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Show SUNDAY-HERALD. #47, | Look No Further | Wondering Where to Find Valley Unites to Rid Utah Lake of Pollution: Outdoor Fun and Scenery? By GLEN SAGERS wastes from the river and provid- Chief Sanitarian, City-County Health Department ing satisfactory disposal methods. other canning factaries and small industries have yet to sglye their problems of waste dis- In 1949, the Utah QGaunty Planin: a@ consultiz engineeringfemof Headmas, When that Suestion is asked which decorate the walls and popular and there ate modern beat harbors at Preve, American passages of the famed Timpas a Central Utah family plans anages Cave, eenter of Timpanan afterngan, evening er week- egos Cave National Monument end visit to the mountains, it's and yisited by thousands each toc’ mueh, not tgo little, that year. The Alpine Scenic Brive makes the choite difficult. drops fram the 8000 feet summit For Utah offers both big and into beautiful American Perk Box and rejoins Highway little places for every kind of Canyon Fork and Lincgln Beach agar Spanish Fork and ether points provide access. The Prove beat harber also provides skating in the wintertime. « The recently develeped state park system eembines with the national parks and monuments outdeor fun and recreation. Popu- 88-91. within the state to offer a great lar places abound in canyons and If the trayeler chooses fo ehoice ef yisiting spots. Dingsaur on streams and the small, out-ofcontinue Preye Canyon inNational Monument offers an exthe-way -places attract the’ more stead of taking one af the hibit ef prehistoric reptiles as daring and imaginative. fork roads, he will come te well as scenic attractions. Fish * Broad highways lead easily to Deer Creek dam and reser: Lake, nestled betweenthe slopes shade and eaolness in the maunvoir, ehgice fighing area as ef high mountains in central tain vastness that surrounds the is the entire length of Provo Utah is at an elevation of 8600 valley. Gleamii.; payed reads _ Riyer, feet, one of the West's highest, also lead te lakes with undulating Beyond cutlivated, beautiful yet most accessible, fine fishing surfaces welcoming boater and Gapitel Reef National Heber Valley above the canyen spots. skiier. to the northeast are the in- Monument is the center ef the And, for others, there are vast area known as the Wayne creasingly papular areas of the ihe less-traveled roads that Uinta Mountains. Among the Wonderland where color and rack lead higher, and farther tocloser peints are the upper formations present a wierd and ward the summits, where sun, wind and rain are the wayfarer’s playmates. Prove, Mirrer Lake, Granddaddy Lakes and a myriad ef ereeks and lakes small designed hy Phere are seven rugged can- nature fer the best of hunting, yons that lead directly into Utah fishing and camping. Deer huniVilley. Of these Prove Canyon is ers and fishermen stream to this the most familiar. Here Highway area in summer.and fail months 189 -provides a broad highway that axd aceess roads new lead inta gorgeous spectacle. More familiar Bryce Canyon National Park contains countless colored spires and fantastically sculptured forms resembling castles, animals and chessmen carved by wind erosion. within minutes takes the tr«veler most sections of this still primiinto the mountain country. Bridal tive range. Also leading out of Utah Valley Veil Falls, tumbling hundreds of Similar eresion has created the red sandstone arghes of Arches feet down the mountain side is are eanyons such as, Hobbie National Monument in the southong of many loyely sights. City- Greek, Spanish Fork, Payson and east corner of the state. In this owned and privately develaped Santaquin where all that is at- same southern section are the areas provide camping and pienic tractive about canyon visiting is Natural. Bridges, the Goosenecks 4 grounds for thousands during the Offered. Circle reads connect ef the San Juan, Cathedral Valley summer months. In winter ski rw ny of the seenic high spats and Bead Horse Peint, all rivaland ice skating enthusiasts in- and the traveler can often visit a ing each other in awesome specnumberof lovely spats by chaas- tacle. vade the same areas. Zion National Park is another A fair-weather read that begins ing circle or loop roads. Fram i. the lower part of the canyon Spanish Fork loop reads goa aver popular calling place fer thous- te Hobble Creek or farther on to ands of yisiters each year who Duchesne. From Tucker in the come to gaze at the tremendous view of the entire valley below. s2me canyon a high road con- monolithic ereations and banded nects with the Sky Line Road cliffs winds up behind Roeeck (Canyon and provides a wide and exciting At Vivian Park, another branch road (partially hard- which runs along the tap of the mountains which parallel Highway 89 with connecting raads dtepping dewn te Ephraim, Manti and Mayfield no the west and over te Orangeville and Ferron on the east. surfaced) follows the bends of South Fork through close eanyon walls and posal. Many of these industries, Timpanogos,” ig among the many thousands who ¢ame as visitors. fantastic limestone formations Motor boating and skiing are Ferguson, and Carollo of Phoenix, By WINIFR"D JONES *tWhere te?" suddenly gréen pastures. Girl Seout €amp Trefoil lies at the end ef the road. At Wildwood North Fork joins From Paysod Canyon an- other skyline Foade climbs Ferest, Sawteoth National Forest. Waste Survey Waters of present in sewage of human ori- the gin. 4 Eastern Shore Area of Utah Lake for Utah Mr. Sai ties, industries, and individuals in Utah County but must remember that mechanical equipment some- mission," theystate thelr summary of re: “At present the « We ean be justly proud of the accomplishments of municipali- unty Planning times fails, that these treatment plants pollutional operate no better than their supervisor will let them, and that even