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Show : ti r.: tit . i : u,t .'1 5 .u;.rAU jhu8TiL,i 8 fi'. , fZt 1 8 j, ri-S'- District, Taxpayers Assoc. Air Differences i i kt gt 4 :i I1? fv .A w 1 1, intrt. tl v ms, mi fti i lurtiMii.lii ' ,l flrtlll frlliuuilf v t.:ii . U'l- sa ur o.i i.n. aii.iw M.' uf it:.! t h i lr I 1. i)t ri Mi'i.l . - iiiiftti urtitiHiM A'iiWiI.h jn HiU4ii4 ,f l' 4. ii' jlit j n fyint fi t 'lw at i I I III HU HvU I 11.1 d stf l.iifui iK lull 41,. ,( I.vl il1 R lulu1 4, ci.r ( f A S'! avt.u 1ih;U' ft ,vm I IS tue SiJ.f tf OitfA'VS hi A. '.' .liuj t Ij.fu .ll l.iiufl.ii bar Mf Hi 1 it f i'S f lo 4 I ) 4 ! fr.firnil h m 4 ? SIGN TELLS STORY L lakrtt Mf; Hfl 'r4rfl "4(1 (4 Ullrf Aft 'flrtMM M Hr ZKl CUV R. HI ikftftthflij wi, CHHitfT CL.VTLRVILLE ()cn R. HiiM),tintt!i4 fiful.pwn l pippcijy in Wti Ccntm i!!e, looicJ advent Id (he Center die tmtaxinal Folk. wn THINGS MLKE going ell Eif Mr. Harwotkl until 1 few month iga hen the U.S. Cofp of Engineer! Hepped in nJ told ihc cm iter ihal hi property comiJcfcJ la hi "wetland" and could not he it "Thi tat new ti4 4 v.uwfivi a !M la me. kaid Mr. Harwood. had ken nocking clocly wi:h Centerville ciiy official and had obtained pee mil and gotten approval for ever) thing that u a being done. I couldnt understand why all of a sudden I was hating a order issued against me by ihc U.S. Corps of Engineers. work-stoppa- THE NOTICE, issued by Col. Paul F. Kavanaugh District Engineer, Corps of Engineers, Department of tha Army, states Mr. Harwood is in violation of Section 404 of the Gean Water Act, amended in 1977. The Corps of Engineers has termed Mr. Harwood's property as a Navigatable Waterway." Yet the property is located east of the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad tracks and I Vi miles east of the Farmington Bay Bird Refuge. THE PROPERTY is not marshland. It is dry. At this time of the year dust rises three feet in the air as you scuff your feet along the hard, arid dirt. Then why is Mr. Harwood's property, part of which he sold to Milton C. Green, of Centerville, considered by the U.S. Corps of Engineers to be "Wetland?" ARTHUR CHAMP, director of the Regulatory Division, U.S. Corps of Engineers in Sacramento, Calif., gave this account of what happened: A representative of the Corps from Salt Lake City saw a truck loaded with filldirt being dumped on part of the property owned by Mr. Harwood. He investiinvestigation, determining gated and made an that the property could be considred "wetland. on-si- te HE THEN issued Mr. Harwood a Notice of a federal order demanding that Cease and Desist no more work be done on the property until a federal investigation is completed. The order was issued about Nov. 1 last year but it after investigations by was several months later the EPA, U.S. Deivision of Wildlife, and several that it was determined the property other agencies was to be classified as wetland under the broad specifications of the 192 Clean Water Act.' A SUBSEQUENT order late this spring demanded that Mr. Harwood remove the dirt from the site because it was termed detrimental to wildlife in the area. Mr. Champ said Mr. Harwood did not comply with this order. Instead, he said, Mr. Harwood dredged a ditch to drain runoff water from his property. HE (HARWOOD) did not have permission to drain the water from his property and to dredge a channel for drainage constitutes a second violation of Section 404 of the Clean Water Act, said Mr. Champ. Thus, Mr. Harwood and Mr. Green are accused in a U.S. Government civil lawsuit which is slated to be heard in Federal Court in Salt Lake City later this fall. of the propTHE SUIT alleges that the from the obtain a not did permit required (1) erty Secretary of the Army, U.S. Corps of Engineers, either to have the landfill placed on the property or (2) they did not remove the dredge from the trench to a site away from land declared wetland. The Government, in the civil suit, asks that the rfwnt .4 At i l fat h r. wiwfl. N 41 tf its l4l &(!) 