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Show lakeside Review South, Wednesday, June 22, 1983 large boulders. And when they come down the mountains, it Review Staff The danger makes one heck of a racket, like BOUNTIFUL of mudslides in Davis County, a jet airplane taking off. If By RON KNOWITON youve heard it, it's has not passed, but may only be a start of things to come in the next few months. And a small ' earthquake at this time could be devastating to the entire state, Bruce Kaliser, Utah State engineering geologist, told Bountiful Area Chamber of Commerce members last Wednesday. Kaliser said that in a normal year he would investigate two or three mudslides in the state. In a wet year, he could anticipate six mudslides. But this year there have been thousands of mudslides in the state. I never thought it would be impossible to count them, but now Im just about ready to give up. There have been well over frightening." In the south end of the county, Kaliser said he has detected thus far, 20 mudslides in Mill 1,000. He said people dont hear ab99 percent of the slide in the state because they do not pose a out danger to homes and property. He said all along the Wasatch Mountains a large number of small slides are developing. The small slides are troublesome because most of the canyons are very steep, particularly in Davis County. A portion of the x BRUCE KALISER, Utah engineering geologist, told the Bountiful Area Chamber of Commerce that the mudslide danger in the state has not passed yet, but may continue through the summer. David Klomp Appointed To lived in Centerville four years. Review Staff Klomp grew up in Ogden and CENTERVILLE David graduated from the University ; Klomp has been appointed to of Utah in business administration. He also obtained his law the Centerville City Council. ; The vacancy was created degree at the University of - when former Councilman De-- Utah. He said his major goal as a nnis Lifferth resigned because of a job transfer. councilman would be to help the Klomp, as well as new Coun- - city try to balance its budget. He said he also wants to see oilman Neil Dimick, will be up " for election in the fall. Dimick the city maintain its quality of ;; .took office in May to replace services to the community, and . eelegist Say Slide Danger Still High, By RON KNOWITON mountain .falls off into the bottom of the canyon, impeding a creek or stream for a short period of time. Then the water breaks loose and scours the canyon. He said anytime such a slide develops in the state, there is an excellent chance the slide could move down into a town below, He said as snow is melting, geologists are noticing more and new slides. In Rudd Creek in Farming-ton- , the drainage below was scoured by the recent mudslide. Soil and debris dropped, blocking the creek, and then was removed downstream by the creek. But there is still a great deal of material in Rudd Creek that has not come down yet. Thats what were concerned , about. He said there isnt much soil in Davis County mountains, but there are a lot of rocks and Creek Canyon, 14 in Holbrook, nine on Stone Creek, and one on Kinney Creek. In a flood situation, a slide could come down the canyon as fast as 50 very rapidly miles per hour, Kaliser said. But when the water drops to normal levels, the slide would move more slowly at 5 miles per hour or less. When it hits structures it usually slows down and stops. When water levels drop, the slide moves slow enough that people can be warned well in advance, he said. He said a close watch is being maintained in canyon areas in Davis County so proper warning can be given if new slides develop. Kaliser said he has seen everything from a mudslide as small as a table to one (in Thistle, Utah) as large as a mountain. In the Kaysville and Layton area some of the mountains are not so steep, but a dangerous slide does not have to be on a steep slope, he said. It can come down very gentle, rolling hills. In Davis County, so far, the cost from slides has been in the millions of dollars, Kaliser said. He said the water table in the area is also coming up. And the area has also experienced a perched water table where water is very near the the surface in the foothills. This water has come out as springs and creates problems with landslides and erosion, he said. He said the flooding in. the state does not create a higher risk of earthquakes, as some may have believed. The two do not appear related in any way, he said. But if an earthquake did occur this time, it could bring down many slopes in the canyons that otherwise were un likely to move. Even a small. earthquake could prove disastr-ous at this time, he said. In Farmington, he said the Army Corps of Engineers did not think a flood could come down Rudd Creek. But he. said he became concerned when he spotted cracks in the earth, which were reported to the county department of emergency services. He said he tried to monitor the situation through the use of helicopters and aircraft before it occurred. So we were aware that this could happen. He said that since the Rudd Creek slide a technical team has been established which is monitoring the canyons in the county daily in an attempt to predict where other slides will occur He said it is difficult to forecast where slides win occur. In many cases it is just a matter of judgement. Kaliser said similar slides have not occurred anywhere else in the country. Geologists and experts have come from . around the country to study the situation. Theyve never seen anything like this frequent, re as- rapid occurrance. They tounded." Recent events on Rudd Creek scoured out every bit of soil in the (creek) channel right now." But the slide could have opened the canyon to flash floods this summer, he said. He said he didnt know what could be done to stop the slides from endangering homes and property. He' said county and city in the future may need to zones, consider buiiding-frewhere no construction is al- lowed, and debris channels and basins. He said there is a danger that after the excitement of the offi-cia- U, Sj . 2 ZZ r 22 ZZ ls ZZ e 1 j; their guard down. But he said the risks of slides have not de' creased. The situation is such that the same conditions that existed this year (with flooding) need not exist in future years for the slides to continue, he said. Lakeside levies Published weekly and distributed FREE by carrier every Wednesday Salt Lake. morning from Roy through North A Subsidiary of the Standard Corporation BOn G. LAMAR MARILYN L. 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That also includes the type of signs that will be allowed. He said that if the sign issue is not resolved in a reasonable amount of time, the city could have a hodge that podge of development would not be conducive to the atmosphere we have now. The council should also look "at parks and places where the . public can congregate, he said. it Efeslf DO YOU HAVE A NEWS TIP? CALL VOLT! 'y. ) ILakesMe Me view AREA CORRESPONDENT BOUNTIFUL WEST BOUNTIFUL Carole Cole 295-898- 2 (Eve.) Limited Time Only at Arbys of Salt Lake, Ogden, Provo, Orem, Taylorsville, Murray, West Valley, Layton, Logan, Spanish Fork, Price, Sandy and West Jordan. 9 BOUNTIFULNORTH SALT LAKE Cheryl Archibald 292-949- 9 CENTERVILLE Irene Janes WOODS CROSS Tina Loock , 292-567- 7 295-745- 8 mo k v i. u NO COUPON NECESSARY Arbys is proud to have been part of the Utah area for 15 years. Were celebrating with lots of values and loads of fun. Done miss the celebration! 1982 Arby s. Inc ul y f A. 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