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Show Northeastern Region compiled: by Ron Stewart The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources warns that whirling disease has been found in the Northeastern Regional area. Anglers are advised to make sure to clean, dry and sterilize waders, wad-ers, live wells and other fishing gear before venturing to another water. Also do not clean fish or dump fish parts taken from one water into another lake or stream as this could also move whirling disease organisms. Also, ice on lower elevation lakes and reservoirs is melting rapidly and is not safe. There is still ice on most higher elevation waters, which may be fishable, but check ice conditions carefully before venturing out. Big Sand Wash Reservoir: Unsafe ice, reservoir is filling. Brough Reservoir : Reservoir Reser-voir has some ice but melting rapidly, small strip of open water along the shoreline. To get to Brough, take State Route 88 (Ouray Road) south from U.S. Highway 40. Turn west at the second dirt road past the high power lines, it should be signed. Follow this road approximately two miles following the signs. Road can be quite rutted. BrownieSpirit Lake: Last reports were of good fishing on both lakes. Check ice condition carefully before venturing out. Roads closed, accessible by skis or snowmobile. The DWR warns that whirling disease has been found in this area, please make sure to clean, dry and sterilize waders, live wells and other fishing gear before venturing to another water. Also do not clean fish or dump fish parts taken from one water into another lake SENIOR UTILITY WORKERFIELD OPERATOR We have a position available in our Island Field out of Vernal, UT for an individual to assist with the operation and maintenance of oil and natural gas wells, various types of production equipment, compressors, pumps, laterals and water disposal facilities. Must operate four wheel drive equipment, possess valid driver's license, meet DOT requirements, require-ments, and pass drug screening. Our company provides a competitive salary and benefits package. Send resume which must include salary requirements to: Frances Bosch, Wexpro Company P.O. Box 45601 Salt Lake City, UT 84145-0601 or Fax to: (801) 324-2782 www.questar.com hr.qmrquestar.com Equal Opportunity Employer UPAXLP Class II wells inject fluids for enhancing enhanc-ing recovery of oil or natural gas or for disposal dis-posal of waste water or brine produced during conventional oil or natural gas production pro-duction that may be commingled with waste water from gas plants which are an integral part of production operations unless that water is classified as a hazardous waste at the time of injection. Class I injection wells inject industrial or municipal waste fluids below the lowermost low-ermost underground source of drinking water. Class III injection wells inject fluids that allow for in-situ underground mining of minerals. Newfield Production Company (Newfield) intends to convert the Federal No. 13-11-9-17 to a Class II enhanced recovery recov-ery injection well for enhanced oil recovery operations. No drinking drink-ing water wells are present within one-quarter (14) mile of the Federal No. 13-11-9-17. The approved injection injec-tion zone is within the Green River Formation from 3500 feet to the top of the Wasatch Formation approximately 5816 feet which interval includes the Garden Gulch, Douglas Creek and Basal Carbonate Members. The injectate will be a blend of water from the Johnson Water District reservoir and or the Green River pipekine, and produced pro-duced Green River Formation water from oil wells proximate to the Federal No. 13-11-9-17. A Draft UIC Permit or permit modification has been prepared in accordance accor-dance with provisions of the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) as ' ii i i Mr in -mtafi amended (42 USC et seq) and other lawful standards and regulations. regula-tions. The EPA has made a preliminary determination that all underground sources of drinking water will be protected. The Permit will be issued for the life of the well unless modified or terminated. ter-minated. This Permit or modification, once issued, will authorize autho-rize the construction and operation of a new injection well or wells. Operation of the well(s) will be governed by the requirements and conditions specified in the Permit or modification. modi-fication. PUBLIC COMMENTS The requirements and conditions of the Draft Permit or modification modi-fication are tentative, and are open to comment from any interested party. Persons wishing to comment upon or object to any aspect of proposal are invited to submit comments, com-ments, IN WRITING, within 30 days of this notice to: Emmett Schmitz U. S. Environmental