelos, director of Government and Public Relations for KUC. We have several monitors that indicate what type of particles are in the air and it wasnt from the tailings. Much of the dust was also blowing in from the south end of the valley. Kennecotts tailings are in die north end of Magna between SR 201 and Despite the area going into its fifth year of drought conditions, rumors circulating around the area that Kennecott will not be watering down its tailings pond this year are false, Cononelos X VI ) Xt A .J ' I k'H ' $ 4. 4 ? said. stance. We have our own water rights and wells that are continually being recycled to keep the tailings wet that have not The polymer is a glue-lik- e substance that holds the soil down while the seeding takes gone through reclamation, Cononelos said. Most of the south tailing impoundments have been completely seeded with a variety of grasses that have a high tolerance for both drought and high salt content Areas that are still being reclaimed with vegetation are currendy being sprayed with an acrylic copolymer sub piping to keep the tailings wet and under control. Kennecott has its own secondary watef sources which runs from the mine in Copperton to the tailings and back again for continual reuse as to not impact municipal water sources. We recycle all of our water, Cononelos said. Natural low points in the tailings area also collect water from winter and sprmg ram, providmg another water source the company can use to keep the tailings dust under hold, said Doug Stauffer, KUC engineering manager. It is an organic material that wont hurt the plants." KUC is spending more than $7 million to reclaim more than 900 acres of the south tailings compound. It will use $1 million gallons of polymer to help control the dust while seeding takes place and will use more than 300 acres of sprinkler irrigation Play Ball! 1 ! wlfX'.D Vr Bv GREG SCHULZ Correspondent What had all the makings of an April Fools joke," ended in a commitment to begin the process towards finding ways to create a set of ordinances that would spur water conservation in the unincorporated area. On April 1, Salt Lake County Councilman Randy Honuchi proposed the idea of mandating the use of car washes, instead of allowing vehicle owners the option to wash vehicles on the driveway of their home. As a County Commissioner, back in 1993 when we were dealing with floods, I felt we needed to do more to promote water conservation, said Honuchi. Now its 2003, were in the fifth year of a drought Im using car washing as a way to increase awareness to this issue and to create a dialogue that we need to start conserving water." Members of the council used the proposed idea as a way to get in an April Fools barb or two. ' More than 500 youth and their parents and coaches braved the rain and snow Saturday Morning to participate in Opening Ceremonies to mark the start of the HunterCyprus Little League Baseball Season. Above, The Minors Dodgers slap hands with league President Mike Hightower while the ll Reds huddled under an umbrella. Left, all teams removed hats during the National Anthem. control. Due to the mild winter efforts to seed news areas of the older tailings areas are ahead of schedule with much of the grasses already sprouting, which helps to hold the . Tee-Ba- V Amphitheater to open with July 4 celebration West Valleys entertainment destination is still several months from completion, but events are already being planned for new Amphitheater. The inaugural concert at the new amphitheater, located in the citys southwest comer near the West Ridge Golf Course, will be the Red Hot Fourth of July Spectacular. Previously held at Stadium, the celebration is being moved to West Rice-Eccl- es Valley because the amphitheater will better meet die needs of the outdoor celebration. Last year, the Red Hot Fourth of July festival attracted about 20,000 people, and filled only about half of die stadium. The new amphitheater seats only 20,000 and is expected to be more cost effective for the events organizers. The celebration will also be held over two days on July 3-- 4 and feature the Beach Boys, Tracy Lawrence, Mark Chesnutt, Joe Diffie and the Utah Symphony. United Concerts, the company building the Amphitheater in a partnership with the city and Pristine Alpine Entertainment, is planning on bringing the Dave Matthews Band to die Amphitheater on July 22 and Lollapalooza on Aug. 21. Tickets for Dave Matthews Band concert will go on sale Saturday at 9 a.m. at all Smiths Tix locations. When ground was broken in October for the amphitheater, Jim of United Concerts McNeil anticipated the first concert would be held in May. Construction delays have resulted in the opening of the amphitheater to be pushed back by more than one month. Situated on 93 acres just south of the Westridge Golf Course near 5400 South and long-await- discarded rock material from mine in place. "We have 55 sprinklers working on 8 miles of the new tailings with three or four areas continually in use at one time," Stauffer said. Conservation efforts to be reviewed tt 1 r si Polymer is sprayed on the tailing impoundment by a swamp buggy while water cannons using secondary water keeps dust under control during reclamation. ed 6400 West, the amphitheater will accommodate audiences up to 20,000 people with 7,00 reserved seats and 13,000 lawn seat. It is expected to draw audiences from the entire western states region. "Throughout the summer we are looking at bringing in Dave Matthews, James Taylor, Redhot Chili Peppers and maybe Metallica, McNeil said. "Well have the whole spectrum of music from rock to country." state-of-the-a- rt From the standards laugof "Shower with a Friend" to the more innovative "Mandating the use of laundromats to cut down on the half loads of laundry" were lobbed around until Honuchi brought up information that reset the tone to a more seri"We live in ous note. the second driest state in the union," said Honuchi, "Only Nevada is dner than us. Right now we are, per capita, the second largest water users in die nation." Councilman Joe Hatch proposed that the county, review the ordinances to find ways to encourage water conservauon. "We need to look at things like park strips, home landscaping requirements, Hatch said. "Basically everything, if we hope to get our water use hers in check." Fitness center B-d- ay The Magna Fitness and : Recreation Center will be celebrating its third anniversary on April 19. The days free events will start with an Easter Egg Hunt ( from children up to sixth grade beginning at 9 a.m. Children will hunt for eggs and candy in several different age groups. The Anniversary celebra- -. bon will be from 9 a.m. to noon. The Fitness Center will be free for the day to help celebrate the third anniversary. Pizza and soda will be available to everyone. |