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Show JULY 6, 1983 General Marquez Nominated Should BARD Sell Or Trade Some Property? By GARY R. BLODGETT - BOUNTIFUL Although its only in the talking stage," consideration is being given to the possibility of selling part of the west side of the Bay Area Refuse Disposal (BARD) landfill site to the U.S. Wildlife Service. BARD manager Elmer W. Barlow told BARD board members recently that about 30 acres of 108 acres of property owned by BARD is under water and could be better utilized by the Wildlife Service. Mr. Barlow emphasized that the proposal is only in the preliminary negotiating" stage and that a lot of decisions will have to be reached if such a transaction is suc- cessful. - HE ALSO told the boaid that its been a hectic two months at the landfill site because of the debris and silt being hauled into the dump. Also, a canal near the site also has been filled with debris and it cost BARD $300 per hour to clear the canal and have it hauled a short distance to the landfill. At the same time, because of the flood and a surplus of limbs and trees hauled to the landfill it provided an opportunity to use the new chipper recently purchased by BARD. AND WHAT Ive seen of it (chipper), I dont like, said Mr. Barlow. I admit that I made a mistake by asking that the chipper be purchased, and now I think its not doing the job. He suggested that the chipper be sold but board members decided that more time should be spent using the equipment before determining whether or not to keep it. BOARD MEMBERS were given an ecoe nomic update on the proposed disposal plant in Clearfield and a preliminary report of a proposal by a Bountiful resident to build a waste disposal plant at or solid-wast- near the BARD site. They were told that Ron Heynes, of Bountiful, representing Thermodyne Inc., would like to build and operate a bum plant costing an estimated $9 million that would be large enough to serve all south Davis County. - HE SAID the tipping fee cost per ton to operate the facility - could be held at $6 per ton for the first five years with an economic index ratio figured into the cost after that Ordered Drained One of Davis LAYTON Countys largest irrigation reservoirs has been ordered drained and repaired by the State Water Rights Division. -- A - REPRESENTATIVE of the State Engineers Office said Hobbs Dam shows signs of sloughing and minor leakage which could cause problems for Layton residents living downstream. emphasized that the He dam in northeast Layton is only one of several dams in the state that are under close scrutiny because of the recent problems that occured when the DM AD Dam in Millard County broke lose and flooded thousands of acres of farmland. earth-fille- d IT WAS explained that all earth-filledams are being indetermine that there to spected is no immediate danger to these dams - most of them filled to capacity from heavy WILL JEFFERIES, executive director of BARD members an update on the proposed plant in Clearfield. He told board members that studies show it will cost about $8 per ton to operate a landfill and $2 per ton for site replacement of a new landfill when needed. THUS, HE noted, the cost for operating a landfill or a resource recovery plant in conjunction with a landfill -- - because both would be needed - would be about the same cost for the next 20 years. This would depend on the economy, he said. If inflation rises, landfill operation will cost considerably more than a burn plant. -- MR. JEFFERIES suggested that the Clearfield plant be approved and the countys two landfill sites utilized as needed tripling the life span of the landfills. There are several options for operation of landfill sites but the most efficient would be by the owner of a bum plant," he said. Both landfills could be operated with the same equipment if unbumable refuse and ash from burnable garbage were covered only once a week instead of every day as needed with untreated garbage. MR. BARLO spring runoff. Hobbs Dam had an unusually high amount of water leakage which had saturated the soil and created pools at the base of the dam. As a result, one section of the dam had sloughed (dropped) nearly five feet, according to the engineer. HE SAID that if the wall had given away, as much as 1,500 acre-feof water would have surged downstream, causing major flooding. Kays Creek Irrigation Company, owners of the reservoir, acted quickly to install an spillway pipe that reduced the level of the reservoir and is releasing water at a faster rate than it is coming in, thus greatly reducing any danger of the dam wall breaking. 