Protection Agency Ground Water Program, 8P-W-GW 1595 Wynkoop Street Denver, Colorado 80202-1129 Telephone: 1-800-227-8917 ext. 312-6174 312-6174 The Administrative Record, including the application, the Draft Permit or modification modifica-tion and Statement of Basis prepared by the EPA, and public comments received, is available for public inspection at the above location(s) weekdays from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. PUBLIC HEARING Within the thirty (30) day period, any interested person may request a public hear- or stream, as this will also move whirling disease. Calder Crouse Reservoirs: Last report, roughly two weeks ago, was fair to good ice fishing. No road access yet due to snow drifts and mud. Calder regulations regula-tions include: flies and lures only, no baits; all fish under 22 inches must be released immediately; bag limit is one fish over 22 inches. Currant Creek Reservoir: Lake has ice, still getting a few reports of good fishing. Anglers are going in from the dam and have fished in several different depths with good success for trout. Check ice edge thickness carefully before venturing out. Area received more snow last week. The road has been kept open to the dam. Flaming Gorge: Launching boats is possible at Cedar Springs andMustangramps. The canyon is mostly frozen as are the other boat ramps. Check conditions carefully since pressure ridges have formed on many areas of the reservoir. Lake Trout Fishing: Good fishing for 16- to 24-inch lake trout on most areas of the reservoir north of the pipeline. Smaller lake trout will be concentrated con-centrated in the northern end of the reservoir. Try areas like the Confluence, Buckboard, Marsh Creek, Current Creek, Anvil Draw, Skunk Cliffs and any other locations in 30 to 70 feet of water near the old river channel. Try tube jigs in white, chartreuse, glow or brown tipped with a small chunk of sucker or chub meat. Airplane jigs and jigging jig-ging spoons also work. Fishing is usually best early in the morning or later in the afternoon. Use no We are a drug-free workplace ing as provided by 40 CFR 124.12. A request for a hearing hear-ing must be made IN WRITING to the above address and must state the nature of the issues proposed to be raised at the hearing. A public hearing will be held only if significant signifi-cant interest is shown. FINAL PERMIT DECISION All comments received within the thirty (30) day period will be considered in the Final decision. The decision may be to: issue, modify, deny, or revoke and reissue the Permit or modification. The Final decision shall become effective thirty (30) days after issuance unless no commenters requested changes to the Draft Permit or modification, in which case the Permit or modification shall become effective effec-tive immediately upon issuance. APPEALS Within thirty (30) days after a Final decision deci-sion has been issued, any person who filed comments on the Draft decision or who participated in a public hearing hear-ing may petition the Administrator to review the final decision. Any person who failed to file comments or failed to participate in the public hearing may petition peti-tion for administrative administra-tive review only to the extent of the changes from the Draft to the Final Permit or modification decision. deci-sion. Commenters are referred to 40 CFR 124.15 through 124.20 for procedural proce-dural requirements of the appeal process Published in the Vernal Express April 2. 2008. Vernal Express and Uintah Basin Standard - Fishing report updated March stretch line to feel strikes and set the hook better. A graph can help see suspended fish, then put your jig in their face. Unlike their larger relatives, the smaller lake trout are excellent excel-lent table fair with orange flesh and taste as good or better than a rainbow when cooked up on the grill. There's an overabundance of lake trout under 28 inches in the Gorge so do your part to help the fishery and keep a limit of eight fish. Larger lake trout ice fishing should be good from Big Bend south to Anvil Swim Beach. Use larger tube jigs and jigging spoons on the ice. Remember, only one fish over 28 inches may be kept. Big lake trout eat big food so lures and jigs can be big also. Kokanee Fishing: Kokanee fishing slow. If you can find schools of fish, try vertical jigging jig-ging with buzzbombs or jigging spoons. Tipping with a mealworm meal-worm or fish egg may help. Rainbow Fishing: Anglers checked indicate good fishing for rainbows on most of the reservoir.Icefishingforrainbows in Utah and Wyoming has been good if you can usually find fish. Jigs, spoons and other typical rainbow gear work well. Look for suspended fish on your graph at 10 to 30 feet. Drop your lure in front of them to entice a