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Show A Soil conditioner lor Topdressing, Mulching, Lawns, fcifo a.m:'to6:00pjn.'V orcast$ Strea mllow Forecasts April through July Water Supply For The Uintah Basin Forcase Point Stream flow Forecasts 30 Yr. 2000 Ave. 1999 2001 Ave. State Auditor, Auston Johnson, has iBaued his annual audit report on the States expenditure of federal funds. This report covers the States compliance with federal laws and regulations governing the use of federal funds. Johnson has questioned $519,173 ofcosts which may not have been used in compliance with federal laws and regulations and may need to be re- to turned the Federal government. Over $2.1 million of costs were questioned in the previous year. Even though, in theory, questioned costs should be paid back to ence indicates that the federal government often does not pursue or Four wild horses found dead, reward offered FORECAST VALUES ARE FOR THE NATURAL FLOW (actual flow may be affected by upstream water management) Measured in 1 ,000s of Acre Feet AS OF APRIL 2001 Snowpacks across the Uintah Basin and North Slope areas are below about 82 of last year, and down 1 6 from last month. average at The North Slope ranges from 51 to 1 1 4 and the Uintah Basin ranges from 35 to 1 1 4 of average. bringing Precipitation during March was much below normal at to 96 of average. the seasonal accumulation (Oct-MaReservoir storage is at 87 of capacity. Springtime runoff conditions are below to slightly below normal. Forecast streamflow is much below to below normal. Runoff may come early, be of short duration with lower peak flows. 76, 63, r) spent in accordance with federal laws and regulations. Any fendsthat were not spent in accordance with federal laws and regulations are questioned by tiie state auditor. The federal government will work with each State agency and each col-- State's expenditure of $1 .980 Billion of federal financial assistance audited disallow manyofthe costs questioned. The report includes a detailed listing of disbursements for each of the federal programs. The report also presents 30 audit findings and recommendations related to the States compliance with federal laws and regulations and related internal controls. Three material weaknesses in internal controls over federal programs were reported because of problems noted during the audit Also, two of the 26 federal financial assistance audited received a quali-- 1 audit opinion because of compliance problems noted. Those programs, the Child Care Cluster and Home Energy Assisthe tance Program, were administered by Utahs Department of Workforce Services and Departmeni nity and Economic Development, respectively. Federal revenues are a mqjor Of the $1,980 billion in federal revenues, $ 1 .566 billion was received been questioned, to determine ifthe by the States governmental funds costs need to be paid back. The fed(including the general fend, the unieral governmentmay also expand the form school fluid, and the transporta- audit of problem areas identified to tion fund), representing approxi- increase the amount of disallowed mately 25 percent ofthe governmencosts if they choose. tal fends total revenues, and $274 Federal audit standards million was received by the State's the state auditor to audit therequire states colleges and universities, represent- federal financial asui stance programs ing approximately 12 percent of the and give an opinion on the States colleges and universities total rev- compliance with federal laws and enues. Also, the state participates in regulations. Federal audit standards various loan programs, such as stud a approach which dent loan programs, which are not require focuses auditing effort on the largest included in the above amounta. federal and those programs Both federal and state laws re- with programs risk. higher quire the state to have an annual audit of all federal fends expended to determine whether the fends were risk-base- Low-Inco- ssiXsfiLi2 . helps 5th grade students discuss dangers of tobacco CD revenue source. For the fiscal year Four stallions, ages 2, 3, 4, and 7, TnCounty Health Department apparent victims of a malicious and ended June 30, 2000, Utah received would like parents to be aware ofan $1,980 billion in federal revenues senseless act, were found shot to death exciting new tool to be used to eduin a remote area of Iron County in compared to $1,655 billion in indicate their children to the dangers of vidual income tax and $1,401 billion south west Utah. tobacco. The Utah Department of The dead horses, all belonging to in sales tax, which are the second and Health (UDOH) and the Utah State a wild horse bachelor group, were third largest revenue sources. Office of Education (USOE) has initially discovered by two citizens who normally look for wild horses when traveling through the area. The animals were within 400 yards of each other along a hillside adjacent to a dirt road near Gold Springs, 20 . miles porthgt oModqpa negr the . NevadaUtah border. An Animal Snow Sarvey A Water Supply Forecast Plant and Health Inspection Service as of Monday, April 9, 2001 (APHIS) Federal Veterinarian vis--, ited the site and confirmed that the SNOTEL Sites. Based on Mountain Data from USDA-NRC- S horses died from gunshot sounds -- 30 vr. within the past 10 to 15 days. Average Snow Course Eiexaiism Water Content The National Mustang AssociaWater OnchM of wMh) tion haa joined the Bureau of Land 1999 Management, Utah, in offering a 21.9 Trial Lake $2000 reward for information lead9,960 Dachtsne River ing to the identity of those respon7.7 Rock Creek sible for the shooting of the four wild 7,900 Rock Creek horses in south western Utah. 21.2 Lake Folk Basin 11,100 BLM law enforcement officers are Loin Fork River (North of Moon Lake) investigating the shooting. Individu18.1 Brown Duck 10,600 als with information about this case River (Wert of Moon Lake) Fork Late are urged to call the BLM law enforce12.6 14200 Lake Foik 1 ment hotline at (800) Yellowstone River (East of Moon Lake) Callers may remain anonymous. 19.0 Five Point Lake Utah hais nearly 3500 wild horses Yellowstone River spread throughout 24 herd manage14.1 Chepeta ment arras. Whilerocks River 9.4 9,500 MosbyMtn. launched the Prevention Dimensions program Clear the Air compact disc (CD). The Clear the Air CD and informational packet are to be used by fifth grade students and their parents as a tobacco prevention resource guide. The Prevention Dimension's Clear the Air CDs are being sent out today to the homes of 40,000 Utah fifth grade students. The CD is sored and fended by the UDOHand S&tidDiF)rM miinrties'The Information provided on the "Clear and Air CD compliments lessons taught in the fifth grade classroom statewide. Prevention Dimension is a comprehensive program providing resources to assist teachers in the objec tives of the State Health Core Curriculum. We urge parents to take the opportunity to listen to this entertaining, musical CD with their child and talk with them about the dangers of tobacco, stated Verne Lareen, prevention specialist, USOE. "Since the average age of Utah kids who start using tobacco is 126, we decided to target the fifth grade students because the earlier the prevention starts, the more seuceeeefel it will be. Teachers are evaluable resource fnrpnmmuniratinn tliii irfnrmHnn but parents need to be involved and the CD makes it easy to talk about tobacco, says Jenna McAllister, Tobacco Prevention Program, UDOH. This mornings kick-o- ff included a welcome from Edison Principal Julie Miller, a presentation by the USOEa Verne Larsen and Cottam, as well as a performance of songs on the CD by the songs artist, the Edison Elementary fifth i students andthe Center Stage I era from Utah County. For additional information about the CD, contact the USOE at For xtitiUnml information on tobacco, parents Mil ll UDOHsTobacco Resource Line at 722-399- 8. Whilerocks River A Motby Creek 9,400 8.0 Kings Cabin $.730 10.2 Hickerson Park 9,150 6.4 Trout Creek Ashley Creek BniM Creeks Sheep Creek (North Slope) 9,150 Hole-In-Ro- ck 6.8 Beaver Creek (North Slope) Indian Canyon I! 9,100 6.8 Strawberry River A Argyle Creek Currant Creek 46 East Willow Creek 8,250 I.- 7 8,000 Currant Or. 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