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Show I (Washington Open Letter on Air Quality Districts Proposed for Area ountyNows St. George, Utah 84770 Thursday, January 27, 1977 EDITORIAL Chamber Serves Community Well! An areas Chamber of Commerce and its accomplishments is often the criteria by which one can determine whether or not an areas business economy is good, bad or indifferent. Saturday evenings annual Installation Banquet of the St. George Area Chamber of Commerce was proof enough that this is a growing, active community with energetic participation by those who are concerned with its growth. Over 400 citizens attended the dinner, witnessed the presentation of awards, installation of officers and heard noted TV weatherman Bob Welti expound his views. We applaud the selection committees choice of annual awards which were presented to Juio Paolasso, Distinguished Sr. Citizen; Anna B. Taylor, Distinguished Sr. Dick Citizen Woman; E. N. Sr. Hammer, Distinguished Doug McKnight, Businessman; Distinguished Jr. Businessman; Fay Picklesimer, Outstanding Educator; Truman Bowler, Outstanding Public Service, and a Posthumous Award to J. C. Snow for his business, civic and church leadership to the community. A list of each recipients accomplishments belied the fact that all have devoted a great deal of time and effort toward making St. George and Washington County a progressive, modern society which takes a back seat to no one in the many fields of civic endeavor. We can appreciate the unsung persons behind the production of such an affair, both in the banquet arrangements and producing the drive which which assembled so many persons for the function. We would like to recognize P. Richard Dehlin, Banquet Chairman, and his able committee. Along the line of taking a back seat to no one in making the St. George Area Chamber of Commerce the force that it is today is the congenial Executive Secretary Art Anderson. His drive, ambition and incentive was and is recognized in helping carry forward the aims and goals of the businessmans organization. We urge the support of this fine Chamber of Commerce. It is the time of year when the membership drive is underway and funds are sorely needed to provide the material and personnel used to present our area in the attractive atmosphere that it deserves. care needs served by a single metropolitan area. long-rang- v per-son- six-sta- te - .It cost-efficie- 100-15- Fixed-win- used by medical transport teams out of Salt Lake City are fully equipped with supplies and life support systems found in most intensive care units at larger hospitals. They are on call, and specialty teams of physicians and nurses from various medical disciplines can be assembled on short notice to make a flight. Using physicians being transported assures that the team is optimally qualified to handle the patient's specific illness or injury, Dr. Houtchens wrote in the article. However, Dr. Houtchens said that the key figure in the g success of a transport is the rural physician who first encounters the patient. The U. surgeon said if such a service exists and if the rural doctor knows about the service and believes that management in a major life-savin- for Woshmgton County and Gty of $ PER G3ews Georgf for Over Veors MEMBER Of THE J. F. Mount ford & Asa L. Mountford Publishers J. F. Mountford Editor - Matter once a week at the post office at St. George, Utah 84770, under the Act of March 3, 1879. Entered as 2nd-Clas- s STAFF Associate Editor Errol J. Foremaster Features - Dorothy E. See Cheryl Wes tpha I -- ALL DEADLINES MUST BE OBSERVED! SUBSCRIPTION RATE: In County 84.00 per year Out of County 87.00 per year ' All subscriptions Payable in Advance EAST ST. GEORGE BLVD. PHONE ST. GEORGE, UT. 84770 8011473-411- 4 dete- 90-10- lountyNcw! J pFOiftni (o)y p IHieadleP! non-arab- "A Sign of the Times" Dear Editor; I recently heard someone in the travel business say that many of the visitors to Southern Utah received a poor impression of our area. From a few things I have observed lately, I can understand why this may be partially true. I recently took someone up on the Red Hill to show them the view and let them read the sign there that pays tribute to the early day settlers of Dixie. We noticed that a portion of the top of the sign had been ripped loose from its posts and thrown down over the edge of the sandstone cliffs onto the rocks below. I retreived it and securely nailed it back in place. An even sadder and more repugnant sight was the trash barrel placed at this location. It appeared as though it had flowing with the excess garbage scattered loosely around, a very unsightly and disparaging mess! Another trash barrel about a Yiile to the east, near the water tank, was even in a d sorrier state of by the