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Show m m 'WWW y ww'np V 4. I I I Friday, May Sun Advocate, 27, 1983 Price, Utah Price sets moratorium on outside water use A sharp increase in water usage and a problem at the Price City water treatment plant has forced Mayor Art Lee Martines to impose a three-da- y moratorium on outside water use. At Wednesdays City Council meeting, Martines said two of the citys three water storage tanks are empty. In order to citys water the replenish supply, he has called for the moratorium on outside water use only. Martines said the moratorium began at 12:01 a.m. Thursday and will continue through midnight Saturday. He said city officials will review the water supply situation on Saturday to decide whether the moratorium will need to be extended. Councilman Amel Denison, who supervises the city water department, said water flowing into the water treatment plant is so muddy that it cant be processed as rapidly as under normal conditions. This, coupled with an increased use of water because of the warmer has sharply reduced the city water supply. Martines has instructed city police officers to keep watch on outside water users and encourage them to comply with the moratorium. temperatures, In other business Wednesday, the council: Agreed to increase the citys local option sales tax by V percent. Under a new law passed by the Legislature, cities and counties are allowed to raise their local sales tax by Vs percent from percent to percent for the next four years and then to a total of 1 percent beginning July 1, 1987. At the present time, cities and counties can levy a local sales tax up to 34 percent and retain all of the revenue minus a small administrative charge. Under the New study targets Scofield pollution By BRANDON FORD Staff Writer Scofield Reservoir is in danger of becoming a dead lake if something is not done to curb the flow of pollutants into the reservoir. This is one of the findings of a study conducted by the Utah Bureau of Water Pollution Control and reported at a meeting in Price Tuesday by the studys project manager, Richard Benton. The pollutant that is of most concern, in the case of Scofield, is phosphates, according to Benton. Phosphates come from the decomposition of living things and organic waste, like sewage, dead algae or dead fish, and are also found in significant quantities in eastern Utah soils, he said. A certian amount of phosphates are necessary to provide nutrients for water plants, which in turn provide food for the animals living in the water. But too much phosphate in the water can cause an explosion of plant growth that chokes the lake, robbing it of oxygen and killing fish. Benton said there are three general classifications of lakes: oligotrophic, lakes with very' few nutrients; mesotrophic, lakes with a good balance of nutrients; and eutrophic, lakes where the nutrient levels are so high that the lake is in danger of oxygen deprivation. Scofield Reservoir is classified as a lower eutrophic lake that is in danger, of an anoxic condition which could result in fish kills. The biggest cause of pollution in Scofield is erosion, Benton said. The soils in eastern Utah are loaded with phosphorus and when the soil is eroded into the reservoir the phosphorus Some of the cliffs he has measured in that area have eroded as much as 10 feet a year. Other sources of phosphates include the manure of the livestock, which use the area for grazing, being washed into the reservoir, the indiscriminate dumping of holding tanks, unapproved septic tanks and the cleaning of fish in the reservoir, he said. One pound of fish entrails contains about phosphorus, 100,000 10 percent If of the Benton said. fish (about annual catch out of Scofield) were cleaned in the reservoir it would be about the same as if we had a community of 400 dumping their raw sewage into the reservoir. The people who use Scofield for fishing or recreation are not the only people affected by pollution of the reservoir. Except for Price City and Helper City, most of Carbon County gets its culinary water directly out of Scofield. If it costs Price River Water Improvement District an extra $100,000 for chemicals to make the water fit to drink it will show up in everybodys water bill, Benton said. Cleaning up the Reservoir pollution in Scofield Gtpeo would the amount of water treatment necessary. Some of the solutions to the problem of phosphates in the reservoir are very costly and involve special apparatus like circulators to keep the bottom water from stagnating. Another plan would be to run a line from the outlet from the reservoir to the deepest part of the reservoir. A similar plan for use on Panguitch Reservoir will cost $43,000 for the materials reduce alone. The pipe for Scofield would have to be longer and larger than the one at Panguitch. The reservoir could also be treated with chemicals that would remove the phosphates from the water. This plan would be very expensive, however, because of the large amounts of chemicals needed, Benton said. Some less expensive plans were also suggested by Benton. Probably the most important is to make more of an effort to control erosion in the watershed. Use of the area for livestock grazing should be reevaluated to make sure there d are no areas that are contributing to the