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Show 2A Emery County Progress, Castle Dale, Utah Tuesday, June 15, 1999 Gas pipeline scoping meeting will be held in Price Aspen Products Pipeline Questar Pipeline ComKem River Gas Transmission Company, and Colorado Interstate Gas Company have LLC, pany, y grants applied for and a special use permit for a proposed petroleum pipeline and natural gas pipelines. The subject applications cover lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and United States Forest Service (USFS). The BLM and USFS will be hosting an additional public scoping meeting in Price, on June 23, to gather public input on these applications. The meeting will be held at the Holiday Inn in Price. The initial meeting was held on May 20, in right-of-wa- Price. Meetings have been held in Green River, Moab, Salt Lake City, Lehi and also in Dolores and Durango, Colorado. The proposed Aspen Pipeline project will transport a variety of petroleum products to New Mexico, Western Colorado and the Wasatch Front area of Utah using a network of existing and proposed new underground pipelines. The proposed Questar, Kem river Gas Transmission Company and Colorado Interstate Gas Company projects are put forward to service the current and future need to supply additional capacity for natural gas developed south of Price, to be transported to markets along the Wasatch Front, Las Vegas or southern California. Under separate application, Questar Pipeline Company is proposing to replace approximately five miles of its existing 18 inch Mainline 41 pipeline due to underground mining operations. The proposed reroute is located within the Manti La Sal National Forest. This project will also be analyzed in the environmental impact statement. In Colorado, the proposed Americas Public Lands two organizations dedicated to their care and conservation. The National Environmental Education and Training Foundation (NEETF) and the Public Lands Foundation (PLF) signed a Memorandum of Under- standing (MOW) with the Bureau of Land Management in a ceremony at the Interior Building in Washington, D.C. The partnership between these organizations is a longstanding one, with the MOU formalizing the relationships. The focus of the partnership is National Public Lands Day, an event that encourages volunteers to improve and en- the projects would occur in Grand, Emery, Sanpete, Utah, and Salt Lake counties. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. with a presentation on the proposed projects and the scoping and environmental process by the BLM, USFS, Aspen Products Pipeline and Questar Pipeline Company, Kem River Gas Transmission Company, and Colorado Interstate Gas Company representatives. The presentation will be followed by an informal workshop where members of the public can discuss the project with representatives of the BLM, USFS and the companies involved and provide input in the process. hance the nations public lands. This program, which began in 1994, educates Americans about the need to conserve natural and cultural resources and about the importance of public lands to the nations economic and social well-bein- Map indicating the location of proposed petroleum and ral gas pipelines. natu-scopin- valves could cause a leak Robertson said, It is a once the tanker was lifted. relief to say none of the preBut the driver was lucky. cautions we took, or the He couldnt have asked for contingency plans for a better site for the truck to evacuation, were necessary roll over because of the because the tanker had no sandy soil in the median, loss of product at all, but we were ready in case there Rapich said. Haz Mat crews dug was a problem. trenches under the tanker After the vehicle was inand placed airbags underspected to insure there neath to help gently ease were no leaks, Haz Mat the tanker up and act as a crews then transported the cushion in case it should tanker to an abandoned slide. At about 3:30 p.m. uranium mine in an isoworkers, dressed in special lated area west of Green safety suits, used tow River and off loaded the trucks from S & S Garage product into, a waiting in Green River and Girardis tanker to be transported to of Grand Junction Colorado its destination. to winch the tanker upInterstate 70 was reright, while 15 dump trucks opened at 7 p.m. after being loaded with sand from closed for 16 hours. EstiLeGrande Johnson stood mated costs of the cleanup, ready a quarter of a mile road damage and damage-tthe truck are at 250,000 back, prepared to bury the tanker if so much as a drop dollars, this was given as a of acid was leaking. conservative figure. The PO Oi j Letter PRICK THEATRE 30 Eaat Main$rt Slats 11.50 SuSSnirtf 7:00 tniylfrf I Sal SANDRA BULLOCK 7:00 UJj BEN Af FLECK : FORCES OF arrest and conviction of individuals responsible for vandalizing the home of Kent & Susan Keele located at NAME m ; HE com (62.4 12 2 Over 00 King ; toil Studwt Night If 235 W. 800 N., next to the 800 N. Chapel. 