ugliest of affairs-accentuate- MaReeHunt DEADLINES: Monday 5:00 p.m.: Social News and School News. Tuesday 10:00 a.m.: Advertising, Classified Ads, News and Pictures. All deadlines advanced one day when a holiday falls during the week. 23 in -- image-particular- ly o visibility Aliens Must File Real Estate Seminar COMPOSITORS Doris Mountford measurements cjaBhingtan long before been filled to over tm automobiles and trucks, and by forcing dirty industry to stop their present enormous air pollution.) The large, dirty industries in Utah would not be permitted to operate in any other state, I am sure. The steel Utah-Arizon- and nurses from the same critical care unit to which a patient is the Utah-Arizo- presently Washington Offiod Pubkotion aircraft g to 12-1-- critical care unit would improve chances for survival, this primary physician will make that crucial first call to the critical care unit. In fact, he added, it probably will be the primary who actually physician saves the patients life in those critical first hours. He said the fixed wing airplane concept developed because ground ambulances are too slow over long distances and helicopters are not time- - and at 0 distances greater than miles. The introduction 6, Flying Intensive Care Unit Is Mew Concept . The size of the Intermountain Region, coupled with its relatively sparse population, has brought about :r. a new concept in the care of critically injured persons - a e . flying intensive r:; care unit staffed by M.D. specialists and nurses. : : This conclusion was drawn z : in an article published in the January issue of Con-- z ; temporary Surgery, a journal polished in New York City i. for the nations surgeons. Its author is Dr. Bruce Hout- chens, assistant professor in the University of Utah Medical Center Department of Surgery. v Dr. Houtchens wrote about the use of fixed-win- g aircraft specially equipped with life support systems to transport s critically ill or injured from remote areas to Salt Lake City. Dr. For years, r Houtchensmany said in the article, ' Salt Lake City has been the major referral center for all ;; of Utah and much of five surrounding states. Within this region, there are well over 100 outlying community hospitals... And because of the size of a half million the region with a miles ; square population of only about three is probably the million.. : largest region in the U.S. to 'r have (specialized) medical interests would be served best by shipping coal from rmining significantto the state Proposal states that the to be burned at the failure and deterioration, redesignation of air quality take into account terrain, is site of energy use, rather areas in the State would tend and than polluting our clean air, to promote the continued utterly ridiculous, thus destroying the natural whole the subverts to of the Nation availability that surround us. beauties a of maintaining the enjoyment of some of its philosophy coal to the By shipping clean atmosphere.to area of energytheuse, pristine natural resources Utahs level at ground and features many plant in Provo and the Measuring water would also be conis air avoid pollution finding associated with the unique Kennecott plant in Salt Lake sensible as closing served. Utah is the second National Parks, Monuments Valley are certainly major about as in order to avoid driest state, and should ones eyes and Recreation Areas, etc. air polluters without which husband its water for On the Salt Lake and Provo Valleys air pollution. contrary, is I culinary and agricultural Class atmosphere designating virtually half of would almost be habitable. Valuable water would uses. no Air containing the State as Class III would Enormous growth could take defined as be saved if none is needed for five than more micrograms tend to promote profound place, therefore, if the dirty cooling, or for industries were obliged to per cubic meter, annual evaporative degredation of the air quality to distant sites. coal 24 a mean and slurrying in the entire State, and would reduce their pollution by 0 geometeric ten of Futhermore, power loss in hour maximum cause marked percent. truly over many transmission cubic meter, per deterioration in the beauty of Item four states that micrograms to centers would urban miles content dioxide our National Parks and Significant deterioration of and sulphur the saved. be also Also, two huge no than greater Monuments, by obscuring air quality due to man made cubic meter expense of constructing per micregrams to be needs visibility. pollution of slurry lines and transmission The Proposal states It prevented in those areas of with a 24 hour maximum lines would be eliminated. five. should be set that the state specifically dated differs emphasized In summary, then, the as is defined II air Class