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Show 2tt C The Salt Lake Tribune. Sunday. June San Juan Plans Pioneer 29, 1980 Plant Danger, Pollution Pageant Viewed as Special to The Tribune BLANDING. San Juan Project Result By Peter Gillins United Press Interna- tional proposed Valley Power Project in southern Utah and Nevada poses a threat to the bearclaw poppy, the pincushion cactus, the woundfin the roundtail minnow, chub and the Honeymoon Trail, says a draft enThe Allen-Warn- vironmental impact statement. The giant pair of electric coal-fire- d plants could also pollute the air in two national parks and lower the Quality of well water in Utah's Kane County, according to the statement released by the Bureau of Land Man- agement. But the project will provide 2,5(X) megawatts of electric power enough to save 25 million barrels of oil per year. Most of the power would transmitted he to California. BLM asked for comments on the impact The statement and scheduled a senes of hearings m California, Nevada and Utah between July 28 and Aug. 5. The project, which has already been challenged by environmental groups, would consist of two power plants that would bum coal strip-mine- d near Alton, within view of Bryce Canyon National Park. A 2,000-megawa- tt power plant would be built in the Allen Valley near Las Vegas. Another plant tt would be constructed in the Warner Valley near St. George, Utah. Two pipelines would transport fuel to coal-slurr- y the power plants. In the addition, Washington County Water Conservency trict would build a Dis- 55,000-acre-fo- reservoir in the Warner Val- storage ley. Water diverted from the Virgin River would be used to cool the power plant and provide culinary and agricultural water for the St. George area. Participants in the include Southern California Edison Co. and Pacific Gas and Electric Co . both of which would receive 1.045 megawatts of power by 1990. Nevada Power plant Co. would rceive 285 megawatts and die City of St. George, 125 megawatts Dust Clouds Tile impact statement said emissions from the Warner Valley plant could cause violations of air quality in Zion National Park, northeast of St George activities could also put up clouds of dust that would impair visibility Strip-minin- g the Mormon Church were called from bers the settlements Nevadas Fire State However, the draft statement said information on air quality is incomplete and the Environmental Protection is conducting identified several species threatened by the plants A biological assessment said there would be ad- verse effects on the bearclaw poppy dwarf and the silver pincushion cactus, two small plants found in the area. Some habitat of the woundfin minnow, an endangered fish, and the Virgin River roundtail chub, a candidate for the endangered species list, would be destroyed near Part of story of that trek and difficulties encountered at the hole in the rock" will be presented in a pageant 9 3(1 p m. July 2, 3 and 5 at the San Juan High School football field here Park further studies of the potential threat which will be completed later this year. The statement also said there is a possibility that the pumping of of ground 10,000 acre-fee- t water per year into the coal slurry would lower water quality in nearby springs, but more tests are required to determine the extent of any damage. The BLM statement of Cedar City. Parowan and Bountiful to pioneer a mission to the San Juan County country" ni southeastern Utah and air quality in both Bryce and Zion parks. The Allen power plant may reduce air quality in Agency In 1879. mem- County Titled, IyCgend," the musical production is m connection with 1980 centennial anniversary of the Hole in the Rock drama Jan. 26, 1880. That day, after work picks, shovels and blasting powder, 40 wagons and 250 ing with chisels, BYU Graduate Creates By Ann Shields Tribune Correspondent wife, Laurie, he is also talented as a chef and cooks up a mean meal -- of Gary Yamashita is equally at home working with stained glass, is AMERICAN FORK creating miniature bronze sculpture, painting with watr colors, and working w'lth textiles. And, according to his Japanese mances. I just enjoy working with my hands, and creating things for others to enjoy, the Provo resident said as he fashioned a ring from silver, and explained the process to an enthralled watcher. Currently a graduate assistant and student in the masters program at Brigham Young Univer- - food The young craftsman demon- currently strating his artistic background, teaches handicapped children. He is a graduate school student at BYU. the Utah Pageant of the Arts held in American Fork. His wife, Laurie, in Gary Yamashita, at home with other crafts as well, fashions a ring from silver during abili- ty at the Utah Pageant of the Arts in American Fork, and can be seen surrounded by viewing crowds each night prior to the Pageant perfor at Arts Pageant sity, he hopes to teach in the secondary schools, and, in fact, did his student teaching this past year at American Fork High School. sists and encourages him in his pursuits, but is a teacher in her own right. She currently teaches handicapped children in the Regional Early Childhood program, and is g involved in them into preschool in American Fork. Both are from Culver City, Calif., and say al He graduated with a of arts degree bachelors though they enjoy Utah, they do miss the ocean, especially now in the summertime. The Yamashitas are among several who are displaying their crafts in connection with the Utah Pageant of the Arts, and the professional and youth art exhibits now at the American Fork High main-streamin- from BYU, winning