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Show Ox THE AMERICAN FORKf CITIZEN, Tirorsdayfjuly 21, 1955 New Rules, Regulations Adopted ,F 'Vi. " . ' -- m Relating to Home Sewage Disposal Mr. Glen Sagers, Sanitarian of the City-County Health Department Depart-ment of Utah County announced announc-ed today the adoption of new rules and regulations relating to construction of home sewage disposal systems. Contractors, plumbers," home owners and all others Interested in home septic tank construction are urged to become familiar with the new standards without delay. In most instances 'the requirements are more rigid than those in effect during past years, making careful planning of the system more essential than ever. Our high modern standard of living was cited by Mr. Sagers as , the main,: .eason for the strengthening of disposal system sys-tem requirements. Automatic washers, garbage grinders, multiple mul-tiple bathrooms and a tendency toward use of more and more water were singled out as some of the modern developments resulting re-sulting In a greater volume of sewage, which in turn calls for larger septic tanks and disposal fields. It's Delicious It's Refreshing It's Nutritious It's produced and bottled in American Fork It's Spafford Milk Call us today for home delivery. Spafford Dairy Phone 164 , American Fork 'THAT GOOD MILK" Homogenized T Pasteurized . The new rules and regulations on home sewage disposal systems sys-tems require, among other things, a substantially larger septic tank than has been specl fled in the past. Tank sizes are now related to number of beg-rooms beg-rooms In the home, in accord ance with the following ached ules: Home Site: Tank Size 2 Bedrooms .... 750 Gallons 3 Bedrooms 900 gallons 4 Bedrooms ... -1125 gallons The increased volume ' of wastes produced in the average modern home has resulted in the larger tank size requirements. General features of tank con structlon remain unchanged, but variations are permitted in some details. Interested persons can get a copy of the new' regula tlons by contacting the office of the City-County Health De partment of Utah County, J13 City & County Building, Provo, Utah. Septic tank disposal field specified in the new regulations will In most cases be considerably consider-ably larger than those required in old regulations. As with tanks, disposal field size is now related to -number of bedrooms in the house. , Permeability of the soil, as measured by a seepage test, Is the other factor used in determ Ining field area. Total .area required for a dis posal field can be as much as 2 or 3 times as great as previously called for. Maximum disposal field trench width under new regulations Is 3 feet, as compared to 6 feet under old regulations. Other de tails are essentially unchanged except that straw or untreated paper Is now required as a cover over the gravel to prevent back fill from filtering down into the trench. The new regulations prohibit the discharge of septic tank effluent ef-fluent onto the surface of the ground, into borrow pits, ditches or any other exposed place. In fact, there are only two ac ceptable means of getting rid of sewage. One is by connection to an approved public sewer, and the other Is through a septic tank and disposal field con structed in accordance with the regulations. . Contrary to some popular be lief, a septic tank does not kill disease germs In sewage. Jt merely takes out some or the solid matter so that .disposal In' to the soil is more readily ac complished. The health hazards associated with discharge of sewage or septic- tank effluent to-the ground surface must not be tolerated In this modem age. . - , "' I SHE INSISTS ON Gaff IFnomiEP FOR HER EVERY COOKING AND BAKING NEED " NOW SOLD IN 5-10-25 b 50 LB. BAGS AT YOUR LOCAL GROCERS Don't Accept Less Than The Best A L 17 A Y S INSIST 0(1 "7 J Gas? Although . public sewers offer tne oniy entirely satisfactory means of sewage disposal in built-up areas, many home own' ers must continue to depend on septic tank systems for disposal of their sewage. It is approprt ate, therefore, to discuss some of the questions on tank opera' tlon raised in the past by home owners: . Q How often should a tank be cleaned? A. This depends on size of the tank, number of persons served and amount of sewage discharged into the tank each day. With ordinary use and care the tank may need clean ing every two years. Q. How .can the home owner determine for himself when the tank should be cleaned? A. When the total depth of scum and solids exceed one third of the liquid depth of the tank, the solids should be re moved. For best results , the tank should be Inspected annually. ann-ually. Failure to clean the tank at the proper time may result in a clogged disposal field which will have to be replaced at con siderable expense. For further information on this important subject contact the City-County Health Depart ment of Utah County, 313 City and County Building, Prbvo. Utah. noted during 28 weeks of salt additions. A study of soil clog' glng indicated ... that more damage is done to soil structure by the salt than by the normal effluent . , Riding Club Enjoys Sunday Excursion Members of the local women's riding club met at the home of Mrs. Edward Smith Thursday evening. The name chosen for their club is "Bridletts. The by-laws yof the club were read and discussed. Riding club members and their husbands enjoyed a ride in American Fork Canyon Sunday. Twenty-eight were present After the ride luncheon was Served at the Kelly