somewhat in its emphasis. As the principal purpose of aside for esthetic purposes facts are evident: than more no following that containing of National stated in that proposal it has prevention Parks, 10 significant such as air in the cleanest The cubic micrograms per been establisned that the best deterioration doctrine is to Monuments, Primitive and Nation is on the annual meter geometric of etc. These Wilderness areas, visibility in the Nation is preclude the reduction mean of particulates and a 24 border where the visibility a centered on the visibility in scenic areas. areas should be designated maximum of 30 probably exceeds 70 miles, hour is no doubt I. (There border, where the mean This is absolutely correct, Class cubic meter. and where many National visibility is 70 miles. This best and certainly it behooves that these areas should be micrograms per content Parks and Monuments are dioxide The sulphur the Air Conservation disgnated as Class I. area of the Nations air lies no be should greater than 15 located. the Air Coover some of the States most Committee to protect our However, Preservation of this clean cubic meter per micrograms spectacular and unique present clean air, and do its nservation Committee area is essential to the and mean air arithmetic to clean up what best National Parks, Monuments proposes to subvert this annual of 100 second largest industry in the maximum 24 hour a and Recreation Areas (This pollution already exists. designation by locating Class state-th- e tourist industry. micregrams. invisible air III areas immediately adstatement was not included in However, Utahs social, economic, National The Primary the proposal dated 1 pollution such as foul odors, jacent to Class I areas, with for environmental and esthetic Air Standard Ambient Land an excuse feeble that there can the area. Both proposals allege that spoil 75 values would best be served is particulates Utah is receiving messages pollution can certainly mar need be no buffer zone. It meter cubic by classifying the entire state per micrograms the take doesnt much landscape. asking for our energy and and mean as Class I and II air quality. annual geometric On pare one of the natural resources, and asking imagination or observation to 24 hour Utah coal should be shipped 260 micrograms drifts with that we keep our pristine, Proposed Redesignation, learn that dirty air to exceed once to out of state users, so that not maximum are the wind currents, and that it beautiful areas unsullied by several facts power can be produced in per year. The primary amcan drift for many, many enumerated. air pollution. for those areas in which it is standards air bient Utah is rich in coal, both Ideally all areas of the state miles and pollute areas far 80 utilized. is sulphuroxide should be protected from any distant from the pollution and subunderground Utahs water should be micrograms per cubic meter air surface. This coal could be further quality source. The haze from the for domestic and conserved more maximum a with mean, deterioration (true). mined by conventional means Simplot Plant in Pocatello, and The once than agricultural culinary yearly. This ideal cannot be Idaho, has been observed or by stripping, and sent by secondary standard for uses rather than wasted on without zero over the entire southern rail to all points of the Nation. achieved 1200 is evaporative coolers and sulphuroxides If this were done, the only population growth and portion of that state, reaching cubic meter, slurry lines. per micrograms from the Teton Mountains, significant pollution the State prevention of new industry con3 hour maximum Diminishing the air quality is untrue. statement the and view (This west, would suffer would be from despoiling to exceeded not and surrounding the be in centration the stripping. Adequate There is an enormous amount of the Tetons from the west. Parks in the state of Natioanl once than more yearly. of Air in from Provo and measures been have preventable pollution pollution be tantamount to would of that Utah evidence view In developed to replace the this state in both rural and Salt Lake City reaches as far desecration. National present Federal standards stripped areas, replace the urban areas. Ample growth south as Nephi, up the The State Air Conservation not protect the public may to could be eastern mountains and the soil, by Heber, top permitted replant should reappraise is that Committee it health, imperative of to abolition native growth. There seems open burning and north Brigham City. (and our recommendations, in its we maintain air Utah to be little difficulty then in dumps, placing controls on Broad buffer zones are inreflect the is as . as clean , its makeup should humanly sending our energy and cement plants, hot mix deed