114 14 C b4 4 B&k k rextraioed fiom farther activity tk dochorge placement of dredged or fdJ puteruJ on "wetland property u?Jc it i appro ed to a Department of Army permit. J (4 m (tnw ( Kti Bit tk THE SITT fcto demand that the defendant restore the area to a condition saiiefactory to the Army's tCorp of Engineer! tatiMoction and that they be fined foe iobuon of Section 404 of the Clear Water Act. The Litter could amount to $2,500 per day. Mr. Harwood emphavied that he was not aware of (he requirement to obtain a permit. NO ONE told me about a permit, not the city Official, county officials or anyone else." he said. "How was I to know? I've never heard of such a thing. Mr. Harwood said he had the filldirt hauled in to prepare the ground for development. I Ic noted that he was "shocked when tolJ that he had violated a federal law. r TOM SKORDAL, Salt Lake Office of Corps of Engineers, explained that the Clcara Water or Wetland Act specifically defines "wetland and what determines "w etland opposed to "upland or dryland property. However, the Corps of Engineers admitted that ther are no mapped or defined boundaries of "wet lands in Davis County. These maps, they said, will be ready for public distribution in 30 to 60 days. ALSO, THE Environmental Protection Agency, which offered information that was used to determine that the Harwood-Gree- n property was "wetland, has recently (Aug. 19) completed a three-counDavis, Weber and Morgan and its study map very distinctly places the property in question in the middle of "Industrial Park Site" and not a part of the wetlands. This study, which required two years to complete at a cost of $1.5 million, is now being ignored by the Corps of Engineers, Mr. Harwood contends. ty i4 I n mf 4 ktj Aij fc via hcLt A M I du !, AnitlNtuwtJhi V f.ttg pJii li ir jfl) item tnuU N rlimK4 ty Ihf l CVutWtJ pf&c, Ptw tauet llH m4 SmdJaiJ "Am new pUc4 in the mwl-k- s iKihcf N be into a or on the irecii mua appiPpiwie (Hntae or earner are required lo uke then htk. JC e (( ftM-(Srt- Noun n i a federal offeme be said be usually ho Ic ok c y l he fir i lime. "The firl lime around e usually just call the opmjtwn and ay the carrier noticed a ample in the (eneral area and nukl like to apprise you of requirement men if it happen aain... If WHAT wa apparently unrelated action, the LTA in Salt Lake City mailed literature to residences throughout Davis County voicing leeway orrosition early this week. UTA officials had charged Davis School District officials with electioneering when six abventee ballot request envelopes were stuffed with material supporting the leeway. Sent by the Davis District clerk's office that action was done without authorization and stopped when it was discovered. tb it M.lf Nof jurtu la (ii glirtg Ik f l Aittw-mmk u i;A oat 4 .:n !' IN ts4 1 i$ 1 Alt- stilO'lc Wild ?il(lHt CIA IK 4 ' 10 vwr, 4 iV4twrtrf b WhM diiticl (Vi4 the ikir IK ih by the h.i4 a Ant thatfc rf nuxaAJoil. "AcmJ.i4 to the cfwfcn rf wr ajimory. ...the CIA i4 Aetly charged the ckrA the board with the mudr-mrancriminal offense of lr4l tViA cmd t or ckctnmcerin," " arj-- I . it fulll.r ! ( Ih li tutimM m A mi affniluK'f if.f it 044 Ii fvn.fi fis4 l.f if it 4 wlia bmj, fv .r I. a Bt :t(4 4 K ffk-'- t I MW 01 a.lH,..4 . I 0t.v It I L A I I. a ing pro leewiy information placed in the cmclope by a secretary who. according to Board Clerk Roger Chnes. was not so authorized. The district also refuted a statement from the UTA noting that salaries had risen 12.1 percent on lop of nearly 2 ft percent incremental raise. IT CLAIM! f) the actual mount was 11.6 percent including incremental raise but Mr. Olson refuted that. Your salary settlement according to Utah Education Association and the newspapers is 2. 