strike. Most colors of spoons and minnow min-now lures will work but go with lures in the one- to two-inch size. Burbot (Ling) Fishing: Burbot fishing has not slowed. Getting reports of burbot being caught in Firehole, Lost Dog, Sage Creek, Confluence, Buckboard, Holmes Crossing, Anvil Draw, Skunk Cliffs and Marsh Creek areas. Still good catch rates for burbot from 5 pm to 9 pm. Some fish are being caught during the day in the backs of bays. Locate Guv signs By Geoff Lesik Uintah Basin News Service Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. has signed the bill from the Legislature's annual session. The final bill, signed last Tuesday, was HB208, which involves in-volves water rights and livestock. Huntsman signed more than 400 new laws and vetoed just one bill, which would have restricted his ability1 to make compacts with other states. Since the Legislature adjourned ad-journed in mid-March, Huntsman Hunts-man has signed several pieces of key legislation affecting the Uintah Basin. The governor signed a substituted sub-stituted version of HB51, which changed the non-use period for water rights from five to seven years; clarified the procedures for forfeiting water rights and redistributing those rights; allowed al-lowed shareholders to file non-use non-use applications; and most importantly im-portantly protected water rights from forfeiture if a public water supplier holds those rights with an eye toward future growth. The bill, sponsored by Rep. Patrick Painter, R-Nephi, sprang from Roosevelt City's fight with State Engineer Jerry Olds over Olds' ruling that the city had to give up its rights to undeveloped water in the Durigan well field. Roosevelt is fighting the ruling in court. "House Bill 51 is not a cure-all cure-all for all municipalities, but it's a step in the right direction," '. : 7 A 'h.' tr . mWmtion Y Spring is the time to plant trees. Trees are beautiful and beneficial to mankind, livestock and wildlife. Low cost trees are now available for planting in your area. For a tree list and order form contact: Roosevelt Darrell Gillman 722-4621 ext. 127 Craig Poulson 722-4621 ext. 112 William Merkley 722-4621 ext. 123 Vernal Bill Rasmusscn 789-2100 ext. 137 Tree pickup is April 18, 2008 at the USDA office in Roosevelt. A. . A fiats and points near the old river channel. Try fishing with jigs late in the afternoon, early morning or at night on points coming into reservoir. Use glow tube or curly tail jigs 2 to 3 inches in size about 18 to 14 ounce in weight. Jigging spoons and jigging rapa-las rapa-las also work well. Tipping with sucker or crayfish meat will help catch fish. Use of smelly jelly or similar scents in crayfish seem to help. These fish are in depths from 20 to 70 feet but seem to be caught most recently in 40 to 60 feet mostly in the Wyoming end of the reservoir. Some reports of fast catch rates. If fishing in Utah try rocky points on Antelope Flat, Linwood Bay or Sheep Creek. November netting in the area north of Buck-board Buck-board has shown a large increase in the number of burbot present. Larger fish are 30 inches and up to four to five pounds. Burbot activity increases under the ice as these fish spawn in winter. These fish must be harvested if caught in Utah to help control their population as they were illegally introduced to the upper Green River drainage and could have a major impact on other fish species. There is no limit on burbot but you cannot waste the burbot in the Wyoming end of the reservoir and they can be released there. However, please don't release any of these fish as they have been eating large amounts of crayfish and are also consuming kokanee salmon, smallmouth bass and other critical food sources for other fish species. They could have an extreme impact on the reservoir fishery and should be removed by fishermen. Burbot are an excellent eating fish with white, flaky flesh that is similar to a perch. They can be breaded and fried or boiled last bill from annual session said Roosevelt City Manager Brad Hancock, who declined to comment on the lawsuit against Olds. Huntsman also signed HB42, which was sponsored in the House by Rep. Gordon Snow, R-Roosevelt, R-Roosevelt, and in the Senate by Sen. Kevin VanTassell, R-Vernal. The bill allows the state engineer to approve an extension of more than 50 years for wholesale electric elec-tric cooperatives like Moon Lake Electric Association to put their water rights to use. Finally, Huntsman signed a substituted version of HB58, the severance tax amendment sponsored by Rep. John Dougall, R-American Fork. Although the bill, in its final form, was stripped of a one-time $20 million appropriation, it still established a Severance Tax Holding Account and called for "certain interest earnings" from that account to be