necessary!) views of environmentalists possible. and plants, incinerators, innatural resources, that and conservationists as well is It understanding my that five Item states, keeping our pristine and stitutional fur nances; by inof industry.) second as Utah's largest Water, coal, oil, oil shale, beautiful areas placing emission controls on other proposals to is Before Southern tourism. will etc. be dustry alunite, developed on the tourist Utah redesignate air quality areas depends and that even with the best of the state are made, some industry for a large part of its controls this development of the tourists land use planning for the Most income. will result in some air quality state should be done. Specific are lured to Southern Utah by deterioration which will be beauties natural that the areas for industry should be greatest in the vicinity of the in of the exist this portion with proposed, agricultural land operation, decreasing National the should be preserved, and the Parks state, ie., distance. (If the effluent water for it should be conand Monuments. These from these processes is exlose would beautiful served. Housing developparks pelled high enough above ments should be located, by their appeal if they were not gound, local pollution may be and large, on minimal and distant pollution clearly visible. If an area to St. were land. By planning ahead in else George adjacent the great. Why high this manner our air quality smoke stacks at power plant designated Class III and if it were regulated as no better will be preserved, and orsites and copper smelters?) than Class III, then Snows We believe that a much derly growth and developZion National ment can take place. Canyon, Park, of state the larger area Kolob Mountain, and Pine should be disgnated Class I, My name is Carlyle F. base Graffitti scrambled forefathers-tha- n Valley Mountain would be all to permit that the remainder of the in huge letters on the wall of virtually obscured. Ac- Stout, M.D. I am a carthese shameful vestiges of State should be designated the water tank for all to see. once beautiful and honorClass II. and that none of the cording to Federal air diologist in practice in St. Several other Historic paying monuments to con- state should be designayed as standards one would be able George, Utah, where I have to see only 12 miles 50 percent practiced for the past seven markers around the county tinue to rot away and speak Class III. of the time but would be years, having moved from are in such a sad, dilapadated If an industry is developed their message of neglect and to five miles and reduced and time-wor- n Pasadena, California. While condition that meets the it shame louder than that and in California I served on the would be clear as outlined visibility they are almost illegible but carved by the ir requirements within 1.7 to miles. This reduced most certainly carry an weathered grain? is Smog Committee of the remote from EPA, and Medical unwritten County of visibility would be at ground L.A. Would it not be a wise and Class I areas, then and only message level. The stacking of Association and was exposed shameful neglect and back timely investment to either then should it be approved. lack of pride in our pioneer pollution against high ground to the frustrations that stem replace or suitably repair Always, such an industry and cliff faces would obscure from trying to maintain a heritage. them with a small portion of should be obliged to utilize clean atmosphere. I am even more. Besides showing the effects best available the visibiltiy technology the funds now being made as Of what use would the presently of weathering and rot, they serving available for building parks, to control pollution, whether of Air President the Clean be National were inParks bear the marks of vandalism; All land. or water they repairing playgrounds and air, not visible? What would Council of Southern Utah, carved initials, shotgun holes dustry should be able to meet other facilities? , and other damage. The Class II standards. happen to Utahs tourist Inasmuch as the Indian industry if the parks were not President of the Washington vandalism, however, seems The building and mainvisible and if the air in this County Medical Association, almost trivial in comparison Reservations in the state are Chief of the Medical Services taining of a good public not to their real nemesis separate nations, it is only part of the state were of since Dixie Medical Center, The vandalism was that polluted? the Indian neglect! Color Country is very proper We all recognize the need Chief of the Cardioplumonary Reservations be designated likely encouraged by their largely dependant on the as Class I or II, depending on for the production of electric Laboratory and Director of pitiful condition! tourists