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Show fewfi g f2B5ft3Uite Vm MttBi v7Cxrxxii Qaaaiu?) Wednesday, March 16, 1983 Vol. 3 No. 29 iyiriJijfyl CmpItfes Inlydmelleeflrk BOUNTIFUL The Bountiful City power department has completed a lengthy feasibility study to construct a hydroelectric generating station at the East Canyon Dam in Morgan County and has submitted it to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. If approved by FERC, the city could go ahead with plans to construct an internal combustion generating plant at the dam to produce hydroelectric power for the city, W. Berry Hutchings, city power department manager, said. But such approval may not come for another year or longer while FERC sorts through the information. Also completion of the study opens the door for competing applications from other power agencies to build the project, Hutchings said. Bountiful,- - however, does have an advantage in that it was granted a preliminary permit and has completed a feasibility study, Hutchings said. The city would like to construct two generator units that would produce 2,000 kilowatts of power and run at an estimated 7.9 million kilowatt annual generating capacity. study was used to The feasibility determine the location, size and to look at environmental aspects of the project. Construction time for the generator plan is estimated at 30 months. Plans call for the city to' construct a new power transmission line from the dam west over the mountains to Bountiful. The line would use a corridor containing a natural gas line through National Forest Service land. The natural gas line was laid by Mountain Fuel Supply Co. in 1977. Hutchings said FERC will judge Bountifuls plans against competing agencies for the project on the basis of merit, public benefit, and who has the best plan for the project. . Western Hydroelectric is one of the competing agencies interested in the project. FERC, however, has given in the past to preference municipalities over private agencies, Hutchings said. Morgan City may also be interested in the project. The city has been looking at seven hydroelectric projects and officials seem confident of obtaining many of those projects. One project an existing hydroelecis pretric plant in Weber Canyon and Power Utah sently operated by Light Co. But the companys license on the project has expired and Bountiful Joes Valley Reservoir, and an existCity filed to have the project relicensed. The matter has resulted in a court ing hydroelectric plant in Provo Cabattle. In an opinion filed by FERC, nyon. The citys application for the the commission favored Bountiful C- Provo Canyon project, however, has itys license for the project, Hutchings received second preference to an apsaid. But UP&L appealed FERCs deplication from Utah Valley utilities. cision to an appeals court in New OrAt an earlier city council meeting, leans. The court held in favor of the Mayor Dean Stahle said it would cost city. The company has since decided to the city $14 million for the five hydtake the matter to the U.S. Supreme roelectric projects the city seems conCourt for review, Hutchings said. fident it may obtain. After it comes out of the courts, it With high water flows, Garlic at the will go back to FERC for reviews, August council meeting, said the hydroelectric projects could supply as Hutchings said. much as 130 percent of the citys power Of the hydroelectric projects conor as little as 60 percent. needs is the the sidered by the city, city The city has been looking at the furthest ahead on work for the Moon Lake project, Hutchings said. Next in hydroelectric plants to help meet the line is the Lost Creek followed by East citys growing power needs. Also city officials are trying to keep the cost of Canyon Dam. The other project are Echo Dam, electricity to the city low. Trash Plant Ruling Likely By June 1 By KENT SOMERS Review Staff FARMINGTON The Davis Solid Waste Management Pro- ject Board has been asked to make a go or no go decision on a proposed resource recovery plant by June 1. If the board gives its approval to the project, underwriters will begin selling $40 million in industrial revenue bonds June 1 and conclude the sale June 22. the company that would build and operate the plant, will pay $15 million as equity capital to make the total price of the project approximately $55 million. Harold E. Miller, executive vice president of Katy Industries, said the plant in Davis County would be the first his company has constructed in the ' United States. f We are lopking for the plant to be one of our outstanding Katy-Segher- s, accomplishments and were willing to put all of our time and talent behind this, Miller said. We have satisfied ourselves that we have one of the best systems around the world. the air as roller coaster riders prepare to descend a long track. Lagoon Amusement Park unveiled their new $2.5 million roller coaster Wednesday for employees and for the media. Many scream in excitement as the coaster turns them upside down and sent them racing at speeds up to 60 miles per hour. HANDS Davis Attorney To Review Border Issue WOODS CROSS Bountiful Okays Ordinance Giving City a Cable Channel A boun- BOUNTIFUL Bountiful Ci- dary dispute between West ty has passed an ordinance that Bountiful and Woods Cross was would give the city two access not settled during meeting of channels on the cable TV systhe county Boundary Committem being installed in the city. tee because of a legal question The ordinance provides that the that will be submitted to the channels be provided at no cost to the city. county attorney. Both West Bountiful and The channels will allow, the Woods Cross would like to an- city to send messages back and nex 17.55 acres of property that fourth between city departmay become a trailer park. ments, W. Berry Hutchings, ciAccording to Mayor Palm-quity power department manager, of North Salt Lake, a said. The public, though, and member of the boundary com- subscribers to cable TV will not mittee the question will be re- have access to the citys private solved in West Bountifuls favor channels, Mayor Dean Stahle if they meet the legal require-- , said. ments. At an earlier