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Show Nephi, Utah Page 10 Message , Utshns urged to protect ground wate? By Margie , Memmott by Lee Roderick Extension Prom Aargie The spring season brings new threats to Utahs ground water, which supplies about two- - thirds of the states drinking water, says a USU Extension specialist Educator EARTH DAY, APRIL A Chinese proverb says, If everyone swept whole world would be clean. 1997 22, his own the doorstep, Here are 45 ways YOU CAN HELP protect our Involve the entire family! - environment , 1. Recycle newspaper, aluminum, glass, tin, plastics, corrugated cardboard, computer paper and bond paper. Use cloth instead of disposable diapers, napkins, and towels. Start a compost pile using yard trimmings and some food 2. 3. scraps. Mend an repair instead of replacing. 4. 5. Dont throw anything away; that you could donate. 6. Consider buying second hand items. 7. Save and sell your aluminum cans. Use rechargeable batteries. 8. 9. Dont dump oil or any toxic waste into the ground. Even small amounts are very harmful to ground water and wildlife. 10. Recycle used motor oil at designated location. 11. Ride your bicycle or walk whenever possible." 12. Car pool or use public transportation. 13. Buy radial tires; they last longer. 14. Plant a tree. 15. Conserve paper by using both sides before recycling. 16. Stop junk mail from coming to your home. 17. Fix leaky faucets immediately. 18. Install shower heads to reduce water use by 70. 19. Put a glass or plastic quart bottle in the toilet tank to displace low-flo- w 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. water. Don't run the water while you brush your teeth or shave. Water your lawn in the early morning or late evening. Wash your car with non-tox- ic solvents. Install storm windows to keep heat in, cold out. Lower your thermostat and wear warmer clothes. Open curtains, blinds, and drapes to let the sunshine in. Close them at night to keep the cold air out. Turn off lights when not in use. Use lower wattage light bulbs wherever possible. Put a plastic jug of water in your freezer if it isnt full. A nearly full freezing compartment operates more efficiently. Be sure your home is well insulated. Hang clothes out to dry. Buy appliances with high energy efficiency ratings. Support businesses that stock and sell items made from recy- cled materials. Bring your own cloth bags to the grocer store with you. Some stores will deduct 5 cents from your bill for each bag you use. 34. Read product labels carefully, choose non hazardous products whenever possible and dispose of them properly. 35. Buy products that use as little packaging as possible. 36. Buy cleaners and other products in glass bottles rather than ' 33. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. aerosol cans. Buy biodegradable products whenever possible:1' Buy products in bulk. Avoid single serving containers. Buy milk, juice, and other products in re tillable containers. Educate others on source reduction and recycling practices. Make your preferences known to manufacturers, merchants, and community leaders. Volunteer to help with community projects. Pick-ulitter along the highways. Share magazines, newspapers, and books. Borrow or rent tools and other things you rarely use. Barter whenever possible. Share your surplus paint, cleaning materials, etc. with friends and neighbors. p Hunter Safety course to be offered first 20 who register at the Extension office and pay the regis- A second Utah Hunter Safety Course, sponsored by the Juab office will begin the County end of April. Roy Hooper, a certified Utah Hunter Safety course teacher, will be the instructor. Those who successfully complete tration fee. For more information about the class, contact the Extension office at 4-- H 623-179- 1. the course, will receive their Subscribe Today hunter safety blue card. The classes will be taught at the Extension office, located in the courthouse. The minimum age to attend the class is 11. Cost for the class is $6.00. The class will be limited to the Kramer Construction KAREN ALLEN Attorney At Law to chemical facilities, animal Entrants sought for 4-talent contest summer. A clean garden elimi- nates a breeding area or a place for insects to gather. Fertilize your lawn in late April or early May. If fertilizing is done too early, it can stimulate early growth and cause damage to the grass if there are late cold spells. Control broadleaf weeds in early May with a broadleaf weed killer. These weeds include dandelions, clover, black medic and chickweed. They need to be treated before the weather warms to above 85 degrees. H seminar on Tuesday, April 15th, at the UHFA office in Salt Lake City. The seminar will provide realistic explanations on how to buy a home, including obtaining rate mortgage loan a low-intere- st and down payment assistance for qualified borrowers. This two-ho- ur course is highly recom- mended for people who want to buy a home now or for those who are considering purchasing a and will cover such things as: the mortgage application process; how to save money on home buy- ing costs; obtaining financing; inspecting a home before buying; and community resources availe able to home buyers. Most people know little or nothing about buying a home until they actually do it. Attending this seminar will help you learn about the process and could help you save money and eliminate problems. Interested persons should call now to obtain tickets for limited seating. Call Utah Housing Finance Agency at first-tim- 1 4-- H 6-8- th Get a head start on your SPRING CLEANING a new ELECTROLUX vacuum I -- Receive a (a $70 value) with any purchase. Free pickup delivery 4-- H ? Bags and accessories Low monthly payments or 90 days same as cash 623-179- 1. Area Forecast National Weather Service From the Internet welcome depending on condition and model Trade-in- s Call Tonya May at 623-044- 6 Your Local Electrolux Representative Wednesday... cloudy with valley rain and mountain snow. Snow heavy at times. Snow level lowering to near 6000 feet. Highs 40s except mid lower 50s extreme south. m Extended forecast... Thursday Friday & ... mostly