erosion problem. Areas where there is a high potential for erosion should also be Benton said. fiULJ Local health officials should also crack down on the unapproved septic systems in the area around the reservoir, Benton said. A greater effort could be made to prevent the indiscriminate dumping of recreational vehicles holding tanks around the reservoir. There should also be better enforcement of the law prohibiting the dumping of fish entrails back into the lake. Copies of the Scofield study will be available to read at the Price City Library, the Carbon County Courthouse and the office of the Southeastern Utah Association of Local ra&iO jp Cleaned and Oiled monofilament line $3 99 West Main, Price 4 is adversely affected by the size of game herds and by the length and opening dates of hunting seasons. He said the Board of Big Game Control needs to be aware of those problems, and board members need to hear it from the farmers and ranchers who deal with the problems. The Farm Bureau leader said those attending the hearings should be prepared to talk about specific problems in specific game management units, and be prepared with documentation if possible. The board will be conducting President Nishiguchi of Garland encourages farmers and ranchers to attend the hearing sponsored by the Board of Big Game Control to insure that O. interests agricultuies are accurately represented in the decisions that will result from those hearings. Nishiguchi said there are other public hearings throughout the state June 0. Forest jobs face delay A much-neede- help relieve local high rates of unemployment. Jobs will be created by issuing contracts for work so the shot in the d arm for the Carbon and Emery county area will be delayed because of the late appearance of spring. Jobs bill money and $483,000 totaling earmarked to create jobs by providing employment on projects in the Manti-LaSNational Forest will be delayed because many of the work sites are inaccessible because of mud and snow, according to District Ranger Ira al W. sector can provide employment, Hatch said. The contracts will be issued for different kinds of work such as tree thinning, reconstruction or repair of water systems at recreation and administrative sites, repairing damaged road sections and miscellaneous maintenance on forest private Hatch. As the areas become ac- cessible and dry, the projects be advertised so contractors can bid on the work, Hatch said. The contracts are to be issued as early as possible to will . buildings. Contractors interested in bidding on the projects should mail their names, addresses, and their work preferences to the Forest Supervisors Office, 599 W. Price River Drive, Price, Utah, 84501. Just Arrived! LEVIS Prewashed Denims colors Pink, Lavender SPINAL EXAMINATION Helps determine if Chiropractic can help you Headaches 5. Neck Pain 6. Numbness Pain 8. Dizziness 7. BLOUSES Men's Short Sleeve Nervousness Fatigue Shoulder Pain HOURS a.m. to 6 p.m. Mon., Tue..Thurs., Fri. 8:30 lit 8:30 a.m. to 12 Noon Wednesday Saturday MOST INSURANCES ACCEPTED starting at Large Selection of 50V S in long lengths Sizes 5, 6, 7, 8 unoo I i)nW3DJ East, Price 6370450 SHIRTS PAINTER PANTS CHIROPRACTIC 39 N. 600 $ STARTING AT CARBON 637-062- areas in Utah where agriculture Contour Analysis doz. Castle Valley Sports 145 V1 4. Back v Spincast Reels Fill spool with set on hunting FREE 3. Night crawlers 7 5 4 White, Turquoise 1. 2. & Bureau Owings, and Mark William L. tonwood Drive off Cedar Hills Drive. Agreed to open outdoor Price City Pool on Sunday afternoons. Set public hearing for June 8 to consider adoption of fiscal year 1983-8- city budget. Held public hearing on proposed zoning changes. See story, page 8. The hearing will be at 7 p.m. in the College of Eastern Utah Science Building, Room 123. Farm Shook terview. Granted final approval to Robert Torgerson for construction of an eight-un- it apartment complex on Cot- Carbon County farmers and ranchers can speak out on hunting and game management at a public hearing Wednesday, June 8, in Price. Frank G. Liddiard. Chief Cossaboom said the three officers were chosen from a field of seven candidates after successfully completing a written exam and oral in- e. Hearing Luke sergeant Edwin 4 Symptoms which often respond to chiropractic Cfca-fcffcCfcp- S? Spinning mid-Jun- over-graze- leaches out. The worst erosion problem in the Scofield watershed is in Pleasant Valley Creek, below Benton said. Valley Camp, Another plan would be to restrict access of livestock into the area immediately around Scofield so that manure would not be washed directly into the reservoir. new law a percentage of the funds collected must be shared with the rest of the county according to population. The new tax will become effective on July 1. Opened bids on project to demolish old Harding School to make way for construction of a new fire station. The apparent low bid of $29,000 was from Tony Siaperas Construction Co., Price. A committee was formed to review all bids and award the contract. Granted final approval to Mega Corp. for construction of a $5 million motel and convention center. Gary Spence, a spokesman for Mega, said the firm plans to begin construction by Appointed three Price City police officers to rank of 1195 E. Main Castle Rock Square, Price 637 5238 |