city council The problem arose when it meeting, officials from Wasatch was discovered that a small Community TV told the council part of the land in question, it would be difficult to install the about five acres, was not in- system and that the company cluded in West Bountifuls ori- had never before installed the ginal annexation declaration. type of system the city was reWoods Cross for Attorney questing. Keith Stahle and attorney for Hutchings said that besides West Bountiful Richard Sprat-le- y two channels for the city, the will both turn their opinions cable system the city wants in to the County attorney and he would also help with meter will make the final decision. reading and could provide a sec . st r H GCte FLY in urity system for residents in the introduced it at a power meeting where many power officials city. they Hutchings said the system re- were in attendance, sults from a citizens committee thought I was out of my tree. But Hutchings said the conorganized several years ago that had looked into the feasibil- cept has been used in North ity of the city owning its own Carolina and has spread to other areas. cable TV system. He said that in the future the That committee concluded that it would be premature system could save the city for the city to go into the cable thousands of dollars in meter TV business, Hutchings said. reading costs and in security costs. However, the committee became aware of several new City Attorney Layne Forbes technologies that could be admitted that company officials utilized by the city. seen the new ordinot have yet It was discovered that the city aware of its proare but nance, could have its own two way He said visions. that in excable access channel, Hutchfor the providcompany change ings said. Also it was discovered at no that through the cable system, ing the city the channels in the cost, exchange company water meters and gas meters in the city could be read much could have access to the citys easier and at less cost. Also the underground conduit system. Kevin Garlick, project supersystem could be used for securia all for for the citys power devisor ty way providing homes in the city to have a partment, said the cable comhookup into the police depart- pany could save $2,000 by using ment where an alarm could the citys underground conduit sound in case of burglaries. system rather than stringing Hutchings said that when he .the cable along utility poles. Index Top Spellers in Davis Classified Editorial Home Living trict competed and Dis- for awards in trophy district spelling bee. Downtrodden was the winning word. 5 8A School Sports Warren Gregory, vice president for Smith Barney, Harris Upham and Co., the company that will sell the bonds, said trying to market the bonds in such a short time June 1 to June 22 would be challenging, but could result in a more favor .... 8B, 9B . . 4A IB, 2B ..... 8A-10- A 4B-6- B been given and made them more conservative. But Clunie said that his firms study has found that the plant is financially, as well as technically, feasible. Clune said the final results of the study would be finished shortly after the final drafts of the contracts involving the plant had been finished. An official from Hill Air Force Base present at the meeting said the contract to sell steam produced by the plant to Hill was in an agreeable stage at this point and is in the hands of the Air Force Air Log- istics Command. He said the ALC should have a decision in 60 days. Clunie also said his companys reports suggested that a different formula be used in the contract to sell electricity produced by the plant to Utah Pow- er and Light. That change would result in a higher purchase price to the utility, Clunie said. To build the plant on the proposed site on 700 South in Clearfield, Clearfield City must grant a conditional use permit. The city council has formed a committee to study the plant and bring a recommendation to the council. A timetable for the plant lists April 28 or 29 as the goal dates for obtaining the permit. seven-memb- er Bountiful Considers Federal Land Swap Bountiful CiBOUNTIFUL is a ty considering land swap of 13,000 acres high in the mountains above the city for 140 acres of U.S. Forest Service land. The Forest Service land is unincorporated county land, City Engineer Jack Balling said. The 13,000 acres is property purchased in the mountains high above Bountiful several years ago for use by the city to help meet the citys cullinary water needs, Balling said. The city approved an agreement allowing both parties to survey the land proposed for the swap. than that. Mayor Dean Stahle said the land could not be used by the city for its culinary needs since the city was not able to attach its equipment because of the narrowness of the canyon area where the land is located. The Forest Service wants the land back because they are fearful it may get into private use, Balling said. The Forest Service would like to prevent use of the land by private developers and would like to protect the watershed area there. Balling said the 140 acres proposed for the swap is ideal Balling, however, did not residential property for development. The land is located next to the Northeast Park area by the Lions Club Shooting range, Balling said. seem impressed with the swap. He said the city is looking at a 20 to 1 trade. I hope that we can work out a better exchange Tough Times Getting It Right County. School Miller showed the board members a model of the plant and told them they would be amazed at how nice and attractive it turns out to be. He also told the board his company was willing to jump the gun and begin work on the site before the bonds were sold if the board indicated it was in favor of the project. able interest rate, possibly between 8.5 and 9 percent because bond laws change July 1. Jeffery F. Clunie, a representative of R.W. Beck and Associates, an engineering firm conducting an independent review of the plant, said his firm changed some previous figures estimating inflation and growth factors affecting the plant it had Region Four had rough going at last weeks girls baske- tball tournament. Viewmont and Bountiful left the scenes early. 4B |