1 1 per-cen- t. You're comparing budgets and not contract salary schedules. Your budget salary (increase) was 12.1 per- cent. The UTA said in its literature a voted leeway tax would be permanent once approved. The school district disagreed saying the board of education could decide not to vote any ! mi IVv-i- 1 104 . rl t I A M -IH4I WISf aa.Hf .r to IKf Lf hrt M Ltfii wit Jut iffi sititif flt4 iJ atMurtw, M IKS Aftf t J id i!i.it :Sag km f bknsl 4virJ.i(UtJ'" Aff, ff vsk ii4 vJi 4 If I n it off n h fir wJ ibiifcl r!.f4 04 va.f Ut vCai Still wcw waS, MK H (foueti m k4 !.., c d K wr li4 IN, IMA Wf ff M TaJiA LF WL HUE iK than wha hue la suhJiv fitf l lif 4 AJm afftf Bur- - EIA4atK- - kk ia whMl wiivae M one rf two EtA (ficiat tmuLri Word Ihc has p l Utd "w (M fiMI us," MR. Ill MIN twf thd be a sundae hd of HuiCfrscnij!wt made by iK s hoot di vwiti, "W c lue a hd of JO or A(t thmt ad by the Hhrnd Kurd or rrprtscn Wives home of them are in print." would if Oasis Education tk Jp,if vs e bwf i(l rdai, A hrr fit tn ftiiurtit lt t(Krii,ii of " IK li ni (,f 2J tyv a a h Kurd ttse&h rf Of, c 111 MAIR been CoAtcrwcd tfan now ?vt iK future of education. Ike rmcfgrnc) banow anixd. mi cd my opinion (to u the It's of deep concern to me 1 ho terms of rkdawf mg. etc. hast been kcd We feel the credibiiiiy of omc popk 1 0 critical we can't tel this go unchecked. kct Friends In West Program Friends In The Wed" stu-de- nt exchange program announce it 1 accepting applications for families lo host Brazilian student age 1$ to 18. during the period er 19X0 week of March to the first 19X1. "FRIENDS IN The West was founded by Brazilian and Idaho educators to pursue its goals of promoting international understanding through youth exchange. The program has met success through emphasis on matching students with host families and concentrating on an ideal length of stay of three months. It is financed solely by the in the program who are aw are of the value students involved of travel and study abroad. RLQllREMENTSto host students include the ability to provide a sound and active experience. the desire lo share the North American way of life, and the willingness to accept a young person raised in a different culture. The financial commitment of providing room and board is partially offset by charitable tax deductions. The students come prepared to cover their expenses incurred outside the home. FOR FIRTIIER information and applications for becoming a host family please contact C. Wayne Modine. Kt. I. Box 1247. Parma, Ida., 83660, phone tij acres WATERWAY? 4 4 UC4 rr:p IK U1 Ilf (uu J e ATTY. GISLA did not admit that this would be a "test case in Utah although it is the first time that a case such as this has been taken to Federal Court. Robert Jacobsen, area supervisor for Ecological Services, Department of U.S. Fish and Wildlife, said he based his imput to the disputed wetlands area on the number of wildlife seen during surveys and several other factors related to wildlife. HE EMPHASIZED that although the land is now arid, during peak runoff and irrigation season the water table rises to a point that it forms natural marshes and large concentrations of water. Despite the controversy, the property owners are not alone in their battle against the area being declared wetland. BOTH UTAH State Senators have expressed con-- vt f H- -S cterfc s office contain- NAVIGATABLE Mif at M ' Half fftfMfe!' Cm , 0 I (Sum I 0 01 If m rixvKHf lie asked