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Show Possible Clover Club move may delay sewer expansion By GARY R. BLODGETT KAYSVILLE There are still a lot of uncertainties, but it's possible possi-ble that changes in the operation of Q najor company in Kaysville may ctatpone planned expansion of the Central Davis County Sewer District. Dis-trict. The sewer district plant faces a possible $2.4 million expansion if Clover Club Foods, located in downtown Kaysville, does not relocate. re-locate. Plant officials said that with the potato chip factory planning to relocate, it may allow a postponement postpone-ment in the plant expansion. But there are a lot of uncertainties. uncertain-ties. First, there is the question of whether Clover Club will relocate outside the boundaries of the sewer district which serves Kaysville, Fruit Heights and Farmington. Clover Club officials say consideration con-sideration is being given to relocating relocat-ing its facility, perhaps within the next two years. With the relocation of Clover Club, would the plant be able to operate a few more years without expansion? Also, since most of the problem with the treatment plant is with the large output of starches, sugars and oils that must be treated at the sewer sew-er plant, will the plant operation be able to meet minimum Environmental Environ-mental Protection Agency (EPA) standards? Sewer District Manager Leland Myers said the immediate need for increased EPA standards is primarily pri-marily caused by water pollution by Clover Club. He noted that since the district was made aware of the EPA violations in June, improvements im-provements in waste treatment have been made. He explained that Clover Club has improved its pre-treatment procedures and the plant has improved im-proved its treatment with new and improved equipment. "But it's only a matter of time before major expansion and improvements im-provements will be needed," Mr. Myers explained. |