800-fo- ot IRRIGATION company officials said that when the dam is drained, it will require about 30 days to repair the damaged wall. During this time, water will be provided users of Hobbs Dam from other sources. SHE ISNT? isnt happy unless she has an abundance of clothes to leave off. Coast Guard Magazine. Woman -- MAJ. GEN. LEO MARQUEZ The President has nominated Major General Leo Marquez for appointment to the grade of lieutenant general and for assignment as the Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics and Engineering, Headquarters U.S. Air Force at the Pentagon, a base news release says. operate BARD and according to studies a will cost twice this amount in future years. Board members agreed that there are still a lot of unanswered questions - especially concerning transportation costs for residents of south Davis County to a countywide plant in Clearfield. sently Commander of the Ogden Air Logistics Center, Hill AFB, a position he has held since July 1981. Maj. Gen. Marc C. Reynolds, commander, Air Force Acquisition Logistics Division and Deputy Chief of Staff for Acquisition Logistics, Air Force Logistics Comn AFB, mand, Ohio, will assume leadership of the Ogden Air Logistics Wright-Patterso- Center during a change of command ceremony Thursday. NO ACTION was taken by the board members. By TOM BUSSELBERG -- have lost one round, but opponents to the proposed resource recovery plant in Clearfield are still punching away. AFTER LOSING a battle to halt issuance of a conditional use permit to plant developers, a group of Clearfield residents have decided to pursue an initiative petition to get the issue on next Novembers ballot. Weve filed a letter of intent with the city council and need to get 400 registered voters to sign the petition," said opponent Shirley Reed. The city council would then have 30 days to either accept or reject the ballot proposal. dates for the three council seats that will be up for elec- IF THE council rejects the petition, opponents could take the matter to court. Because of the impact on local property values and the 20 year bond liability for the project, we feel the citizens should decide the matter, said Mrs. Reed. If the opponents to the garbage burning plant get their way, the issue will not only show up on the ballot, but will likely be the hottest point of WE WILL probably see a candidate from our area, said Mrs. Reed, who lives near the proposed plant site. contention between candi ram upon graduation from New Mexico State University and entered active duty as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force in November 1954. During his military career, General Marquez has held such positions as a flight instructor in 3 aircraft and maintenance 325th officer with the Fighter-Intercept- Wing, McChord AFB, Wash. HE LATER became commander of that unit. He also served as a Maintenance Control Officer with the 3rd T actic-a- l Fighter Wing, Bien Hoa AB, Republic of Vietnam and system manager for the 3 aircraft and Bomarc missile while on exchange duty with the Cana-dia- n CF-10- 0, CF-10- 1, CF-10- 4, T-3- Forces in Ottawa, ANTELOPE land causeway, State Park from indefinitely by Transportation. - ISLAND Antelope Isleading to Antelope Island Syracuse, has been closed the Utah Department of A SPOKESMAN for the highway departstretch of road across ment said the the bay from Syracuse to the northern tip of Antelope Island was closed last week and will remain closed until it is determined that the road is safe for motorists. Jim Deaton, District One director for UDOT, said high water, wind and debris six-mi- le have combined to cause road damage vere enough to force closure. DIKES WERE built on both sides of the more lake road, but these dikes only caught on the the water) water and algae (from made the road too slippery for safe asphalt vehicle travel. wind-sweAlso, erosion from the rough, in one road the side of water on the north the of asphalt. section caused undercutting MR. DEATON said it was a combination of all these problems thaj prompted closure of the road until repairs can be made and it is once again safe for travel. The problems came at a bad time just before the July 4th weekend - which is one of the busiest times at Antelope Island State Park. More than 300,000 visitors annually visit the park. - -- se- CLOSURE of the road will remain indefinite because other flood stricken areas" of ITS NOT the first time the causeway has been washed out or made impassable for motorists. Several times in the early construction of the rockbed road sections of the causeway would be ruined and have to be rebuilt. Extremely heavy spring runoff has caused the Great Salt Lake to reach a record high level. The high water level mixed with gusty winds and debris washed into the causeway from the Jordan River have caused the most recent problem, it was explained. THE WINDSWEPT water even dumped several inches of debris atop the road. Mr. Deaton said efforts for several days by the Stale Parks and Recreation Department to keep the road open with a grader failed. the state will have priority for use of UDOT equipment. at the It probably will be mid-Julbe will to able crews road soonest, that stabilize and the in and damage move repair the road. Hopefully, this can be accomplished before the July 24th weekend, said one UDOT spokesman. y, MEANWHILE, the State Park is completely cut off from tourist travel because the south entrance to the park offlnterstate Highway 80 west of Salt Lake City has also been closed because of high water. UDOT officials said that unless the water level of the lake goes down, the causeway may have to be rebuilt on a higher roadbed, which could cost an estimated $12 million. Canada. THE DAVIS County Planning Commission stresses such reconstruction must be preceded by inspections from appropriate city or county officials such as planners and surveyors. Without that, a lot of FARMINGTON Flooding may have subsided, but that means cleanup and rebuilding--- a process that requires more than just pouring a foundation a. the problems just experienced or pounding in a nail. could be repeated. One lesson