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Show Page Sixteen - The Springville Herald - March 4, 2004 lumped cjtemicsils (Sams storm water probteims by Tammy McPherson Staff Writer For those who think it is OK to dump antifreeze down the storm drain, wash cars in the driveway or put leftover cleaning supplies in the garbage-prepare to be educated. . Fifteen cities from Payson to Lehi and the Utah County Commission are combining funds to educate the public on storm water issues. The campaign cam-paign will begin once all the municipalities have signed an interlocal agreement, which all of the cities hope will happen hap-pen by the end of the month. The agreement will enable Utah County to use the money mon-ey to oversee the programs, said Michael Leifson, senior engineering technician for the Utah County Engineering Department. De-partment. . "We want to get the word out through school programs and ad campaigns, to educate the public on where water goes after it goes down the storm drain," he said. The municipalities help to teach people where to take chemicals so that they aren't dumped in the wrong place, damaging the environment. For example, residents can take their motor oil free of charge to oil and lube service centers, which will dispose of them properly, he said. Many people think water is treated after it flows through the storm drain but it isn't. When residents dump anitfreeze or oil into the storm drains, or wash cars in the driveway, those chemicals flow with the water directly into rivers and streams and eventually, in the case of Utah Valley, into Utah Lake. Farmers sometimes also put pesticides and herbicides in irrigation ditches. Among other things, the chemicals can kill fish and other wildlife, Leifson said. "I see individuals that are cleaning their oil in the gutter. It's just an education process, " said American Fork Mayor Ted Barratt, who signed the agreement last week. Residents also put paints, paint thinners and household cleaning agents in their garbage, gar-bage, which is then taken to a landfill and junked in an open field. These chemicals, as well as oils dumped in open areas by backyard mechanics, break down and get into the underground aquifers, Leifson said. The Utah County Storm Water Coalition, made up of all of the cities involved in the agreement, will have booths at city festivals, displays at libraries li-braries and at voting polls during dur-ing the November elections. It will be giving out trinkets such as refrigerator magnets and keychains with contact M I Dear Friends ond Neighbors, ttdbtfk. After over 30 years ot selling furnHure in the Provo area, Down Werner Jaussi has decided to retire! . m m So in order to accomplnrmsio "'''- OF QUALITY FURNITURE. ... keBnnwmetfu experience, Dam is moving on to pursue owe, r v . ... 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K infTPrffii a .TTfi mtrrTniiijiirf il 1 1 nlmJ I n I Trr w lrf ik run i i iiTlif lfriiiMi': PROVO FURNITURE filling information to find out where to take leftover chemicals. School-aged whildren in particular will also be targeted. target-ed. The coalition is planning an educational program with fifth-grade students starting in the fall. The youth will be shown the best long-term benefits through the program and will hopefully take the information in-formation home, to share with their families, Leifson said. "We're looking more toward the future. Adults are harder to get to listen, to get to change their ways, he said. The group also has plans for elementary school assemblies, assem-blies, with high school-aged students presenting the information, infor-mation, thus teaching teens and grade school students at the same tine, Leifson said. Some cities, such as Orem and Provo, have already been performing education programs pro-grams for a number of years. The coalition will add to those programs and spread them to the smaller cities. Other ideas for the program have come from Salt Lake County and San Diego. Utah County cities decided to do the education program because of a nationwide Environmental Envi-ronmental Protection Agency mandate, which took effect last March. Any city with a population density greater tan 1,000 peole per square mile was required to start an outreach program for storm water. Colorectal Cancer Aivareness Month March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. Colorectal cancer, which includes cancers of the colon, rectum and anus, is the second deadliest cancer in the United States after lung cancer. Although the death rate from colorectal cancer has been decreasing for the past 15 years, the American Cancer Society estimates that 57,100 people died as a result of the disease in 2003. One in 18 Americans will develop colorectal cancer in their lifetime. Fortunately, colorectal cancers are highly treatable if found early. In fact, the survival rate for people with colorectal cancers detected in its early states is more than 90 percent according to the Colon Cancer Alliance. "Some people find talking talk-ing about colorectal cancer uncomfortable or embarrassing," embarrass-ing," said Lawrence Wagman, M.D., chair, Division of Surgery Sur-gery at City of Hope Cancer Center in Los Angeles. "But being aware of risk factors and taking active measures mea-sures to prevent the disease through regular screening and a healthy lifestyle is very important." im-portant." Risk factors associated with colorectal cancer include: Personal history of colorectal cancer, bowel disease or polyps. pol-yps. Family history of colorectal colorec-tal cancer. Being older than 50 years of age. A diet of mostly high-fat foods. Dr. Wagman suggests reducing re-ducing the risk of developing colorectal cancer by exercising regularly, eating a diet rich in fruits, vegetables and whole grains and limiting the consumption con-sumption of high-fat foods. Some studies also suggest that taking supplements containing con-taining folic acid, folate or calcium cal-cium might reduce colorectal cancer risk. Screening for colorectal cancer is important since many symptoms often do not appear until after the disease has advanced. Although colorectal cancer can-cer may not necessarily be the case, contact a physician . , if any of the following occur: oc-cur: a change in bowel habits that lasts for more than a few days. Bleeding from the rectum. Blood in the stool. Cramping or gnawing stomach pains. For more information about colorectal cancer research re-search and treatment, contact City of Hope Cancer Center at 1-800-826-HOPE or visit www.cityofhope.org. |