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Show 6A Lakeside Review North, Wednesday, Nov. 9, ll)83 Worst Flooding Still Ahead, Says Commissioner and fearful but somewhat on their own as to solutions. We were told we were writing the book on mud flows, Tippetts said, even though the Farmington area had experienced severe flooding and mud flows ' said. in the !920s. The lack of normal evaporaTippetts said that while the tion coupled with a long, wet mud from that earlier diaster spring further impacted the caused much damage, the lighter problem until on Memorial Day population and development of weekend, 80,000 cubic yards of the foothill areas kept it from mud slid down Rudd Canyon in being as severe as it could have Farmington, starting Davis been. Measures, were taken 50 years ago to ease mud and water Countys muddy nightmare. . Flooding of runoff water is not related problems. In fact, Tippetts said, a debris a new problem to the area with basin built in the 1920s and the natural course of the mountain water running down the 1930s was the only thing that foothills and across the valley literally saved Lagoon, and that until it can eventually reach the it would have been wiped out without the debris basin that collake, but the mud was a real surlected some of the mud and reto flood control workers, prise lated debris. said. Water can you Tippetts But Tippetts said that the handle, mud you cant Tippetts said. county could not afford to asThe lack of such problems in sume that the disaster of last recent times left those coping spring might not repeat itself this year or in the future and with the mud not only frustrated which he said was the wettest recorded in the past 100 years. The normal freezing patterns didnt materialize, causing the mountain soil to become saturated followed by double the normal snowpack last winter, he LYNDIA GRAHAM Review Correspondent , LAYTON It just doesnt seem like it could happen in Davis County but it did, Davis Countys Commissioner Harold Tippetts told the Layton Chamber of Commerce regarding last springs floods and mudslides that destroyed 12 homes and caused millions of dollars in damages throughout the county. But the worst could be coming, according to Tippetts and the county doesnt want to get caught off guard should their worst fears materialize. Tippetts said that last springs problems were brought on by a series of events over that past several years. The beginning point seemed to be the water year of 1981-8- 2 t i : U.S. Military : 1 I Plans Honors for Mall LAYTON The Layton Hills Mall will observe Veterans ' Day Nov. 1 1 with a Military Awareness Week, to be held through Nov. 12. Exhibits by the Army Reserve, Army National Guard, Air Force, Navy and Marines will be featured throughout the mall and in the mall parking . lot during mall hours. Interior exhibits by various Army Reserve and National , Guard Units will include official Army dog tag making free to the public, a radio teletype van, portable electric tool outfit, photo ' display of data processing t, a modern field cooking , he is Tippetts said that when he redollars tax with working members often the advice of an old friend. He was told to Alare ways remember that youmonelses someone spending flood control system. But Tippetts said that the revenue from a bond election recently passed in Dayis County would help to get the system going. Some $12 million in bonds are being sold, beginning this week. Local people will have the opportunity to purchase the tax exempt bonds beginning at $5,0Q0 with a rate at or near 9 percent, according to Tippetts. He also said that an increase of 2 mills in county taxes will help to make more efficient flood control system throughout the county. ey. But, he added, it is the function of government to do for us what we cant each individually do. Flood control falls into that area Tippetts said, and if the work proceeds as planned the county should be in a better position to meet flooding and related problems as they anse in the future. Maybe itwill go away1 TIk tiu must dmuious t u mi tiu mi wni I Ilk Js in iht it III M 'lit 1 liU null'll l.inuu.im. mm American Cancer Society I TRIANGLE SHOPS budget floor OGDEN LAYTON LOGAN VETERANS nvu range and chemical defense equipment. A 155 mm Howitzer gun and ;mini fire direction center will be ; "among displays exhibited the south entrance to .ZCMI. Others include a quarter ' ton Army Jeep and five-to- n diesel tractor. The Marines will provide a slide show on the mall upper level, where the Air Force and Navy will also have their information booths. DAY s O equip-i'men- out-;'si- that measures must be taken to ' make the county ready should it happen again, which its very possibly next spring if a wet winter hits Utah this water, year. "Its a very unstable situation, he said. There is a potential for even greater damage than last year. Another 100,000 cubic yards (of mud) could come down Rudd Creek. With the flood channels and debris basins already full and damaged by the runoff and mud of this spring, damage could be drastically increased if more flooding occurs next spring, Tippetts said. But flood control is an expensive process in Davis County, partly due to the long distances that the water must often be carried before reaching a safe emptying point. 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