deposited annually into an Infrastructure and Economic Diversification Investment Account. At least 25 percent of the money from the second account would be returned to areas of the state the produce severance tax revenues - like Duchesne and Uintah counties - for use on capital and infrastructure development or economic diversification. diver-sification. Huntsman has vetoed seven bills since taking office in 2005. Lawmakers agreed not to override over-ride a recent veto after he promised to consult with them " file "i Available species include: Littleleaf Linden Siouxland Poplar Quaking Aspen Amur Maple Chokecherry Purple Lilac Cotoneaster Golden Currant ' Nanking Cherry Dogwood Norway Maple , Norway Spruce : Oakleaf Sumac Ponderosa Pine t Blue Spruce ; Scotch Pine v Black Walnut Manchurian Ai-.lcci 1.a 1. 1 A l: -i 'ti-,,Mt Wednesday, April and dipped in melted butter. You can use six lines on the ice in Wyoming so take advantage of tip-ups and harvest some burbot. By law, be sure you have your name on your tip-ups and tend only your lines if you are fishing in a group. Smallmouth Bass Fishing: Smallmouth fishing is slow as smallmouth tend not to bite well at temps near or below 50 degrees. Use twist tail grubs on lead head jigs or small plastic worms, sinkos, twitch and crankbaits in about 5 to 30 feet of water off rocky shorelines and points. Crayfish imitation colors will work the best. Drop shot techniques will also work. Green River (upper): The flows on the river are currently 800 cfs. Due to low inflows into the reservoir in 2007, flows should remain steady at 800 cfs throughout the winter to conserve con-serve water. Visit the Bureau of Reclamation website http:www. usbr.govucwatercrspcsfgd. html for the latest information on flows. Fishing on the river slows a bit during the winter as water temps are low. Dry fly fishing is typically slow during the winter. Nymphing action has been good. Watch for hatches to occur starting start-ing in April. Please remember the slot limit size range has changed from 13 to 20 inch to 15 to 22 inches to make regulations more consistent statewide. Nymphing with glo-bugs and San Juan worms with smaller nymphs trailering has been the workhorse. Small midge patterns pat-terns work some days. Streamers are working well and have been extremely good some days. Size 2-4 buggers such as Goldilox and patterns in olive, pink and white. Spin fishermen should try small rapalas (floating, count when making deals with other states. Huntsman was criticized by some people for joining California Califor-nia and other states in pledging to reduce greenhouse gases. The governor vetoes few bills because of his relationship with lawmakers, spokeswoman Lisa Strengthen ( I1 f 4- www.utahdairycouncil.com if,'.'11-! kdl r-, ... ll n l I jk "3 r cS k HiJL'ljInLXJl' LLAJLJ ryfi .lfmmfm vernai, uian XrtJk wJ 435-789-3511 U www.vernal.com C11 27, 2008 down and husky jerk); small spinners; black, brown or olive marabou jigs; and small jigs. Please check to see that your tube jigs contain no fish attracting scents as they are illegal to use in the river. New Zealand Mudsnail densities densi-ties have dramatically increased in several localized areas near Little Hole, and have been documented docu-mented in most areas of the river. Please thoroughly clean mud and vegetation from waders, boats and fishing gear; and if possible, ' completely dry equipment before leaving the area. A hot water bath (120 degrees Fahrenheit) will kill mudsnails, and spraying equipment with 409 or a similar soap solution before drying will increase effectiveness. Green River (lower): Water level is low and the river is breaking break-ing up or ice free, Matt Warner Reservoir: A few anglers have reported good to excellent trout fishing. They have been accessing the reservoir using snowmobiles as the roads are impassible due to deep snow and large drifts. Pelican Lake: Ice is melting and the lake is filling making it unsafe. Open water along the edges. Red Fleet Reservoir: Reservoir Reser-voir still has ice but becoming unsafe. Check ice conditions carefully before venturing out and watch the edges as the reservoir res-ervoir is filling. Starvation Reservoir: Reservoir Reser-voir is still mostly iced over but it was turning blue, a certain sign it's melting quickly. Open water along the edges. Steinaker Reservoir: Reservoir Reser-voir still had ice but it is melting quickly. There is open water along the edges as it has come up roughly two feet in the last week or two. Roskelley said. "He has a very collaborative working relationship (in) that he agrees to let legislators know if he has concerns with legislation," she said. The Associated Press contributed contrib-uted to this report. Your Smile. 54 North Vernal Avenue 2, 2008 |