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Show i 4A $ 0 Lakeside Review South, Wednesday, May 11, 1983 Wafer Confenf Reported Board Rates Routes Walking to School Like War Each year, the school district takes money from the general FARMINGTON It sounds transportation fund to bus stumore like a war. Obstacles, dents who walk along hazardous routes. These are students who vehicles and a slew of other wouldnt normally receive state potential hazards lie in wait on the way to the final goal. Once an inordinate number of supported busing. This past reached, the winners of the bat- hazards, relief may be on the year, the Davis School District tle have another niche in their way. The Davis County School used $121,125 to transport 2,100 belts. Board is rating the various students due to hazardous walkBut they must face the same walking routes, which students ing routes. The rating system, devised by battle in another few hours, take to school, prior to deciding more than 150 times a year. which students will be bused. Dr. Richard Butler, Geri Siddo-waand Thuryle Clyde, rates sidewalks, number of vehicles, number of students, crossings and various other obstacles Its not Korea, Vietnam or El Its the daily battle of kids walking to school amidst obstacles, vehicles and a slew of other potential hazards. For those students who face By DAN CARLSRUH Review Staff Salvador. y A cold, wet April has kept most snow courses well above average in and with Farming-to- n Upper Course recording a record amount of water content total amounts of snow, according to the Soil Conservation Service, Layton. Max Phillips of the conservation service reported Parleys Canyon with 62 inches of snow containing 23.2 inches of water, 159 percent of average; Farmington Upper, 117 inches of snow, 47.1 inches of water; this is a record high from information dating back to 1951. The previous record was 46 inches of water content in for the May-Jun- e percent of average. period, Chalk Creek is forecast to flow 135 percent of average and Farmington Creek, 155 percent. All reservoirs will fill and the irrigation season is late startacre-fee- t 1975. Farmington Lower measured 87 inches of snow, containing 35.5 inches of water for 158 percent of average. The record May 1 reading is 41.8 inches in 1975. Horse Ridge has 62 inches of snow and 23.1 of water content for 111 percent of average and was the lowest percent of aver-ag- e on the Weber River Drainage. Echo Reservoir inflow is forecast at 180,000 acre-fee- t during May and June, 120 percent of average. The Weber River at Gateway is forecast at 295,000 124 ' ing, according to Phillips. The rising level of the Great Salt r lake, flooding and erosion are prime concerns, he said. The extent of problems will deend on how warm the next few weeks are. A lot of water has run through the reservoirs this spring and some storage space retained for the spring runoff, Phillips said. with a point system. The sum of all the factors equals the hazard rating. The higher the number the greater the potential risk for the students and the greater chance of being bused next year. Only elementary school and one junior high school were rated. Butlers committee felt high schools and junior highs have older students and would be more careful. The hazard route committee walked most of the routes throughout the school district while adding up the scores. The numbers range from 2,590 for students walking to Lincoln Elementary from 1000 West on .Antelope Drive to a low of 24 points for Country Oaks Children walking to Adams Elemen- tary. On the hazard rating list, 2,600 children are affected. Butler estimated it would cost the dis- trict approximately $155,000 to bus all of them. To bus the same amount of children as the district did this year would take $125,000 next year, said Butler. But Board President Sheryl Allen said the district will have a very tight budget next year, which will necessitate drawing the line on the rating list some- where. Butler told the school board his committee is recommending a rating of approximately 1,000 points to be the break off point. According to Butler, that would take a little more than $30,000 from the general transportation fund. Soil Stewardship Week Observed kers misused. He The Davis County Soil Conservation District is involved in activities to mark national Soil Stewardship Week which started Sunday. Robert Call, SCD chairman for the area, said the district would like all groups to consider the importance of soil and water in their lives during the month of May. The Davis SCD has placed stewardship book mar-- in the county and city distributed. The soil stewardship theme this year is Living Waters. Quentin Lockwood of the national Association of Soil Conservation Districts soil stewardship committee, said the theme deg scribes the properties of water. 2,500 soil indicated the lib- raries and 25 booklets have been life-givin- Lockwood warned that water can be abused, polluted and meaning of stewardship is the responsibility to protect, keep clean and use water wisely. We cannot take for granted that we will always have all the water we need, where we need it, he said. Now is the time to think seriously about conservation, pollution, priority usage and our dependence on living water. Foster Parents Group AnnouncesYearlyEvent The Red BOUNTIFUL Flame Restaurant in Bountiful will be the scene of this years Recognition and Appreciation Banquet of the Davis County Foster Parents Association. years, and Steve Clark, of the Department of Social Services, will present the awards and will announce the new officers. 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