dollars - would most state The markers at the power and we all recognize the Intensive Coronary Care rather than regulation be a wise and on a local tribal decision. In certainly that power production must Unit at Dixie Medical Center, Cotton mill Washington site, and serve on the governing be primarily from comthe old Y intersection, and the profitable investment, as well other words, the Indian as paying proper honor and one marking old Fort HarReservations should be bustion of coal. The question Board of Dixie Medical tribute to those who worked subservient to the state. is not whether coal is burned Center. I have been involved mony near the Washington-Iro- n so and hard to make this long to produce power, but where in the struggle to control air line The a are states sheer County proposal it is today - our Because there is no and how. We maintain that pollution for over 20 years. disgrace to resident and country what home! Yours truly, traveler alike. Utahs economic, social, evidence that high values of Food for thought, but lets total environmental and esthetic Do we not possess more Carlyle F. Stout, M.D. suspended particulates institute some action as well or S02 pride and honor towards our against cliff faces or as just think about it! we not high ground above plant sites pioneer heritage-dRespectfully, in any way correlate with possess more respect for the A.E. Young sacrifices acand regional there seems to St. George, Utah of deterioration, our complishments be no grounds in the The United States Imoffice in Salt Lake City and at prevention of significant all Post Offices throughout deterioration regulation or in migration and Naturalization their enforcement to be Service wishes to remind all the State. Mr. Fasbender said the only concerned with such high aliens in Utah that only two not values against the surfaces of weeks remain in which nonrequired to report their admeet the state educational dresses are person in elevated terrain. (Is it the citizens may file their annual to homeowners or potential address reports, as required for and requirements diplomatic status, taking the homeowners who wish to purpose of the Air Constate examination for real learn more about real estate servation Committee to by law. foreign representatives of Mr. Gerald D. Fasbender, estate salesmen. certain international and the buying and selling protect the dean air of the Officer in Charge, pointed out organizations. to or means find and state, Topics of discussion will processes. include: real estate business, Mr. Fasbender stated: It ruses to avoid meeting that address report forms are The course will be conis hoped that all persons nature and character of the standards of quality? How available at the Immigration ducted Monday and WedService would one view the cliffs of and Naturalization land, license law, property subject to this law will be to the and nesday evenings from 7:00 Zion, or the spires of Bryce, Office, Salt Lake City and at rights, contracts, deeds and Immigration until 10:00 p.m. in room 103 or any other scenic area in all Post Offices Naturalization Service office conveyances, mortages and Mr. Gerald D. Fasbender, of the Liberal Arts Building or nearest Post Office and the state if the stacking of liens, financing and apOfficer in Charge, pointed out fillout an address report form on the campus. Interested pollutants against cliff faces praising, and other pertinent topics. persons can register by and high terrain was in- that address report forms are before the January 3lst available at the Immigration Mr. Perry indicates that deadline to avoid possible contacting the Dixie College consequential? The proposal and Naturalization Service to the course is also well suited use serious penalties. level ground Registrar. Utah State Division of Health 44 Medical Drive Salt Lake City, Ut. 84113 RE:Utah Air Conservation Committee Proposal to Redesignate Areas of the State under EPA Regulations on Prevention of Significant Deterioration of Air Quality. Gentleman: The purpose of this communication is to aquaint you with information and opinions from some of us in southwestern Utah regarding the proposal to designate certain areas of the State of Utah as air quality Class III. Two different proposals to redesignate areas of the State have been received by me. One is dated the other The proposal The second session of the Real Modern Estate Practices Seminar for Real Estate Salesmen will begin at Dixie College on January 31 and run through March 2, according to Dr. George Rampton, Dean of Special Services at Dixie College. The 30 hour course of study, taught by Robert Perry, is designed to teach the fundamental aspects of the real estate business. Successful completion of the course will Presented non-citize- |
