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Show L 8A Emery County Progress Castle Dale. Utah Tuesday August 21, 2001 Questar creating natural gas station By KEVIN ASHBY Publisher, Emery County Progress To go alongwith the installation of a new natural gas transmission line is the construction of a new compression station that will contain two new 7,300 horse-powgas powered comer pressors. The construction is taking place at Oak Springs, five miles up Consumers where Questars exlstingpump station is located. Natural gas is collected from wells now located in Emery and Carbon counties in an extensive ; pipeline system and is combined with a line coming in from the Uintah Basin. The local gas is compressed to about 680 pounds per square Crews work on the construction of a compression station for Questar. inch by four compressors owned by Phillips Petroleum. The gas coming out of the ground starts at only 15 to 100 psi. Two new 7,300 horsepower compressors will compress the gas to 1,440 psi in the new 24 inch steel pipeline currently being installed. This will allow for upwards of 275 million cubic feet of gas to be delivered each Storewide vy In Every day. Department Each new compressor will be anchored to a pad of steel rebar surrounded by 87 yards of con crete. The transmission pipe coming into the facility is also anchored in concrete to prevent any movement of the line. About 330 yards of concrete have been poured at the job site, about half of what will be needed to complete the job. A new ultra sonic gas measuring device is also being installed. Currently the gas is measured after it is sliced by steel cutters and measured mechanically The new process measures sound waves as they pass through the moving gas. A total of six nozzles will measure the gas volume. About 30 workers are on sight trenching, installing pipe line, pouring concrete and constructing the facilities. The turbines will be installed and the plant will be operating by No- vember to coincide with the completion of the new number 104 transmission line. The current transmission line, although shut down for con- struction, continues daily free flow operation of 160,000 cubic feet. The 6,000 horsepower unit boosts the gas pressure to 760 PSI. The line transports about 205 million cubic feet of gas daily to the Wasatch Front. NEWS OF THE STATE urn SME Charges filed against suspects in child pornography business On AttANA Appliances with cash back Investigators and prosecu- & REBATES tors with the Utah Attorney Generals Office have brought charges against eight Utahns so far in an undercover sting investigation into the largest known commercial child pornography business. The operation has led to 100 arrests in 37 states and more charges are Quality Log Style two-ye- Sofa & Loveseat ar expected. The investigation began with Landslide Production, a Fort SAVE 1 $100 2 Month No Interest Financing Take 1 full year to pay off your purchase with no interest! Worth, Texas, Internet company The business charged customers $29.95 per month for access over the Internet to lewd pictures of children having sex. The web site had approximately 250,000 subscribers. The Utah Internet' Crimes Against Children task force was one of 30 task forces involved with the investigation called Operation Avalanche. Task force members used electronic and credit card information to locate 247 subscribers in Utah. We are aggressively pursuing the subscribers to this sickening web site, said Attorney General Mark Shurtleff. Those who are viewing child pornography are often abusing children. They are a clear and present danger to Utah kids. The Internet site included graphic pictures and videotapes of children having sex with adults and each other. One girl found on the site was only According to court documents, investigators also found some disturbing evidence about the people charged here in Utah; One suspect told the investigator he found pictures of naked children to be mentally stimulating. One suspect admitted to getting child pornography over the and by Internet, through ordering compact discs containing lewd images. One suspect ordered three videos Lolita Girls and Boys, Childrens Sex party, and Advanced Youth Sex Most of the people we have contacted so far are not dabblers, said Utah ICAC Director Ken Hansen. Many have vast collections of child pornography. Charges are planned soon against four more Utah suspects. Some of the Utah subscribers to the child porn web site were already registered sex offenders, said Assistant Attorney General Jason Perry. ICAC also received support from the U.S. Attorneys Office, the U.S. Postal Inspector, the FBI, and other law enforcement agencies working in Utah. Court affirms sentence for convicted child rapist i Free Delivery & Set Up The Utah Supreme Court was not persuaded by arguments made by convicted child rapist Hector Eduardo Reyes that his to life in sentence of prison amounts to cruel and unusual punishment. The court called the crime one of the most heinous offenses in the criminal code and affirmed Reyes sen- p Sony 51 CD Stereo System 160 Watt Save s60 Now 15-ye- JJJ7 tence. In June of 1998, Cedar City police received a report from Reyes wife that her husband FRIGIDAIRE Washer & DryerPair k on Sofas, Love Seats, Sectionals, Sleepers & Recliners I tel daughter. The young girl confirmed she had been molested for five years and investigators discovered a videotape labeled Mi Familia" that depicted Reyes raping and molesting his Laura The court also rejected Reyes arguments in his appeal that his lawyer had failed to fully Investigate the case, misinformed him of the possible sen- tencing consequences, and daughter. The victim said her father assaulted her nearly everyday General Dupaix, who handled the appeal The punishment is severe, but warranted by his acts. ( failed to correct false information in his sentencing report. Buckle Up For Life tlC') iTPfTcJo3fof4(j ;it 9115, close Attorney had raped their MH$100's Jttflhuaxt and threatened to kill her with a gun and knife. The girl told her therapist she wished her father would carry out his death threats because the anticipation is unbearable." Reyes also forced his daughter to recruit other children to participate in sexual activity This case involved some of the most horrific child abuse I had ever seen, said Assistant Seatbelts Save Lives |