merit awards in the student art shows there two consecutive years. Mrs. Yamashita as School. people descended through a narrow cleft A spokesman for the By Ocpageant said, tober of 1879, the group had gathered 40 miles east of Escalante and had sent scouts ahead to find a trail. "Sixteen miles east, over rough sandstone, the scouts found themselves 2,000 feet above the Colorado River, with no way down. They fid finally locate the Hole, a cleft 100 feet in depth, between sheer rock walls. Here's More Construction of the plants and power transmission lines would interfere with historic qualities of the Honeymoon Trail, a popular jeep route which has been nominated for inclusion on the national register of historic places, and the Dominguez-Escalant- e trail, which the National Park Service wants to include in a scenic trails system. Kane and Washington counties in southern Utah could experience some txxim town problems during construction of the plants, the report added. An influx of workers will cause problems with schools, sewage treatment, health care and police protection. But the project would also create new jobs and increased tax base for the counties, and five southern Utah com- munities would have an additional 31,000 acre-fee- t of municipal water annually. Environmental Defense Fund, Sierra Club, Friends of the Earth, and a group of The ranchers in Kane County have filed a petition w ith the Office of Surface Mining to block the strip mining operations at Alton. Interior Secretary Cecil Andrus is expected to make a decision on the suitability of mining near the national park by late November. When Land Ownership Maps Based on New Aerial Photographs By Dave Jonsson Tribune Staff Writer The first shipment of new property ownership maps based on accurately scaled aerial photography was displayed for county commissioners by Salt Lake County Recorder Katie L. Dixon. Ms. Dixon said when the three-yea- r program is finished, "weTl have the best platting system in the country and one that will be eagerly welcomed by the assessor and state and county highway departments, railroad companies, title companies and the State Tax Commission. The 188 new plats cover a 12 square mile section of downtown Salt Lake City; 752 square miles' worth to cover the remainder are yet to br completed. $1.2 Million Contract The system is being created for the county by the Sidwell Co , Chicago, 111 , under a $1 2 million contract to be paid over three years, Ms Dixon said The new system is ownership system sessments the county. de- throughout Precise aerial photos begin the system. They are taken at three scales, depending on the density of improvements on the land and size of lots. Accurately drawn line yields. Some weed growth and weevil damage affected the quality in local areas. Most crops, including wheat and barley and oats, were doing well, but dry weather and warm, windy days created from abstracts, and these are combined ith the photos to create reliable guides for tax assessing, zoning, subdividing, etc. Helps Solve Woes The system also permits implementation of permanent parcel numbering that can solve many assessing and recording woes, Ms Dixon said The parcel number is the key connection bew newly subdivided or otherwise revised parcels for decades to come; Save dozens of county employee positions (reduced through attrition) as jobs like manually revising plat books become no longer necessary ; Help the assessor, for the first time ever, produce his assessment rolls on time each May. the property owner, the property's legal description, and the property as shown on the plat. The new maps will be are taking a toll. With virtually no moisture during the past three weeks, the soil moisture on most dryland ranges and fields is showing signs of depletion," said the agency. According to the Utah Crop and Livestock Reporting Service, com growth in the state remains behind normal. Infestations of Mormon crickets were noted in eastern Juab County rangelands. findings, Jo dry Gum A burglar who broke into Chris Luke's apartment on the 1(X) South block of 900 East scooped up jewelry and silver- ware worth more than $2,000, according to police. 0000 : overlays are then tween Hay-makin- on durable and dimensionally stable material that is expected to last many years. Boon for Collector A boon for the tax collector, the maps will point out, as Sidwell researchers prepare them, properties that have escaped taxation wholly or in part. Ms. Dixon said the new system will Save $30,000 a year that must be spent to repair the aging plat books now in use; Numbering System Provide a numbering system capable of expanding to handle signed to provide the basis for equitable as- Utah Harvests 1st Alfalfa Crop g machinery has powered its way through the state's first alfalfa cutting, the Utah Crop and Livestock Reporting Service said. Continued dry weather helped the harvest of mostly good to excellent platting produced a complete they reported heavy snows and lack of feed made a return to Escalante difficult. The group decided to press on and blast a road through the cleft above the river " their OUR NEW 0 DAILY PASSBOOK o o: RATE A BEEHIVE BONUS ' jf ' ' BONUS PAID ON ALL NEW ACCOUNTS AND ADDITIONAL DEPOSITS TO EXISTING ACCOUNTS THROUGH JULY 31, 1980 vt 2 OUR GIFT TO YOU: HIGHER INTEREST ON PASSBOOK SAVINGS NO MINIMUM NO TERM REQUIREMENT iW Smth M.im Muvt. . r f County Kocoider Katie Dixon and Burn- Lund, head of the - i the pl.it department inspect eountv's new propel tv owner . IMI Slu'f hr sv A ship maps, which will save the enuntv some 8 (() (xxi anno, ill' S.ilt 1 ukr U it , I't.ih s 10 |