cabin. Those attending included Mr, and Mrs. Chauncy Watts, Mr TutcAenA THRILLING, NEW GO-TOGETHER COLORS AT NO EXTRA COST See them hen I "Star White Dawn Yellow Meridian Blue V Sunset Copper See them on actual slUteel Youngs-town Youngs-town Kitchens units. Co-Togtfther Colon males kitchen-planning fooU proof. And there's no extra cost foe color! DABLIHG'S Youngstown Kitchen Center Four Local Boys Laud Activities of Utah Boys State Four local boys, Christen Arthur Ar-thur Anderson, Jimmy Nlshlmo-to, Nlshlmo-to, E. Frank Johnson and Ronald Lee Taylor, who represented American Fork at Boys State during the past week, returned to their homes Saturday, Chris is the son of Mrs. Clyde L. Anderson, Alpine; Dee Is the son of Mrs. Mary Johnson; Jimmy Jim-my is the son of Mr. and Mrs. George Nishimoto, and Lee Is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank M. Taylor. Windy Camp Williams, designated desig-nated as quarters for 357 registered regist-ered boys' staters, was a busy sight as the week's activities were ushered in Saturday and Sunday, July 9 and 10. A maze of waiting lines could be seen with boys lining up for everything from physical checkups check-ups to bedrolls. Rise and shine at 6 a.m. headed the day's schedule. sched-ule. Next came calisthenics, and Mrs. Emmett Tittensor, Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Nash, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Smith, Mr. and Mrs." Robert Hpighton, Mr. and Mrs. ByronMarlahe, Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Kelly, Mr. and Mrs. Dee Thrasher,- Mr. and Mrs. Lewis M. Rowe, Mr. and Mrs. Francis Anderson, Mr. and Mrs. Wells Anderson, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Hunter, Mr. and Mrs. Richard McKlnney and Mr. sfad Mrs. Bill Chadwick. . The women are preparing parade drills to participate In the Heber City's parade on August 13. followed "by a hardy breakfast prepared by the camp's experienced exper-ienced cooks. Various lectures and classes were held, not excluding time out for plenty of athletics, such as swimming, baseball, Softball and juat "shooting the rag." Late Saturday afternoon cities got together for nomination of city officials, and Saturday evening eve-ning the staff oriented the boys to all rules and regulations. The week's activities and what was expected of each boy was outlined. Baseball,' softball, volleyball vol-leyball and swimming . teams were organized for competition between the cities. A highlight of the Sunday program was a memorial service at 5:30 p.m. honoring 26 delegates dele-gates to pre-war Boys State Conventions who lost their lives In World War II. City officials were elected Sunday, and state officers Monday. Mon-day. Fortified with valuable training and experience in how a democracy demo-cracy governs itself the delegates returned to their homes Saturday Satur-day night after eight days of Boys State. ' . Formal closing of the 10th annual session, sponsored by the American Legion, was preceded by two evening gatherings. One was a 7 p. m. ceremony for the presentation of pins and certificates, certifi-cates, honoring the condldates present at Boys State. The other, final event of the 1955 calendar, was the traditional tradition-al Governor's Ball, where candidates, candi-dates, their dates 'and families gathered to dance and salute the governor of Boys State. Final lectures of the 1955 session ses-sion were delivered by Harold Simpson, aide to Got, J, Bracken Lee, who spoke on the duties of candidate and office holder, and by two Salt Lake City firemen. Mr. and Mrs. Frank M. Taylor were to the concluding programs from American Fork. LeRoy Griffin Attends Institute LeRoy Griffin, executive secretary sec-retary of the American Fork Chamber of Commerce, left Saturday for Palo Alto, California, Califor-nia, to attend the western institute, insti-tute, at Stanford University. The school is a ten day refresher re-fresher course for trade and commercial executives, on civic activities. Upon completion of the course, examinations must be passed. Thirteen secretaries from the western states will attend the Institute. Open House to Honor Retiring Stake Officers A party to honor the retiring Alpine t Stake Presidency and High Council will be held in the Sixth-Eighth Ward Recreation Hall Friday evening, August 5. It will e hi the form of an open op-en house from fi: 00 to 9:30 p. m. and a short program will be held from 9:30 to 10:00 -p. m.' when presentations will be made. All members of the stake are cordially Invited to attend. ioirivnifflnni?F off tho three low-price cars fn Utah 1ft The Biggest Car-First Car-First in sales gains first in size! Plymouth's the biggest, longest, long-est, roomiest car of the low-price three! With the most leg room, the most hip room, the largest trunk! with the Biggest Deal High sales volume means a low profit per car, and of the three low-price cars our sales gains are the highest in the whole state! We're giving our best deals of the year right nowl Is your Biggest Buy ! We're holding a special sales event to push our Plymouth sales still higher. Stocks are high prices are low terms are long and liberall Come in and cash in during bur big . . . SALES STAMPEDE TRADE f yOU BTI COMf IN NOW I PLYMOUTH SAUS IN UTAH HAVt INCREASED MORE THAN 100 om last ' year's tales-i far greater increast than for the other two low-price cars! (Based on registrations in Utah for first five months of 1955J , , SEE YOUR PLYMOUTH DEALER 482 West Center Telephone 32 - American Fork, Utah PROVO |