ASKED WHY private individuals are being challenged for wetlands violations when the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad tracks ran directly through the area already declared wetland, Mr. Champ explained that the railroad tracks were there before the law went into effect. John Gisla, attorney for the Corps of Engineers Western Division, Sacramento, Calif., said he is fident that the Corps has a good case against the private owners because the (property owners) defied our cease and desist order and continued to do work on the site after being told to stop. HE NOTED that on April 24 nearly all of the 18 in question were under water, forming a giant and marshes. At that time, he said, he counted pond three pair of Redheads, three pair of Gadwalls, one pair of Cinnamon Teal, one pair of Drake Green-Winge- d Teal, two Willet, two Avocet, and 24 Coot. A later survey, he said, 50 geese were counted in the marshes of the general area in question. 1s Mi ,t,af 4 Li ladi t . M m.rt M M hi $f THE IT A nude that charge after ahsemee ballot re--o ei (mm wtte sent by IK diorat IH If ft ti- butt I Su't t flu.' I 'U, n a 4 tjSa-.- l l -.sf Ha 4 HH. ti St lfcHIt IrtAKH fr - Mrtiiri 1 ittfwi-iT- cVfn4 h lfer4tlspmtJlNG 5.tiu f: Zuii aui -?'( out 1 M .v U.linl Whi hS ihI I ( tA iot M And g 4 tv. : K-- j ; Iirr Hi ( u4 hwhA iSurnt A.- .x.v IK Sn iuhiU' to ; ttf (h's'D iu f i:4 I I affsi it ttg It 44 4 tit liuyuw a ' iH) ISIhA safiiAf lb.' vad. Ifce tWre IK ik lint tMf t a (kr ue 4 irc- tLtv'l (tgfik lao c I 4 m&aid m n.iv)t( ps K 1, MCI! VP to t 4tii , I 1fHit Aa4, CK(s'a,t ViKlii) vif i4 St. 4 iai ,3. WiKia-- iiinw . if ' 5u IS1HM Ai 4 hc v in- The U.S. Corps of Engineers maintain that this arid ground owned by Owen Harwood and M. C. Green is classified as navigatable waterway and has declared the property wetland. The area is bone-drfor nine months of the year but runoff water during the late spring and early summer has caused the Corps to declare the property wetland and has prohibited any development of the property. y year-aroun- cem about the Clean Water Act and the authority of the Corps of Engineers to carry out its functions. Gov. Scott Matheson has also corresponded with Corps of Engineer officials sKting the states posi i t4- K 1'4 k.irtif u. mu s.a fMtui. at la ia Jo 4a 4 S.iS?H4tim 4 ' Hi mu A .ir , sifA fi-i- U fitiifw "S M , fd Ul.(t tli(iililit, iai1uu( it 4a.4 la (a 4 Sh.S H iff 'if M BvMl f It-- ti.rf stiffs weniif Mi tlif H.liaUI Zi 14 la JUr st OtVfUllI Lit t 4 l(f M fat n.l.ti eau ( Hu. A ai 4 VrlU4 it !& t trnf Mi tH .r . ( . in. u JH.ffii.K t unif XI fun Sui A nffiS H' I it I'nrfhtwa At li i i s. iiuUH-- i HI r fHiHllJif, t 1 4 a r, ff.rhl MihD SK rmitkMum F K.t (Vntt !! I Or. i . X 1tf 14, Mil I, ( "lluv-ia M ft it v( dll' Hlult fit Sf 41 gtif 1h. A )?!. iLirtir M iif- - flu i!(ivlv Al.f War mu Vf Hnif H I. Aw 4h' I 0 HU )( df.daiji 4 M 1 -- Ml' ffll.-r- A ur ' , i iu uml i S 4 hi t (l "'Hi 4 ( Ml Pull.144l.Hni ttr l 1 1 (fit ,A fvs I Postage (& toii-- f H ItiiH ln h Itf 4njliMie Jtixll , mi J'lii'tnl.HU f 'SfH.S t1.H fuf .ia r'fit'i.-ia-t N' fine ft at Uleralure Placed In t' Boxes Without auliil-ttuM.- ' Mt iti t g'lun- - A hv 11 h tlllii': t kl.f 4ii aia.ii4;tn aa.i4 n wn.H Lim.I Mr a j etirS'4 A stink siif . ma Rltl Siitif H 4 fttitc L ki..:ik If Or . H ui i nv I edit it S 41114; Kim OlH! n,y rr aii. it,. i I's.m in4 l MiVl I .1 V lymtf (A SiM f a Xi i Ami 1 1 1 .fiM-- 'i. t I ;,Hijiil m(f tf.iriiifc tpiiu.lMr .la Mi uit, '' I I'-M- sk $ $ Wi-- i 't I '! 4,ariltiHHt!intil 1. 1.1111.11 L a d tion p.p JthP Wetland Act. And as added support, the State Attorney Generals Office has agreed to defend Harwood and Green in their civil suit against the Federal Government. |