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Show C11 Vernal Express Wednesday, August 13, 2008 Flooding round and it surprised McCor- experienced Thursday. He felt mick that so much water could that a 24-inch culvert under Continued from Al "We are doing pretty good enter the lines through the small holes. "The amount of flow sur- in trying to assess the damage prised us," he said. "We try and see what we need to do to to keep manholes above flood sandbags, but the sand to fill clean up the system, McLor- plane or at street level, but them didn't arrive until the mick said. "It is the infiltration when you have water running flooding was over. Employees over the road it will enter the from Lowe s Home Improve' the roads in the area were not big enough. Uintah County crews brought in more than 6,000 of the storm water into our sewer system filling the lines system. with sediment that we need to McCormick said that address now." because the homes are in a 1 r i ment also brought over several hundred bags already filled with sand that we're used to McCormick said crews were flood plane, all the homeown- keep water out of garages. able to get the lines cleared "It was interesting. We were ers he had talked to had flood and flowing on Thursday night, insurance. Maeser Water also sitting there watching the but found debris in the lines contacted its insurance carrier floodwaters go down past the as far away as 3,000 west and and is looking into what it will house and we got a call from 1,000 feet north that will have be responsible for. McCormick said he is concerned with the culverts to be cleaned out. Water entered into the sewer system through openings that cross county roads and in the manhole covers. The openings are about 34-inch State Farm Insurance asking if we were up to date on our car, home and flood insurance," homeowner Stan Wagner said. whether they are big enough "I thought the timing was just to handle the kind of water perfect." -v-r - . .. . . - f.u ; -Mr- ' H', . .r .' -.1' -i 1 ':S "'V .v ...... j .' - Water gushed through the low spots between the houses in the Flake subdivision carrying with it bikes and debris and anything that wasn't secured to the ground. II b nil. - V A f Braydon Braislback had to test out the depth of the mud versus how high his waders came up his " ; leg. lt:f-'t, & , ' w. 4 1 '1 Fences did little to stop the flow of the water. Most were damaged beyond repair. T:: z ; 4 J " i ' Stan Wagner was caught out in the rain watching the wall of water get higher and higher in fe. his property. j - 1 , -J 9 J ( Mud will be a factor in cleanup efforts. -II TT n n ij n This shed belonging to Steve Brailsford was washed through his yeard until it hit the fence and It,-, stopped. K; ! - 1 I i r J Neighbors Steve Brailsford and Shane Cannon walk the aftermath of the flood the next day. They talked about getting their boats moved and now the fixing offences and trees. --.-o?C HIGHEST ri t a i inrv UUALl i 1 T 4 ? ? i f li -... ' ..... j ft- - f Jhk. i rn i ' i 4. - Charity Flake stands above the stairs and floor where the carpet was removed as soon as they could after the flood. Vow Bui Wing "Pcckoge -Hcoclquorters! FREE ESTIMATES Online AT. contact us forbci WWW.SUTHERUNDS.COMrRICE TRUSSES AND LVLS! I ill i)l I |