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Show t By ROSELYN KIRK ) A review process is , currently underway after the completion of a three county 208 Water Quality study which was finalized in September. MICHAEL MINER, water quality specialist tor the study, said the report is now being reviewed by soil conservation con-servation districts in the Davis, Weber and Morgan counties. The plan, which has already been submitted to the three county Councils of Governments (COGs), must also be reviewed by the forest service, by state agencies and by the 26 cities which are included in the three county I area under study. The plan which was funded by a grant through the Environmental En-vironmental Protection Agency (EPA) developed plans for water quality control con-trol and maintenance in the . three county area, Dr. Miner said. ALTHOUGH the study has been completed, the next step in Davis County will be to assist the county in implementing the recommendations recom-mendations of the study. The agency has moved into the basement of the Davis County Library building in Farming-ton. Farming-ton. Director of the study is Paul Kelly, planning specialist. ACCORDING to Dr. Miner the next step recommended by the study is to work with the Davis County planning commission to implement plans for water engineering projects. These plans will be available when the county de- termines that growth in an area makes these engineering projects necessary. Dr. Miner said another project in the Davis County area will be to make an extensive ex-tensive study of ground water problems to see whether health quality standards are being met in developing areas. The team will also make a technical evaluation of storm drain water control plans which are being formulated for-mulated by the storm water committee, recently organized or-ganized in the county under the direction of the Davis County COG. . ALTHOUGH the original grant for the three-county water study has run out, EPA has agreed to allocate additional addi-tional funds for continued water planning in the three county area. Dr. Miner said the EPA has been impressed by the results of the planning in Davis County, which has resulted in the passage of a two mill property tax levy to begin a water engineering plan for the county. EPA is looking at Davis County as a pilot project which has resulted from the 208 study, he said. When the additional grant is approved, the agency will receive about $30,000 to continue the implementation water study. Seventy-five percent of the money will come from the federal agency, with 25 percent per-cent being shared by the three counties involved in the planning. plan-ning. THE $867,000 grant which originally funded the project over the two year period was provided through the Federal Water Pollution Control Act in an effort to provide a water quality plan for local governments. govern-ments. The planning agency was placed under an advisory planning council made up of four elected representatives from each of the three counties coun-ties which participated in the study. The final report has been submitted to EPA officials in Denver where it is being reviewed. It is also undergoing undergo-ing state review by Governor Matheson's office. DR. MINER said the agency is presently involved in providing information to local governments, especially in the area of ground water problems in areas where septic sep-tic tanks are being installed. |