cloudy and cool with scattered snow showers except rain showers Dixie. Lows mid 20s to lower 30s except mid 30s Dixie. Highs 40s except lower 50s Dixie. (COl) 2S In . first-tim- e home in the near future. Many storage tanks, surface people are surprised to learn that wastewater impoundments, buying a home can be more afwaste tailings, septic systems, fordable than renting. road salt storage areas, spills, The USU Extension Service is This seminar will serve as an and urban runoff. seeking entrants for its annual overall guide to buying a home USUs Poe suggests how to retalent contest, scheduled for duce the risks of threats to Monday, April 28th. Entrants may participate in ground water Fertilizers Carefully adjust any four talent groups; vocal, infertilizer, application to plant strumental, piano, and variety. needs and timing for maximum There are three age groups: growth benefit; properly store 5th grade and younger, animal manure to facilitate land grades, and 9- - 12th grades. The spreading at appropriate times. contest is limited to the first 20 Pesticides Comply with pes- entries and there can be no more with ticide certification requirements; than four participants in each reduce pesticide use where rain entry. or snow seeps directly into the All contestants will receive cersoil around wells; use other pest tificates, while the overall winLittle Lux II control methods. ners will receive special awards. Animal lots Properly site The top four senior category and design; control of animal winners will represent Juab contest density; regularly clean lot. county at the State & Underground storage in Logan. tanks Properly install, mainAny youth who would like to tain, leak test and inventory; enter the contest should contact comply with permit; contain leak the Extension office at feed-lot- s, LOCATION IS GREAT! Near school. Extra nice. OFFICE bath home with hardwood floors. Cute kitchen, some new carpet. 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More property available. Only $78,000. Call Katy 2-- 8 i 613-713- 7. . knmigralon Euy ' 3S S MAM, NEPHI S2S-S0- M - threats for ground water contamination in Utah as agricultural their number throughout the home buyers seminar GREAT WESTERN LEASING Al Legal Services CALL FOR APPOINTMENT. 14 has identified major ; 623-120- 0. SATURDAY AND EVErSNG CONSULTATIONS I DWQ Alfred Godek, reporter Date High Low Free 41 24 .08 Apr 1 20 .00 49 Apr 2 3 61 28 .00 Apr 4 54 28 .00 Apr 41 5 22 .00 Apr 49 16 .00 Apr 6 56 24 .00 Apr 7 Licensed and Insured FREE MTT1AL CONSULTATION ofers FREE UHFA Levan weather Nephi weather 623-494- 2 0 nt Do you have tips on Spring yard care? Cleaning up debris around the yard and garden will help keep pests under control. They love to hide under old dead plant material and organic matter. Controlling the first generation of most insects greatly reduces ss mid-summ- er. ) are established. . - politan area. Degradation has occurred, said DWQ, because of the effects of irrigation, urbanThe Utah Housing Finance ization, infiltration of materials Agency (UHFA) is sponsoring a from landfills, and mine and mill FREE first-tim- e home buyers tailings. The agency tested 73 wells and springs along the Wasatch Front in 1994 and 1995, finding five wells with contamination exceeding state standards. M V!K( 1.65 ACRE LOT ON CENTER EXIT. Zoned HC. Remodeling Cabinets General Building Reasonable rates Quality reports that some ground water degradation has occurred in south central Utah, along the Wasatch front from Payson north to Brigham City, and in the Salt Lake City metro- jjij Answer by: Jerry Goodspeed, Utah State University Extension horticulturist If you act soon, you can reduce the tangle of weeds that appear in your lawn, reduce garden cause chemicals can destroy bac- pests and help your lawn become teria and cause the system to healthy and green. become inoperable. Weeds such as spurge, crab-graSalt storage areas Protect and foxtail are common in storage piles, use alternative de- -, July and August and should be icing materials. controlled in the spring since Spills Properly design, in- they are nearly impossible to restall and maintain transfer facil- move Weeds germinate and are ities; have adequate spill containment and cleanup proce- small in the spring so they go dures; comply with permit re- unnoticed. Nip them in the bud such quirements. by applying a Urban runoff Encourage as Galleria, Halt or Dacthal to public informationeducation, the lawn now and then again in street sweeping, antidumping early June. These products must codes, vegetated collection and be applied before the weeds beinfiltration basins for street run- gin to germinate since they kill off, and dean up abandoned com- the young germinating annuals, mend alindustrial sites. not the weeds (or lawn) once they of snow showers...mainly north and .partly cloudy. east. Lows mostly 20s. Highs 40s to lower 50s. Kitchen & Bathrooms SpedaUng who offers tips on how to protect ground water. When we talk about water pollution, people often think only of visible water sources such as rivers, streams and lakes, said Stephen Poe, USU Extension water specialist. But it is equally important to protect the quality of water tapped from underground. That quality is threatened by some outdoor activities typical of springtime, he said. Most greui 'ater in Utah snow as and is found begins among sand, gravel and rocks beneath the Earths surface. It is stored in rock materials known as aquifers and moves very slowly on its own typically 50 to 75 feet a year, explained Poe. The Utah Division of Water OlhlrtHhi backup; remove abandoned tanka or fill with inert material. Storage lagoons Properly install and maintain; locate lagoons away from ' sensitive ground water areas. t Septic systems Install properly, inspect and dean as necessary, and do not dispose ofhouse-hol- d chemicals in the system be- Saturday... A chance Home Improvement Handyman Work FREE ESTIMATES! Personal Attention Fast Action Effective Representation Wednesday, April 9, 1997 feW . IC9 ricr--t Lens FAST nTMVETTY LcDrjn: C23-277- 3, perjer 1 Ifcty: C2KZZ3, C23-72- -- COO-21 2-SS- 44 27 pccr 329-85C- 3 , I |