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Show Page A2 - (Ehe tEimeg-ffinhepenbe- -- Thursday, itt February 10, 2005 Water Agency steps up effort to fund valley -wide study by Carrie Switzer staff writer four-yea- The Grand County Water and Sewer Service Agency voted to intensify its efforts to get funding for an inclusive water study that would tie together previous partial studies and address areas that have never been mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey. Water agency manager Dale Pierson said an appropriation was included in a bill that passed Congress last year but failed in the Senate, and he predicts the same result when the bill - the Water Resource Development Act - is reintroduced this year. Im inclined to take a twopronged approached, Pierson said of the effort to fund the study. Im proposing we look to Senator Bennett for a direct appropriation to give the 0 rtfemv U.S.G.S. to do the study over r a period. I also think it would be valuable to have me, Gary (Wilson, chairman of the board) and Rex (Tanner, Grand County Council representative on the board) take a trip to Washington D.C. to talk to the Appropriations Committee directly. I really dont see that without making an effort to make it happen, it may not happen. Board member Rex Tanner said he was not sold that the study would resolve any more issues than previous studies have. Pierson said the last valley-wid- e hydrology study was done in the late 1960s, and not only have conditions changed, the technology has changed. Some of the other studies we have were done by private itMtfti wtUfc ii U.S. Senators: 431 Dirksen SOB, Washington DC20510 202-224-54- Web Form: bennett.senate.govcontact emailmain.html Hatch, Orrin - (R) 104 Hart SOB, Washington DC 20510 202-224-52- Web Form: hatch.senate.gov index.cfm?FuseactionOffices. Contact U.S. Congressman: 202-225-30- 202-225-56- 38 Mike Dmitrich (D) 566 North Dover Circl, Price, Utah 84501 Office Home 435- - 637-042- 6 Utah State House of Representatives: G. Matahis (R) District 55 Jmathisutah.gov, Brad King (D) District 69 Bradkingceu.edu John 435-789-73- 435-637-795- 5, er Michaelyn Shumway. Pat Marshall was named Federal Utah State Senate: 801-538-14- 06 of $50.00. The Helen M Knight Intermediate School student of the month award was given to Aaron Randall. The award for of the year went to training to 435-613-52- Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) funds the event and Saina estimates the exercise could easily bring in $250,000 that would be spread local the throughout community. The City of Moab would to ' encourage any interested citizens to apply for like SUPER SAVINGS ON FAMOUS NAME SLEEP SETS fame to Hodcuf, a emet deal! tca-- H the general public in how to protect themselves and help others in the event of a community disaster. The 410 Cannon HOB Washington, DC 20515 Phone Fax - The mayor made several presentations all of which are accompanied by a certificate from the city, an official Moab City pen and a savings bond CERT offers free (D) avail- able; and What makes up the lower hydrology and aquifers on the north end of the valley, i.e. Skagel Springs, Matri-- . mony Springs and the Wetlands. This would be beneficial , to the city, the county, all of us, Pierson said. Board member Barb Mor-r- a questioned the cost of a D.C. trip compared to seeing Senator Bennett in Salt Lake City. The . . on page A3 details and application information may be found at www.ceu.edu, or contact Human Resources Office, 451 E 400 N, Price, Utah 84501. Deadline to apply is Phone (435) 613-531February 18, 2005. CEU is an AAEEADA employer with a strong commitment to diversity. Full boards of the MARC and the City Planning Commission. Council member Keith Brewer was named to the Mosquito Abatement board Move the pile Continued from page A1 tion, subsidence, and valley filling processes. Consequently, we do not know how rapidly the river is eroding downward, how rapidly the valley filling deposits are subsiding, or whether downward erosion and valley subsidence vary in time and space. In short, we have yet to learn very much at all about the natural system that immediately surrounds, supports, and potentially threatens the site of the Atlas tailings pile. A great deal of time and resources have been devoted by DOE and its predecessors in their attempts to prove that the site of the Atlas tailings pile is safe from very large floods. However, it appears that very little time or resources have been dedicated to determining what has really happened at the site over the past several thousand years. In consequence, the DOE has not been successful in developing a clear understanding of the Atlas tailings site. The work of DOE and its predecessors is vague, inconsistent, incomplete, and at least in part based on errors in data analysis and biased interpretations based on inappropriate models of how things really work. Given this somewhat less than impressive track record, it can be argued that further study might very well be a waste of time and money. To all of us who live in the Southwest, the Colorado River is simply far toO precious to gamble away in a technological game of chance. The stakes are too high and the odds are too uncertain. We do not know enough about the flood hazard potential at the Atlas tailings site to accurately predict when a very large flood might occur or how the pile might be affected by such a flood. And there is no guarantee that additional scientific study will significantly improve our understanding of this issue. 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You cannot vie for your project without a presence, commented Tanner. current vacancies on the Continued from page A1 4-- Bennett, Robert (R) the quantity of water City Council meeting . volunteer of the year for her willingness to share time and knowledge in teaching many skills. a made Saina presentation on a Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) event she is planning in Moab for April 8 and 9. She expects 300 to 800 CERT member attendees from 13 counties in Southern Utah. - Jim Matheson parties hired by one entity to do one thing, Pierson said. They are suspect. The U.S.G.S. study is impartial, even though anything can be challenged. The study is anticipated to take four years and cost $2 million. 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