learned from the spring floods is that the capacity and free flow of stream channels must be preserved and maintained, says Wilf Sommerkorn, assistant Clearfield Residents Try To Halt Bum Plant CLEARFIELD - They may through the Air Force Reserve Officers Training Corps prog- By GARY R. BLODGETT News Editor Repair Flood Damage Properly ' -- GENERAL Marquez was awarded a commission T-3- GENERAL Marquez is pre- noted that it costs V $300,000 a year no tion. END OF AN ERA! He may be just a little boy at heart, but you cant amuse him with lollipops and marbles. Gosport, Pensacola. -- county planner. "Record snowmelt flows overwhelmed even some of the largest pipes and culverts in the county. IT WAS obvious many problems were caused by unauthorized or inadvertent obstruction of stream channels by people living along those channels. Many of the driveway pipes, bridges, fences and landscaping efforts by residents constricted channels to the point where even normal snowmelt and rainstorm flows would back up and overflow. This years flooding resulted in the removal or destruction of many of these obstructions, he added. WITH MANY of the stream channel obstructions now out of the way, the countys flood control committee and various city public works departments urge residents to get approval from city and county officials before installing pipes, culverts, bridges, fences and other proposed stream channel changes. The county and most cities have ordinances requiring items placed in stream channels or any alteration of channels to be first reviewed and approved by building or public works inspectors to make sure the stream will still be able to function properly during high stream flows. THE COUNTYS ordinance, for example, allows up to a $299 fine or six months jail sentence for under a misdemeanor and that fine could be levied daily, it adds. The countys ordinance notes possible danger each spring from swelling waterways beyond normal capacity and outlines rapid population growth, meaning agricultural lands are often changed into subdivisions, often along natural waterways. IN ADDITION more man- made waterways, including curb, gutter and culverts are appearing as well as an increase in the problem of keep- ing man-mad- waterways e clear of obstructions. It is necessary for the protection of life and property that the erection of buildings, dams or structures or dumping or filling in along the natural waterways be restricted and curtailed to prevent obstruction of the flow of natural, spring runoff or storm waters, the countys ordinance states. IT SHALL be unlawful for any person to erect any building, dam or structure in the course of or along any natural or waterway, man-mad- e stream, water course or ravine that usually carries storm waters or spring run-owaters so as to in any way impair, restrict or obstruct the flow without first obtaining a permit from the building inspector. That includes prohibition ff against dumping garbage, in those natural or manmade waterways to restrict or obstruct flow without getting a building inspector permit. THE COUNTY (or city) surveyor would then review a site for a proposed building or dumping before the could be given, the ordinance says, with an appeal to the county commission allowed in unincorporated areas. trees Efforts are under way to evaluate the stream channels to determine how best to rehabilitate those channels that experienced severe flooding and what changes to make in drainage facilities, Mr. Som- merkorn says, adding that part of that evaluation will be a determination of stream flows that can be anticipated. ' STRESSING cooperation needed fromthoseliving along stream channels, Mr. Sommerkorn says, with further information available by calling the planning commission at 8 or writing the Courthouse, Farmington, 84025. UP&L Would Drive Cities Out By MARK FOTHERINGHAM d -- University, Washington, D.C., in 1967. That same year, the general completed Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., and was selected as the distinguished graduate. He attended the advanced management program for execuUnitives, Cargenie-Mello- n versity, Pittsburgh, in 1976. In 1978, he was named a distinguished alumnus from New Mexico State University. Wasatch Front Regional Council, gave -- Davis Dam BORN IN Peralta, N.M., General Marquez graduated from Belen, N.M. High School in 1949. He earned a B.S. degree in zoology from New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, in 1954 and an M.S. degree in business administration from George Washington time. He said he would like to operate BARD as a landfill as well as operation of the plant. Gibbons and Reed Construction, of Salt Lake City, was said to be the likely contractor. BOUNTIFUL Mayor Dean S. Stahle, a member of BARD board, noted that two other Utah firms are interested in the same type of plant operation for their refuse. Were still looking at all the alternatives -- - a plant that might adequately serve south Davis County as well as the countywide disposal plant being proposed in Clearfield, said Mayor Stahle. BOUNTIFUL - If Utah Power and Light is successful in gaining access to federally generated hydro-electri- c power, it could drive municiputilities out of business, electric ally-owned to Kaysville City Administrator according John Thacker. -- HE ALSO MAINTAINS that UP&Ls claims of a possible 25 percent decrease