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Show !. I fc. 6eci f7 (Sajama nnn?ilt '7rnjii3nX3Lf CZiH)3XD G-lHEt- Wednesday, June 1, 1983 No. 40 Vol. 3 i) Kops Flls CimtfDin)ue IFiirinniDinig),G,ini; threatened. He said the slide is moving diagonally towards the He said the park is in line park. A massive mudslide in Farwith but is still quite a slide, mington caused by heavy runoff slide area. from the ways has demolished half a dozen said officials are worJohes homes and is threatening more for storm ried forecast tain that homes. Melting snowpack has and Wednesday may Tuesday also caused flooding and dam- -, complicate the age to homes, water supplies further and streets throughout Davis situation. The slide area is active in a County. from 200 North to 600 perimeter A mudslide rolled North near 200 East, Jones said. down Farmington Canyon Monfarther evacuations may beday and into town between 300 come necessary, officials said. North and 600 North east of city Donna Sharp, city recorder, center, forcing the evacuation said,, calls about the whereabof a area. More outs of relatives or friends homes were evacuated Tuesday shquld be made to the Farming-to- r as the slide, which had stalled She Junior High, during the night Monday, began said no such calls should be moving again. . made to the city offices or the By RON KNOWITON Review Staff . 20-fo- ot 451-229- 6. The slide continued moving southwest into the city Tuesday, injuring four persons, according to sheriffs deputies. A waiter aqueduct broke Tuesday, temporarily adding to the water level until repaired. Water in Rudd Creek has built up behind a wall of mud, according to Harry Jones, Davis County chief deputy. After steady water buildup, the slide has continued its movement. Jones said six homes were completely demolished Monday by the slide, while 25 were seriously damaged. About 200 people were evacuated from their homes Monday and temporarily housed at . Farmington Junior High School. Most of the evacuated left the junior high to move in with family or friends by Tuesday. Residents have been warned by a fire siren each time the slide moves. Officials are concerned that the creek water may break through the wall of mud, causing even more damage. Water supplies in the city have been sheriffs office. No one without a pass is being allowed into the city from Burke Lane to State Street, she said. Anyone found in the area without authorization will be arrested. Drinking water should be boiled until further notice, she said. A large section of mountain ehst Farmington fell into Rudds Canyon where it mixed with a stream and turned into a 1.5 ile long mass of mud. The slide was followed by winds Monday night that gusted up to 50 miles per hour. contaminated, and resident $ to (divert water away from were being asked to boil drink, ing water. Jones said Lagoon Amusement Park, which was evacuated Sunday when the slide first broke out, does not , appear to be seriously s homes in several cities. - In communities throughout the county, officials continued a round the clock flood watch. Flooding in south Davis County continued to be a major problem in Centerville, West Bounti- - "W7XWW ,s 1 v of Mud snapped power poles and broke gas lines, leaving a power outage in a one by two mile area Monday, officials said. Flooding continued Tuesday in the county, as record snow-pac- k in eastern mountains was melted by temperatures reaching the 90 s over the weekend. Streams in Kaysville, Layton, Centerville, and the Bountiful area became surging torrents, flooding yards, streets, basements and damaging underground pipes. Hundreds of volunteers turned out to fill and place sandbags A'W' , " ' v are placed along flooding Rudd Creek ;; ful and Bountiful. in Farmington by "Human the northeast section of the Residents should continue to city may be in jeopardy, Russell boil their water in Farmington. said. City officials are monitorWater usage in other areas of ing that situation quite closely. the county has also been reAll utilities are still operating stricted. and ft is safe to drink tap water Following is an update of in the city, Russell said. The flooding conditions in the water has been good and is county: constantly tested for contamiin nation, he added. Bernard Creek and Center- Cantorvillt Mayor Neil Blackburn de- clared a state of emergency Thursday afternoon after creeks in the city began overflowing onto city streets and through residential property. Smoot Park was wiped out by flooding after a dike at 1700 N. 400 W. broke, according to Centerville Police Chief Cliflord Russell. Water on the frontage road near the freeway is also quite deep, Russell said. One of the citys pumphouses Creek have both overflowed onto city streets, eroding streets and damaging property. City workers are trying to keep silt out of storm drains to prevent the drains from clogville ' ging, Russell said. The most serious problems as nf Tuesday morning in the city were at Chase Lane and Main Street, Bernard Lane, 400 S. Main and at 700 E. 100 S. 1-- Wast Bountiful . - City officials have requested 'V. y ' chain" of volunteer workers. residents conserve water. Irene Janes said the level of a city reservoir is down and city officials have tried to find out toay. Until the problem is corrected, officials are asking residents not to store water or water their lawns. Water, however, is safe to drink. Mrs. Janes said city officials and volunteers have directed water away from population areas and dikes havew been tuilt around homes that may be in jeopardy. At 500 South the city has a mini Niagra Falls running down water is drop:he street.