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Show Local youth plan to "Make a Difference" in the city. The Mt. Pleasant Tree Club has been awarded two 1994 Service grants including a national grant from DEFT, Inc. for the amount of $500; and a state grant from Chevron Companies for $175. This money will be used to Reforesta-tionCommuni- ty Volume 102 purchase maple trees for planting on State Street. Gary L. Anderson, USU extension agent awarded the checks to youth representing the club, Chris Barlow, Becky Barlow and Sabrina Herring. Mayor Chesley Christensen was on hand to congratu-lat- e the group and pledges city support to install a drip irriga- - MT. PLEASANT, UTAH 84647 - tion system and provide necessary equipment. They will be planted between 500 and 600 South State on Oct. 22, national "Make a Difference Day". Top projects will be awarded during national volunteer week. Number Price $.50 October 12, 1994 Forty-on- e Who pays for environmental clean up? by BiU Willson Editors Note: The following story was written in response to "di minimis" (premium settlements) recently levied against some local businesses who were involved in waste oil collection and recycling during the 1980s. Businesses were each forced to pay as much as $3,000 after EPA action against a Salt Lake City recycling company resulted in clean-u- p efforts which will ultimately cost as much as $69 million. It must be noted that Sanpete companies did not contribute high hazard pollutants and contributed an average of only 220 gallons of used oil. Information was obtained from Larsen, Kims Service, Manti; Doug Neeley, attorney, Ephraim; Joe Nielson, general Ross manager, Moroni Co-oBlackham, Sanpete County Attorney; Ron Smith of Perry, Murray and Ward law firm, Salt Lake City, who represent- Kim p; ed 270 potentially responsible parties (PRPs), EPA Chief of Public Affairs Rich Lathrop; EPA Public Affairs specialist Nancy F. Mueller; EPA Project Manager EkotecProchem site Desiree Campell; EPA paralegal Greg Phoebe; and A. Bartholomew Bartholomew, Insurance Agency, Inc., SANPETE COUNT- Y- If someone buys hazardous waste from a local waste oil collector to recycle or otherwise dispose of and the oil subsequently causes a threat to the environment, the question arises of who should pay to clean up the mess? USA oil recycling facts 1 1 quart of oil contaminates 1,000,000 quarts of water. oil change will contaminate the amount of fresh water used by 50 people in an entire year. 1 gallon of used oil will make 2.5 quarts of lubricating oil. It takes 45 gallons of crude oil to make 2.5 quarts of lubricating oil. oil changers throw away 120 million gallons of used oil every year. If this oil were recycled, it would save 1.3 million barrels of crude oil per day. Representatives of both busisaid they were environmentally oriented and believed they were acting m their customers best interest and within laws designed for their protecnesses EPA5 FG adopts $180,890 city budget by C. R. Truitt FOUNTAIN GREE- N- A 1994-9- 5 of $180,890 was budget passed by the city council during their Sept. 6 meeting, which is slightly up from the estimate of $179,250. $500; and animal licenses, another $600. Coming from intergovernmental revenue are $18,000 for the class "C" road fund allotment, $1,700 in the state liquor fund allotment and $1,990 in the county fire allocation. Revenues Property taxes are expected to bring in $28,000, while sales and use taxes could generate $38,000; business licenses and permits. In other estimated revenues: park and recreation concessions, $800; the cemetery, $4,500; fines, $6,000; interest earnings, $3,000; miscellaneous services, $12,000; and $4,800 from sanitation. Contributions from the enterprise fund equaled $61,000. Expenditures Projected expenditures for general government are: city council, $1,440; city courts, $5,000; ' treasurer, $4,800; recorder, $5,400; general governmental buildings, $10,000; and $23,000. Public safety is expected to cost $18,000 for the police de tion. partment and $10,000 for the fire department. The highways and streets budget totaled $22,500 and sanitation is $5,000. Budgeted for parks is $11,-00Payroll taxes are set at $8,000 and cemetery expenses at $13,000. For debt service, $15,068 goes to the Community Impact Board and $26,400 to FHA. The general fund will receive a transfer of $2,282. 0. Chester residents just say no to trailer park by Bruce Jennings MANT- I- A decision will be forthcoming on Kyle and Jolene Jacksons request for a zoning change during a public hearing before the Sanpete County Commission on Oct. 4. The Jacksons, who own property in the Chester area, requested the change from agricultural to commercial so they can develop a mobile home park. They claimed it would be a high-qualit- y, well-manag- ed facili- ty, supplied with well water and served by septic tanks, and would help meet a severe housing shortage. Three residents opposed the zoning change and the park, itself, at least in its proposed location. They said its septic system could cause severe pollution problems and that another well in the area would draw down other wells in existence. Air pollution and other problems would make its proposed location undesirable, they said, and that park residents wouldnt fit into the community. A mobile home park, while providing needed living sites, would be better somewhere else, they added. The Commissioners said they needed more information and will announce their decision during their Oct. 19 meeting. In other land matters, they approved Lola Pierces request to e lots from change two, A-- 5 to R-- l, lots. Zoning of a tract just outside Mantis southern limits was approved at the request of Douglas Nuttall, who will build a new home and small engine shop on and a bridge over the Sanpitch River. The County will proceed with the installation