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Show Wednesday, April 14,1976 Page 6 Letter To The Secretary Mr. Thomas S. Kleppe ' Secertary of the Interior ' Department of the Interior "C" Street between 18 & 19, N.W. , Washington, D.C. 20240 Dear Mr. Kleppe; We are writing this letter to inform you that we join many other Utah and U.S. citizens in opposing the 3,000 ' megawatt Kaiparowits power plant proposed for the Kaiparowits Plateau in Southern Utah. We feel that Southern Utah, which is a unique and irreplaceable ecological, historical and geological area should not be desecrated to supply Southern California and Arizona with electricity. If the plant is built this descreation will surely occur. While on your trip to Southern Utah later this month we ask that you keep in mind the following im-. portant facts as obtained by the Kaiparowits "Awareness Group from your . department's depart-ment's Kaiparowits draft EIS: 1) 250 tons of nitrogen oxides, 34.3 tons of sulfur dioxides and 12.2 tons of particulates 'will be spewed into the atmosphere, daily, ; even with air pollution control equipment operating at maximum efficiency. (What will happen when these : devices are not operating at maximum efficiency?) ef-ficiency?) 2) The air in eight national parks and 26 ,. national monuments will be visibly polluted, .as well -as other hat torrtoUtah tourists , have come to see? 3) The project will use up 50,400 acre-feet of water yearly from Utah's Colorado River water allocation. (Aren't there other, equally important uses "for this water?) 4) The salinity of the salty Colorado River will be increased. in-creased. (Doesn't the BLM have better uses for ' our money than to have to spend $483,000 annually to reverse the effect of this increased salinity?) i 5) Boom towns will be created in the surrounding county possibly resulting in housing shortages, cultural change, higher taxes, higher prices for goods and services, and sewage and solid waste disposal problems. (Are the residents in the affected area able and willing to cope with these problems?) 6) 134,800,000 cubic yards of waste will be created in only 35 years. Part of this willcover more than 1,550 acres of land at an average depth of 54 feet. (We can't handle the waste we create now - how will we cope w,ith so much in such a concentrated area?) 7 ) 420,000,000 tons of coal will be used in 35 years. ( How ) much longer can we contunue to deplete our finite resources what will be left for future generations?) 8) Mercury concentrations will be increased in Lake Powell perhaps contaminating con-taminating fish to a point where game fishing will have to be prohibited. (Is this consistent with the original purpose of creating the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area - i.e. "to provide for the public outdoor recreation use and enjoyment of Lake Powell and lands adjacent thereto in the states of Arizona and Utah...?) 9) Ground drinking water will be contaminated. (Will the people in the area have to drink this contaminated water, or will more of their tax dollars have to be spent on water treatment? ) . 10 ) 5,800 acres of unique vegetation and about 6,000 acres of wildlife habitat will be eliminated. (How much longer can man continue to alter and destroy the environment en-vironment to the detriment and death of all species and not pay some penalties?) ID Over 4,000 acres of public land will be required to be essentially given over to the power companies involved, in-volved, with an additional 58,000 acres of state and federal land leased to these companies. (Perhaps many U.S. taxpayers do not want their public lands used in this manner. Don't we have a choice in how our land is used?) Because of the potential destructive nature of the Kaiparowits power plant project we urge that the government officials empowered em-powered with the decision for or against the project heed the advice of the Board of Directors at the Utah Environment Center as stated in their Energy Development Policy Summary: Sum-mary: "What we stress most urgently is that there should be a regional assessment of the entire Colorado Plateau before any decision as to major development is made. There must be a regionwide determination of the tolerance thresholds of that environment above which no development should be . allowed. Those who have the responsibility and authority to determine the use of precious - natural resources must base their decisions on the interests of both present and future generations." And while the time is being used to make this proposed regional assessment we urge that our taxes be used to fund research ' into the following " natives. 1) Most important of all we must educate ourselves and others on how to decrease our use of electricity thereby reducing the demand for power. 2) We should concentrate on making solar energy available on a practical basis. After all - sunshine is free and clean. 3) We should spend federal funds for research into generating electricity from solid wastes such as the Connecticut Resources Recovery Authority is doing. By 1985 Connecticut expects to supply enough recovered fuel to satisfy 10 per cent of the state's present demand for electricity - all from solid wastes (Pullen, "Energy from Solid Waste", Country Journal, February, 1976 4) We should spend additional ad-ditional money to research generating methane gas from our sewage wastes. Sewage should be considered a resource, not a cast away waste. In summary, we emphasize that we feel the detrimental aspects of the Kaiparowits project are too great to be overlooked and that more study should be done, not only on whether the project is really necessary, but on energy alternatives, and also on the impact of the project on the fragile ecosystem of Southern Utah. We know the decision regarding this project will not be an easy one - we only hope that it is based on the best interests of the long-term public welfare and not on short-term private greed. After all, we are a part of our natural environment and dependent upon it for our very survival it makes no sense to continue destroying our life -line in Southern Utah or anywhere else. Sincerely, Dorrie Spurlock cc: ' Gary E. Everhardt, Director National Park Service John A. Green, Regional Administrator U.S. S. EPA Hon Calvin Rampton, Governor, State of Utah Kaiparowits Awareness Group, SLC, Utah Jan Johnson, Utah Environmental Center, SLC, Utah GRy UoDldasGiss V!. -J Wv ml YfJCEDi Dal Richards "Any dog not on a leash or enclosed according to the city ordinance will be impounded,'! im-pounded,'! warned Park City's newest dog ' catcher Dale Richardsr .