OCR Text |
Show Page SB THE HERALD, Provo. Utah, Sunday, February 24, 198C Sewage Plant Strawberry Valley Valuable to Wasatch Cuts Pollution In Utah Lake By ROD COLLETT Herald - FORK - Utah. Four cities, American Fort, Pleasant Grove, Leni and Alpine, cooperated in planning, applying for EPA funding and local bonding for the til million project. Mayors of the four cities, along with one city councilman from each city, comprise the governing board. Construction of the plant, situated south of American Fork City, began in November, 1977 after voters approved the project. The plant was completed, with cities hooked up to it, in August, 1979. The construction of the plant is expected to reduce the pollution in Utah Lake considerably. Fishermen have commented they have already noticed the improvement, not only in the appearance of the lake, but in the quality and size of the fish caught. Garland Mayne, supervisor of the facility, said the average flow is now around 35 million gallons a day. The capacity of the plant is 76 million gallons a day. The plant is designed to service the north end of Utah County eventually, including Highland and other neighboring cities. Mayne said the plant discharge is below EPA requirements. The effluent at the American Fork plant is below 10 milemeters per liter. EPA permits 25 milemeters per liter. Landscaping has been completed at the plant, with trees and grass planted last fall. There are currently seven full time and two part time employees. Mayne said visitors are welcome to come down and tour the facilities. State and national officials present at the groundbreaking ceremony praised the leaders of the four cities for their cooperation. This type of planning required the highest type of leadership, they commented. Mayor Blaine Singleton, Leni is currently the chairman of the governing board. Mark J mson is secretary. nvnTt """A Illlll' lf 4 I One of the best examples is Strawberry Reservoir located 25 miles southeast of Heber City, a major link in the collection system of the Central Utah Project ,. I Wasatch County Planner Bob Ma this said the present reservoir coven 8,400 acre feet of area, while the planned enlargement would increase that to 17460. In addition, the shoreline will more than double from 25 miles to 57.5 miles. According to a report by Greg Smith of the Wasatch County Planners Office, recreation at the Strawberry Reservoir an important part in the life at flays sportsmen and the economic future of Wasatch County. Vt'..'"'"" Fishing was listed as the most popular activity of those tourists visiting Strawberry Reservoir. Almost 99 percent of the user groups engaged in fishing as a primary recreation activity. Boat fishing proved 12 percent more popular than shore fishing. Scenic driving was the only other primary activity taking place among persons visiting the reservoir. Smith's report listed secondary activities such as wafer skiing, swimming, camping, picnicking and hiking. The reservoir also attracted people to the region who enjoyed vehicle use, backpacking, bunting, snowmobU-ing- , horseback riding, and cross country skiing. Smith pointed out the reservoir has long been recognized as Utah's finest fishing hole and as the primary source of eggs for native cutthroat trout in fish hatcheries. Secondly, the reservoir has a proximity to the densely populated Wasatch Front, and easy access from U.S. Highway 40 allows convenient use for a large number of people. The idea oi building a storage reservoir in the Strawberry Valley area was conceived in 1903, when Senator Henry Gartner of Spanish Fork and John S. Lewis visited the region and sent a request to the government to investigate the placement of the reservoir in Waiatch County. COLD TEMPERATURES have made ice skating roaditioas Ideal at the Utah Lake SUte Park la Provo. Here Kelly Robbins, who Is aa instructor hi Prove awl Salt Lake City and who m w The enlargement program required the construction of the Soldier Creek Dam, which was completed in 1972 and began storing water in 1973. W hen filled, the reservoir will be four times its original capacity and will eventually reach an elevation of 45 feet above the existing reservoir. HEBER CITY The growth of Wasatch County in the next 20 years will largely depend on developments around the major reservoirs near Heber City. The Timpanog 01 Waste Water Treatment Plant at American Fork is one of sewer facilities in the pioneers in regional-typ- e AMLRICAN voir as a part of the Bonneville Unit of the Central Utah Protect Sufi Reamer mm skated professionally for four years is showa coming out of a ipii as she shows Daily Herald photographer Rod Colktt the finer art of staying oa ones feet on a slippery surface. n ni iKisKy The Strawberry Valley project was authorized by Congress on December 14, 1905. The plans called for a high dam with a storage capacity of acre feet of water. In 1956, r mil! Congressional authority was given to enlarge the Strawberry Reser m ifTOtojQijgu run vLr U off-ro- dU t e and Correlated Lief cl Pipe Oouf adorer We admit our product is not a lot to look at, yet we would like you to know that the people at Geneva Pipe are continuing to produce a product now for 23 years very necessary to our good health and convenience. We have a product designed for endurance and to make life a little nicer for all of us. Most people don't remember how conditions were before pipes were around to move the water - water for irrigation, sewer, or moving the excess storm water. We started in 1956 and are proud to have been producing this needed product for 22 years in Utah County. I V W''BL "'?3Cy a ? V.;.; vlvXvivXviv'.'Xv r if Quill) (mm & Locally Owned and Operated We are Utah County's most complete concrete manufacturer. pipe and corrugated metal pipe local people tu build a local product. a I . . Jfc J , .. Employing ""in- r ttJ |