of 233 new street signs, purchased for $8,000 with revolving loan fund revenues. The signs will be placed by CUCF inmates under the supervi- - Weather news five-acr- one-ac- re it. A zoning change from agricultural to commercial was approved for Dan Brinkerhoff, who proposes a mobile home park north of Fairview. Steve Tcksen and Randy Tolbert received a zoning change on two tracts from W--2 to A-- 5 so they can enlarge a subdivision. Other matters acted upon included the sale of Aspen Hills and Skyline Villa lots, the purchase of Bernice Coates property, and improvements to a county road north of Fairview Canyon MT. PLEASAN- T- The Weather Station reports that for the week of Oct. 3 through Oct. 9, a high temperature of 73 degrees and a low of 35 were recorded on Oct. 8 and 9. Barometric pressure registered a high of 30.22 CIM Oct. 8 and a low of 29.70 Oct. 6. Peak wind gusts: Oct. 3, 16 mph, NNW; Oct. 4, 34 mph, E; Oct. 5, 35 mph, NW; Oct 6, 12 mph, NNW; Oct. 7, 11 mph, NNW; Oct. 8, 7 mph, NNW; and Oct. 9, 7 mph, ESE. Precipitation: Oct. 3, .84"; Oct. 4, .13"; Oct. 5, .4"; Oct. 6, .03"; and Oct. 7, .02"; for a total of 1.42". This storm period registered 2.71" from Sept. 29 to Oct. 7; 1.82" have fallen since Oct. 1 , the start of the 1994-9- 5 water year. Urs-enba- ch Those generating hazardous waste could be at risk for some high liability litigation from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as some local businesses can attest. Kims Service in Manti and Moroni Feed Company were among local businesses who recently agreed on di minimis settlements following an EPA investigation of Ekotec, Inc., a Salt Lake chemical treatment recycling company, which had been handling waste oil collected at those sites sion of the county building and zoning office, and will facilitate address location which was thrown into a state of confusion when the County joined the Emergency 911 system. In the mid eighties, Ekotec recycled used motor oil from these and other businesses at their plant at 1628 North Chicago Street m Salt Lake City. In 1988, the Utah Bureau of Solid and Hazardous Waste (UT BSHW) issued a Notice of Violation and Order of Compliance to the recycling company, Petro-cheRecycling Corporation (formerly Ekotec, Inc.), who had leased and operated the plant since 1987. The EPA initiated emergency action to stop the release of hazardous waste at the site, and the federal governments Superfund laws were invoked. (Superfund is the name given to the Environmental Comprehensive Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 aka CER-CLm On Oct. 14, 1992, the site was placed on the EPAs National Priority List. By this time a group called the Ekotec Site Remediation Committee (ESRC), a private association of Potentially Responsible Parties (PRPs), united to assess the extent of the ecological damage to the site. The ESRC began working along with the EPA to clean up, secure and study remedies to Continued to page 6 Minnesota hunter found safe MANTI Kevin Lenigran, 28, of Minnesota was found safe and in good condition Friday morning after being missing for about 24 hours. Sanpete County Sheriff Wallace Buchanan reported that Lenigran was hunting in Mill Creek in the Muddy Area, southeast of Twelve-Mil- e Flats, and was last seen on ridges near camp at about 10 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 6. Search and rescue teams fror Sanpete, Emery and North Se ier, as well as the Sanpete Cot tv Sheriffs Office were all in volved m efforts to locate the missing hunter who was found the following morning at about 11:00 and was returned to his hunting party. Sheriff Buchanan added a caution for people going hunting. "If weather reports say theres going to be a storm, take precautions. "Let hunting party members know where youre going. If you become caught in a storm and get disoriented, sit down and stay ure y'" re. Its harder to find people when in- - keeD walking around." Hunter loses life during elk hunt MANT- I- Randy Rich, 38, of West Valley City, died after he and his son, Tyson, were lost in the mountains for nearly two days while hunting elk. According to Sanpete County Sheriff Wallace Buchanan, the two who were accompanied by Randys father, Arville Rich, were camped on Reeder Ridge. Arville said Randy and Tyson left camp Wednesday, Oct. 5, at about 4 p.m. and didnt return that night. He left camp at about 8:00 the following morning to report them missing and located Wildlife Resources Officer Brad Bradley at about 2:00 that afternoon. Bradley relayed the information to the Sanpete County Sheriffs Office. Sheriff Buchanan said he had the Sanpete County Search and Rescue rolling by 3.00 and they were joined by Emery County Search and Res- cue, but they had no luck that night. Randys diabetes added even more concern for the situation as time passed. Joining the Sanpete and Emery county search and rescue teams by 7 a.m. Friday were four teams from American Search s Dogs, Life Flight and KSL-TV- Chopper-Fiv- e. Tyson was located about 1:30 p.m. at the head of Black Canyon, where he and his father had taken refuge in a small grove of trees. He said they had been unable to build a fire to ward off the cold because everything was wet. He had gone out onto the rock ledges at about 11 a.m. and began shooting his rifle to draw attention. After no success, he went back to check on his father who had gone into a diabetic coma and appeared to have stopped breathing. He went back to the ledge and fired his last bullet, which was heard by rescuers. Buchanan said Randys body and Tyson were flown out of the The body area by Chopper-Fivwas taken to die medical examiners office in Salt Lake City where the cause of death was determined to be exposure, not his diabetes. Time of death was estimated to be between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. e. |