- Richards, who has . been training with the Salt Lake City animal control department, depart-ment, added, "I realize my job is not the most popular one in town and I don't want Robbery Victim Will Pay To Advertise If a visiting skier makes good on his promise, a robbery rob-bery at the Silver King Lodge on Turesday, April 8, will result in a full page advertisement ad-vertisement in the' Los ' Angeles Times newspaper urging potential vacationers to stay clear of Park City. The victim of the robbery which involved an estimated $900 worth of clothing, Don J. , Yott, a controller for the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences, said he was "deadly serious" about taking out a full page ad that "would state the facts and emphasize how the Moana management acted as if they could care less about my predicament." According to Yott, the robbery, which also involved stolen credid cards and a check book, put a bitter icing on an already spoiled cake. The disgruntled vacationer said his stay in Park City got ftoff on the wrong foot when, upon his arrival, he found that Moana had reneged on his prearranged ski package. "When I reported the robberyj" Yott siad, "the manager refused to talk to me or to come over and offer his condolences. I was told over the ' phone by some secretary that if I wanted to make a claim or complaint I should contact their lawyer by mail." Yott revealed it was this ' response, or the lack of it, put Park City on his"s to hurt anyone's feelings but if their dog is loose they can expect to have it picked up." The new city employee explained that if a- dog' is impounded it can Wpicked up at the Allison Kennels m West Jordan. The address is 3802 W. and 9000 S. and the phone number is 255-3090. The impoundment fee is $3 and $1 per day for boarding. list". Explaining the reason for his irritation the visitor said, "In dealings with service organizations the client pays the bills as I did with Moana. Since they are dependent on people like me for their livelihood, it makes , it very hard for me to understand un-derstand their attitude." As there was no sign of forced entree Yott speculated that someone who works at the Silver King or someone who had access to a key might be responsible. ' Yott also pointed out that since he and his family were skiing at Alta on Thursday, the robbery had to have occurred between the time they left Park City at 9:00 a.m. and when they returned at 5:00 p.m. In contrast to Moana's attitude Yott said.'The Park City Police Department was very thorough and helpful. They took a complete list of the things that were taken, which included a number of recently purchased items that still had the price tags on them." Moana's General Manager Dennis O'Brien told the Newspaper, "We are perfectly per-fectly willing to cooperate with the police department's investigation. Personally though, it all sounds a little fishy to me. The guy called us up screaming about how it was an inside job and then hung up." byVickiWallln One-two-tnree type. These familiar words were heard often at the Utah Technical College in Provo where the Region 9 Business Meet was held April 6. ; Miss Arlene' Burgener, business teacher at Park City High School, took 19 of her top business students. The students competed in Type I and II, Shorthand I and Bookkeeping. Contests were also held in Shorthand II and secretarial procedures, but Park City High School does not offer classes in these areas this year. The students embarked for Provo from Park City at 7:45 a.m. After arriving at the Technical College, the students attended an orientation assembly, The ten schools participating were welcomed by the school administration. Room assignments -and times were given and everyone was wished good luck.' " The contests were as ' follows: Shorthand at 9:30; Type II at 10:30; Type I at 11:30; and Bookkeeping at 12:30. . . Utah Technical College also arranged for entertainment en-tertainment during the students free time. The movie "Heartbreak Kid" was presented at the Fox Theatre. The game room and cafeteria were open at all times. At 2:15 an awards assembly was held. First, second and third place certificates cer-tificates were presented for each contest. This was the first time , an awards assembly was held and it was also the first time the top school received a trohpy. ' South Summit, Union and Wasatch high schools received first, . second and third place, respectively. W iy-ii I II II II II II II II II II II II II anBiST 1 PROUDLY PRESENTS THE RETURN OF THE 11ebar Eiver Wrangler Bond . THURSDAY, FRIDAY, AND SATURDAY NIGHT THURSDAY: Ladies FREE and Gents $ 1 .00 SET-UPS 50 ' SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL RUGBY TEAM TONIGHT, APRIL 14 TICKETS AT THE DOOR . . 1 on the Miss Burgener worked with at 4 p.m. The contest Everyone spent an the college to make the region provided a good opportunity enlightening, worthwhile and arrangements. for students to compete with enjoyable day. , The students arrived home other students in the region. - 1 f ) (& ' lO Itr Katy Moffat will be appearing with Hoyt Axton at the f ' ..' : . I Jpt 1 M 11 - IBM I M M m jBPMBnrrtlgLjLgL- g (ggk&BS In Park City it's the Jin vn n rjnrrrT LJirajsnnaukJi. COMING APRIL 23 HOYT MTOM Tickets will go on Sale Thursday at 4:00 p.m. TICKETS ARE $5.00 Ticket Outlets Are: C'ESTBON . KSOP RADIO ' TAPEHEADCO. ' ' RASPBERRY RECORDS (at the Cottonwood Mall) FINNS REATTA,(Heber City) C'est Bon Entertainment Lounge second floor at the C'est Bon Hotel, Park City. 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