though much pragé strength of sewage preduced in the area is contributed on about ress has been made for a better, an equal basis by the population and industry. Treatment of the sewases is yirtually non-existent, and as a consequence the ot yalume of sewage is discharge inte Utah Lake in its Taw state: cleaner Utah Lake, some improvements still remain. It is difficult to predict the present status of the lake, and will’ continue: so, until another survey is made after Existing methads of raw sewage As progress continues, the waters, of the lake will gradually all improvements are completed. disposal haye created a situation that is deleteriqus te the natural improve s¢ that recreational facil- ang culturg! life ef the whele area. Utah Lake ne longer can ne ities will again resume their place as an important part of community life. Because of the disease hazard, swimming in the lake is not recommended. utilized fully as a place of recreation and Praye Bay is unsafe and unfit for humans, fist and wild life. These conditions are continuing and unless treatment methods are adapted, will continue ta de- teriorate in prepertion te future population and economie development. The industrial waste waters of the area because of their greater strength characteristics constitute the preponderant cause of the existing deleterious situation. This statement in no way should be construed as minimizing the impertance of the domestic sewages as a contributing cause. The sanitary circumstances of the area can be corrected and contralled by the institution of an as Hovenwastab of ice at beach of Utah Lake makes spectacular 16h JAM ON UTAH V en near Proye Beat Harbor looking southwest sight. Photo by Gary toward Lingoln each. Lake is one of Utah Valley's greatest scenic and recreational resources. yille, Proye, Pleasant Grove and Of the treatment plants in apLehi. Spanish Fork has a plant 80 eration, only American Fork is percent completed, and Qrem’s chlorinating the effluent before it pliant is ahout 30 percent com- is discharged into the lake. The pleted. Payson officials plan a lack of this important phase of herd election this spring to pra- treatment still poses a health hazvide adequate sewage treatment ard te*the residents of the county for their community. With the since many disease. organisms, completion of Payson’s plant, all which otherwise world be destrayof the larger cities will have ade- ed by effective chlorination, pass quate treatment facilities heestieatnemeniieacentasaimemmemnetndanmeeate IT’S “ALL NEW” of floating oils from its industrial wastes. In August of 1958, settling basing and oil skimmers were put inte eperation on the indus- trial wastes of the Iranton Plant. Consolidated Western Steel has a complete sewage treatment plant ready to put inte operation Pacific States Cast Iron Pipe | Company. has plans completed, | through the plant. and installation: of facilities will | Industries with in the cqunty are | commenee in the spring for caring | cooperating to help selye the pol- for its sanitary wastes. Lagaoons | for their municipal wastes. A serious waste problem faces RETURNS With the tewn officials of Salem. A high lutien problem. Even though the| and settling basins are being used | water table in the lower end of State Water Pollution Control |to remove industrial wastes betown makes operation of septic Beard has not established definit¢ fore the water ig discharged into| tanks and subsurface drain fields standards for industrial wastes, Proyo Bay. | California Packing Plant at difficult. Much of the sewage from much progress has been made in | The communities and larger in- this section of town finds its way the eounty toward a definite goal |Spanish Fork has been discharg:| Columbia-Geneyt Steel has ajing wastes into Spanish Fork dustries in Utah County, realizing into the Salem Pend or inte the His Greatest Adventure Films “THE MULE DEER” “FAST WATER RAINBOWS” the hazards of the pallutien prab- stream below the pend. Studies complete sewage treatment plant | River. These wastes have been lems, started a cleanup program are being made by an engineering for its sanitary wastes, and since American Fork was the first city | firm to see if sewers and a treat- the survey in 1949 has installed to install a complete sewagetreat- ment plant can be installed and settling basins for removal. of solids and skimmers for removal ment plant followed by Spring- financed by this community. | used primarily as irrigation and may not haye reached Utah Lake; | | howeyer, the company is now} ' studying means ef removing these | ANDERSON’S The first schoolbook printed in TET amount of organic materials into the waters of the county. These wastes may deplete the streams of oxygen with attendant nuisgac@s and aesthetic losses; however, they are relatively free from the disease hazard which is always Industrial 4 All national forests are provided averall pregram of sewage treatwith camping and picnic faciliment, including chlorination hbeties. In Utah there are Wasatch fere ultimate discharge into Utah National Forest, (closest to Lake. Prova), Ashley National Forest, At the time of the survey Orem, Manti-LaSal National Forest, Dixie National Forest, Fishlake Provo, Springville, Spanish Fork, and Payson had sewers. National Forest, Cache National Provo River and marks the beginLake and Bear Lake over the summit te drop inte, in Great-Salt the northern part of the state ning (or end) of the Alpine Loop Salt Qpreek Canyon near add to the many lakes available road which winds across the back Nephi. to the boater and fisherman. of towering Mt. Timpanogos. Scenery along this loop road is Utah Lake, largest fresh water Reservoirs such as Deer Creek, Wanship and Echo are also magnificent; the Timpanogos body in Utah, borders the valley Glacier, tumbling easeades, color- en the west. 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