2 you have information call the Emery Co. Sheriff Dept. 381-546- or state and local organizations have also joined in. BLM Acting Director Tom Fry said, We are grateful for NEETFs dedication to public lands improvement and environmental education. The organizations efficient coordination and promotion of this major national event has helped make it possible for the BLMs participation to grow by leaps and bounds. Public Lands Foundation members know the BLM from the inside out; the foundation was established in 1987 to enable BLM retirees to continue their commitment to public lands. The organization is now open to others with the same commitment, and chapters are located around the country. Beginning this year, PLF members will be assisting BLM site coordinators with National Public Lands Day planning, recruitment and sponsorship. Public Lands Foundation board members were present for the signing today, including founder and President George Lea. The Memorandum of Understanding spells out the commitment each organization brings to the National Public Lands Day partnership. The work of NEETF and PLF benefits the public lands immensely, enabling much needed work to be done. Our volunteers get a real education in this process, ' Tom Fry said. It seems that nothing brings our citizens closer to the BLM and each other than a chance to exthe treaperience sures located on our public first-han- d lands. National Public Lands Day activities help them to understand, too, that they have a responsibil- ity to act wisely when they epjoy the fragile treasures on public land. For information call or visit www.blm.goveduca-tionnpl- d or www.npld.com. Emery School District: (Continued from page 1A) KEWAFSB) i$100 For information leading to the Love NottingHill Helping Hands for Americas Lands. On September 25, volunteers across America will pitch in to enhance their public lands by rehabilitating hiking and riding trails, improving wildlife habitat, combating invasive weeds, cleaning up campgrounds and restoring archaeological and historic sites. The result is that Americas open spaces and natural and cultural resources are made cleaner, safer and more accessible to visitors. Children, families and seniors work together and achieve tangible outcomes, and at the same time they learn about their public lands and meet others with similar interests. NEETF, under the direction of President Kevin Coyle, has been coordinating and promoting annual National Public Lands Day activities for seven federal agencies since 1996. Since 1998, to Carbon RSA Partnership kiN6koACtC9;od Julia Roberts Hugh Grant g. National Public Lands Days theme this year is Rolled tanker nearly forces evacuation: ( Continued from page 1A) cent of full strength. Offifered minor injuries and cials were worried the acid was transported to Allen would vaporize and form a Memorial Hospital in Moab deadly cloud that would and released. Robertson drift into populated areas. said the accident is still unBecause of the accidents der investigation. proximity to the river, crews Haz Mat crews from the spent part of the day buildTW Co. of North Salt Lake, ing earthen dikes above and were called to the scene. below the tanker to contain The truck was carrying a possible spill. UHP Lt. 40,000 pounds of the Hy- Steve Rapich said officials drofluoric acid that was di- were worried that a breach luted with water to 49 per in the tank or damage to re- ceived a boost recently from petroleum pipeline project would occur in Dolores, La Plata, Motezuma and San Miguel Counties. In Utah, Organizations work to support public lands ($475), Delta Air Lines ($2,696), Emery Telephone ($4,122), MCI Telecommunications ($6,939), Mountain Riel Supply ($1,035), Questar Gas Management IT H Huntington kviirag 687-927- 5 Open at 6:30 Show at 7 ends soon Coming: Entrapment, Notting Hill, Star Wars, Austin Powers 2, ($1,014), Questar Pipeline Co. ($469), and Qwest Communica- tions ($173). The Utah State Of- fice of Education will reimburse $107,308 of the money to the dis- trict, leaving a shortfall of $186,222 in the budget. This is where the judgement levy will be considered. 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