-Th- e ping 10 to 12 feet off the road and leading west. Much of the water is running onto fields west of :he city. A major canal in the city is also overflowing and has been directed west towards the coun Coun-cilwom- ty landfill (BARD). City officials are trying to locate private contractors to help dredge the A- canal, Ms. Janes said. At 100 West five homes are :ompletely surrounded by water, Ms. Janes said. -l Bountiful Barton Creek and STone Creek are causing most of the problems in Bountiful. City offi- cials are monitoring several where the creeks crossings cross under the road. Layne Forbes, city attorney, said the road may be undermined by flooding at 1300 E. 150 S. where water is passing into the road. Also a crossing at 700 S. Canyoncrest Road may go, causing problems. At 800 E. .300 N., water is running dangerously close to a Continued on Pag 2A Residents Warned by 'Rumblings' w moved down Farmington Canyon. Leaving behind all valuables with no knowledge of what might ultimately happen to homes and belongings, residents moved to temporary quarters in the Farmington Junior High and many then . trees y. ' N- - FARMINTON A rumbling in the mountains was the only warning many Farmington residents had before a crashing mudslide moved down Farmington Canyon, breaking off trees and dumping mud and rocks into a dozen homes. You could hear the rumbling and the automatic reaction was to get out, said Cam Arrington, bishop of the Farmington 1st LDS Ward, Tuesday. Hundreds of Arringtons neighbors were evacuated from their homes Monday evening as the mud moves through , ; Staff photos by Dan Miller SAND BAGS 'V-- ' in if w oh to stay with friends or east Farmington as men and machinery work to control it. went family. Reports from officials said half a dozen homes have been destroyed by the mudslide, with up to 15 others damaged. Orson and Leslie Whitmer, 607 N. 200 W., decided to stay on at the junior high. We just wanted to stay close to our home, Whitmer said. He said he watched a neighbors home before he collapse, evacuated. ' It was like lava ; it just oozed over the carport and collapsed the house, he said. Mrs. Whitmer said she and her husband had been prepared to leave their home Sunday and had packed valuables in their, car. Then we just had the feeling everything would be all right and we unpacked everything. They only were able to grab a few blankets before leaving. Arrington said one of the chief concerns of the continuing slide and flooding possibilities as Rudd Creeks backs up behind the wall of mud is that the areas threatened are the 'historical and pioneer part of town. Many buildings in the area are 100 years old. Don Simms, whose home was moved off its foundations by the mudslide, said We had no warning at all. My boy was in the bathtub and we just wrapped a towel around him and left. Jack and Irene Olsen, 121 W. 600 N., recalled a similar disas- ter in 1923. I was here on Sept. 23, 1923, when the big flood came that destroyed Lagoon, she said. During that time, we had a lot of rock and water, but this time it is the mud. She said in 1923, five lives were lost in the flood. We havent lost anyone this time. Drug, Alcohol Abuse Prevention Plan Is Outlined By BARRY KAWA Raviaw Staff FARMINGTON , Behind the $145,500 allotted to Davis Coun- ty for an alcohol and drug abuse prevention and education plan is the message, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. In past years, state funds have been used to treat patients and little has been offered on preventing the problem. funds, the state has recognized the best way to treat it is to stop it before it becomes a problem. Utah Senate Bill 109 increased alcohol tax and will raise an additional $1.5 million dollars to be used in the fund. On the basis of total popula- tion and school population, Davis County will receive $145,500 of the funds. The committee sent its recommendation According to Jim Kelly, of dispersion of the funds to the chairman of a Davis County Utah State Division of Alcohol committee to disperse the - and. Drugs last week. The divi r Takmg Chances Thats what some Davis County stu- dents, are encouraged to dot even if they 8A are wrong. cohol andor drugs for purposes and 26 percent continue to use them. The highest priority set for funding is the training of 800 elementary school teachers and 30 secondary level health teachers in a special alcohol and drug abuse prevention curriculum training. Other proposed projects include a juvenile alcohol school for drug and alcohol offenders and their parents, and an eight-wee- k over half of Davis County parent training course for 7 have used al parents of adolescents. youths age sion will study the report and judge the priorities set for various county programs. The county will then take the divisions recommendation and appoint a dispersion committee to allocate the funds in order of importance. A public hearing to discuss the committees report and get input from the public was attended by only one person last week. e The report said that non-medic- al ; ! four-pag- 12-1- Sports in-ho- Undecided Index Classified School reduce drunken driving in the county. All drivers education classes in the Davis School District would receive a presentation on drinking and driving. of The final priority is lowering drug dependence prevention training courses. Priority there the states estimated 44 percent is the promotion of awareness of use of alcohol and drug use by 18 An eight-wee- k the need for treatment in al- to stress management course for cohol and drug cases. In one segment, volunteers young adults would be offered would be recruited and trained and workshops for Davis Counin delivering and inty bartenders on how .to spot school educational services on problems with customers would alcoholism. Priority four is to be taught. The second priority level projects are programs for senior citizens to decrease the misuse of prescription drugs. Included in the proposal is the offering of , . 10A, .......... 1 1A 8A 6A Davis Highs Brian Bacon will attend college to play soccer next year, but the question is where? 6A c f' |
