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Show PeDnesiifi) Lake Sta Vernal Express Wednesday, December 21, 1994 3 3uKDS The fishery at Pelican Lake received re-ceived a big boost when it was selected se-lected for a grant of $43,000 through the Permanent Community Impact fund. This will be used to match a $100,000 federal grant under un-der the Clean Water act. The grant monies will be used to conduct a water quality study to determine why the fishery declined during the mid-1980's. Pelican Lake has gone from a trophy tro-phy bluegill fishery to a reservoir almost depleted of panfish despite efforts by the Utah Division of Wildlife Resource (UDWR) to restore re-store it. "The reservoir fishery started declining de-clining in the mid 1980V said Ed Johnson, regional fisheries biologist for the UDWR. "We expected the bluegill fishery to recover when the reservoir filled, but it didn't For some reason or reasons, the bluegill have not been able to recruit young-of-the-year to their population even though they have been successfully breeding. During this same period, largemouth bass have been successful success-ful at breeding and recruiting their young-of-the-year to increase their numbers. We've tried restocking bluegill fingerlings and adults, doing do-ing limited water studies and reducing reduc-ing the bag limits but so far nothing has worked. We think it is a water quality problem and the BLM and Utah Division of Water Quality (UDWQ) agree." "Restoring the fishery at Pelican Lake will provide benefits to the Board adlopfts privacy poDncy by Kathleen Irving Staff Writer The Uintah School District has accepted, on first reading, a policy which outlines the rights students and parents have to educational and family privacy. The district policy was achieved by combining similar state and federal fed-eral statutes. According to District Attorney Larry Steele, those laws would apply to the district whether or not this policy is finally adopted. The policy prohibits any psychological psycho-logical or psychiatric testing without with-out prior written notice being given parents or guardians and consent obtained from them. It also prohibits school personnel from obtaining or disclosing certain information in curriculum or other school activities unless parents have been notified and given consent. Proscribed information is defined as that which would tend to reveal information in-formation concerning the student's or a family member's: 1. Political affiliation or philosophies; 2. Mental or psychological problems; 3. Sexual behavior, orientation or attitudes; 4. Illegal, anti-social, self-incriminating self-incriminating or demeaning behavior; behav-ior; 5. Critical appraisals of individuals individ-uals with whom the student or family fami-ly member has close relationships; 6. Religious affiliation or beliefs; 7. Legally recognized privileged relationships, rela-tionships, such as those with attorneys, attor-neys, medical professionals or religious reli-gious clerics; and 8. Income, except as otherwise required by law. The new policy will allow both parents of a student, regardless of who has legal custody, access to student records. Tavern... Continued from page 1 Chris White, mirrored their concern. con-cern. "I'm not really against the bar," she said, "but how can the School Board give away their rights lo the land for a bar? And what would happen if there was a need to odd on lo the schools later? You might need to go in that direction." direc-tion." Board vice president, Ed 0caron. Nho steps down from his poi neM month, agonized over the decision saying he had no desire lo shut down Head's buincs, putting his family in a bind. But he said he aUo fell a need to support the district's dis-trict's eaMihed pohcte. He sujteued approving Head's teueti ! the property short. term fit, hut unable to con vte the ?et the board. thwfl Spcftdlove, ho Med thai nor lost if Head obtained his liquor license, eventually made what he called "an aggravating motion:" to refuse the request for a waiver to move the boundary. It carried unanimously. unan-imously. All is not lost for Head, however. According to district attorney, Larry Steele, the State Attorney General's office and Liquor Commission have agreed once that an establishment actually located on University of Utah property could be allowed a liquor license because "the nearest building used for school instruction" was over 600 feet from the business. If that previous decision is applied here, Head could still obtain his licence since the entrance to Todd he ever 1,100 feel from his tavern. Should his request fail, however, Head is faced with either moving the hutine or pulling out and lotmg his life savings. whole community," Johnson said. "For the last few years, it has been difficult to find an angler on Pelican Lake but during the peak use years, 1969 to 1977, there was a yearly average av-erage of 6,216 angler days. The most recent creel survey in 1988 documented 4,525 angler days even though the fishery was already declining. de-clining. Using the 1991 survey by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, a user day (Utah resident) is worth $55, so during Pelican's peak use years, the value of the fishery in 1991 dollars would be about $341,880 per year. Most of this is a direct benefit to the local communities." communi-ties." The Pelican Lake Water Quality Study Steering Committee was formed to bring together the necessary neces-sary resources to initiate an in-depth water quality study. Some of the parameters pa-rameters to be studied include: dissolved dis-solved oxygen depletion, nutritional enrichment, heavy metal accumulations accumula-tions and pesticide buildups. "Representatives from the Utah BASS Federation, Mountainland Association of Governments, Uintah Basin Bassmasters, Outdoor Resources Foundation, Stonefly Society, UDWQ, UDWR and the BLM all agreed to donate time and equipment to achieve the goals of the study," Johnson said. "We've received re-ceived additional support by the Ouray Park Irrigation Company which owns Pelican Lake." Earlier this year, the UDWR applied ap-plied for and received a federal grant for $100,000 under the Clean Water Act for a water quality study to identify the problems the bass and bluegill fishery faces at Pelican Lake. This federal grant requires a 7030 match but a non-federal matching clause excluded the UDWR UD-WR from providing the money because be-cause it receives partial federal funding. The UDWR presented a request for matching funds through the Community Impact Fund to the Uintah County Council. The Council agreed to sponsor the project. pro-ject. Support efforts by Uintah County, Duchesne County and Vcmal City at the Community Impact Board hearings were key to acquiring the matching funds for the federal grant No smoking law goes Into effect UiftUh Sthonl drnmt pwwi sU t that ftt smrAtng itt he pttmitwd tm Wf fchonl pvprtijr i of ian, I, SrtwAitie, ifttide hrU Of rthpf hwUs, Nf lhi Urw fori SxttnLm ti im4 h4 sMrt' K i (pshtf cnM w4 to Mff outside for a few puffi ill have to rt untd they Wave Khool property proper-ty before lihtn up. The same foci for employees: who smoke. School District Attorney, Larry Stack, has 4vird the diorkl to fducaK the public by pmtirtg ipi to aOcHs for a naming period htfrtt timing any tiutoni under thC Of tsrw, Correct... 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