in their electric rates by the move are ridiculous, at best. Mr. Thacker addressed the Wasatch Front Regional Council last week to try and discourlow-coage support for UP&Ls application for federal electricity. st paid for, with interest, by the municipal power users. Municipal power rates have also been used for pay for federal irrigation projects as well as helping fund the Central Utah Project, according to the Intermountain Consumer Power Association (ICPA). The ICPA is the operating agent for 28 of Utahs 39 municipal or rural power cooperatives. In Davis County, they represent Bountiful and Kaysville electric companies. IPCA REPRESENTATIVE Carolyn McNeil said that UP&L claims of a 25 percent savings to their rate payers is totally unjustified. She explained that UP&L currently has the capacity of generating over three million kilowatts of power. Their application for hydro-electrpower is only for 200,000 kilowatts; adding only six and a half percent to their available power sources. Even if they get the 200,000 kilowatts free, which they wont, it just doesnt compute to anywhere near a 25 percent decrease in rates, said Ms. McNeil. MR. THACKER predicted no decrease in rates whatsoever to UP&L customers but a possible 40 percent increase in rates to municipal power customers. People think we are making out like bandits with all the water up behind those dams, he said. They dont realize that only a set amount of water can flow through those turbines. The generating capacity of CRSP is fixed. ic THE ORIGINAL 50 year allocation conwill be up for retracts for the hydro-pownewal in a few years. Current federal regulapower untions, however, make the low-coutilities such as available to investor-owne- d UP&L. UP&L has, therefore, approached several communities in Davis County recently asking for resolutions of support for its application. They reasoned that UP&L customers have just as much right to federal power as do customers of municipal power entities because taxpayer facilidollars helped pay for the hydro-electrties. er st ic WERE AFRAID youre getting blitzed and are not hearing the whole story, said Mr. Thacker. He explained that although Federal finance treasury loans were originally used to the dams in the Colorado River Storage Project (CRSP), the generating facilities have been v HE EXPLAINED that if UP&L acquires the requested allocation, 200,000 kilowatts will have to be taken away from existing users. Since most municipal and rural power entities dont have their own electrical generation faci- lities to replace lost, CRSP power, ICPA officials fear it would be a crushing financial it blow to the utilities. Mr. Thacker added that their rates would rise so much as to no longer be competitive with UP&L and the municipal companies would have to sell out to them. UP&L would then, by law, have to buy all the power distribution facilities of these companies, thus further reducing any chance of cost reductions that UP&L could pass on to its customers. non-prof- THERE IS really no benefit to the citizens of Utah. It would only form an even larger monopoly, said Mr. Thacker. Ms. McNiel added that the sole intent of UP&L is to drive the only competition it has in Utah out of business. It is in the best interest of Utah citizens not to change the allocation of CRSP power, said Mr. Thacker. The dest way to control costs is to leave the competition in place. UP&L CONTENDS that the preference given to municipalities and rural areas was first established in the late 40s and early 60s as an incentive to faciliate the electrification of America. Such incentives arc no longer necessary, claims UP&L. They further claim that it is unfair that one group of consumers now suffer high and increasing rates while others pay rates much lower only because of Geographical happenstance. ICPA GENERAL Manager Dennis B. Hor-ma- n responds, however, that the municipal and rural utilities made the CRSP project feasible in the first place by paying more for hydro-powin the 60s than other wholesale suppliers er were charging. Rate increases for federal have been small and infrequent over the years compared to UP&Ls increases. UP&L thermal based power is now running over 50 mills per kilowatt hour and could climb to over 70 mills. CRSP power costs closer to eight mills. hydro-electrici- ty DESPITE THE current disparity, Mr. asserts that publicly-owne- d Hor-ma- n utilities should not have to give up their preference to CRSP power whose facilities they have been paying for, just because UP&L costs have skyrocketed. Furthermore, if UP&L is successful in eliminating the preference allocation procedure, then every investor-owne- d utility in the western states would have an equal claim on CRSP, said Mr. Hannon. IF THAT occurred, low-coelectricity that once went to Utah consumers would be diluted throughout the west. The economy of the state can ill afford such a negative development, said Mr. Harmon. Mr. Thacker added that as UP&L has approached different cities asking for resolutions of support, they have made much of the fairness issue. All we ask is that communities hear both sides of the issue before committing their total support, he said. st SEVERAL Utah cities including many in Davis County have already been approached by UP&L and passed resolutions committing their executive and judicial arms in support of the UP&L application. |