THE SAN JUAN RECORD Wedncitday, February 27. 2002 Improper disposal of used oil pollutes soil and water Page 4 jfrotn tije 3PaSt 60 ment of Environmental Quality works with private businesses to establish locations where the public can deposit used oil for free. These businesses provide a valuable service for (people who change their own oil), farmers and the environment. There are over 250 used oil collection centers in Utah. The following Used oil from cars, trucks, tractors, motorcycles and other engines contain heavy metals, arsenic and other years ago Miss Rae Redd is accepted in the Army as a Second Lieutenant in the Army Nurse Corp. With only a few hours notice, Lieutenant Ralph Robson left for an unknown destination overseas. Our other He is the second San Juancr to leave the states. on San Juaner, Cannon Rasmussen, has been foreign soil for many months. His whereabouts are unknown at the present time. 50 years ago The average Utah State tax is about $30. This amount is about a third higher than the average for the previous year, due to World War II veterans no longer having a special exemption. Norman Nevills and his wife are killed in an airplane crash at Mexican Hat in 1949. He is recognized as the peer of all Colorado River boatmen. 40 years ago A business license is issued to Palmer Black for operation of a youth amusement hall in Monticello, the Green Door. Monticello Chief of Police Art Adair reports that vandals drivdrive vehicle ripped up the paving on the eling a four-wheementary school playground. el 30 years ago Moss E. releases a series of letters he has Frank Senator Utah written to government agencies to shake loose bureaucratic tie-uthat hold up the much needed roads necessary to develop fully the newly expanded Canyonlands National Park. We have a right to be disappointed with the performance of the Park Service in opening up the Park through road construction, Moss said, the delays have been inexcusable in my opinion. ps chemicals that are harmful to humans, animals and plants. com-muni- ty When used oil is spilled on the ground, it contaminates soil and water. Plants absorb the chemicals, and the chemicals make their way into the food chain. Used oil also seeps through soil to pollute groundwater, and runs off to pollute lakes and streams. businesses County will accept used oil for free from and farmers. Blanding: BCL Distributing One misplaced gallon of used the taste and oil can affect in San Juan quality of up to one million gal- Co. and San Juan County lons of water. Water pollution Landfill, Bluff: Bluff SW can ruin fisheries and make TVansfer Station, Halls CrossMainteswimming unsafe. Because of ing: Halls Crossing these problems, it is illegal to nance Shop, La Sal: LaSalSW dispose of used oil by dumping Transfer Station, Mexican it on the ground or in water or Hat: Mexican Hat SW TVans-fe- r Station, Monticello: Adto place it in your trash. vanced Automotive Repair, Recycling used oil is an important way to help prevent Car Care Center, and Devons soil and water pollution. PreRepair Service. For other locations or more venting water pollution is especially important in Utah information, call with our dry climate and low or check our web site at water reserves. The Depart www.deq.state.ut.usEQSHW 800-458-01- 45 Frames.htm. Here are some tips for recycling used oil: Drain oil from the engine. Then pour it into a sealable container so you can take it to a collection center. Plastic oil drain pans work well. Empty plastic milk bottles work well, too. Farmers often use drums because they generate more oil than most households. 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