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Show 1 2A ' Lakeside Review North, Wednesday, Dec. 28, 1983 r r . , inputs iay lairfitaiyiake , ty buries its dead and begins the task of rebuilding their homes after the worst A major earthquake strikes suddenly disaster ever experienced in Davis without warning along the Wasatch County.. This scenario is not a figment of a reFront. Davis County residents struggle to keep their footing as deadly tremors porter's imagination, but a 1976 United shake the ground and many people are States Geological Survey report of A injured as they rush outside and are study of Earthquake losses in the Salt Lake City, Utah area. The 300 page restruck by falling debris. Echo Dam collapses, sending cas port examines the possible effect of a cades of water into a flooded South major earthquake on Salt Lake, Utah, Weber city. As the tremors radiate from Davis and Weber Counties. Davis its epicenter in Salt Lake County, South County is listed as being in a Mercalli Davis communities are particularly Intensity Zone IX. The study reports the highest death hard hit. Fire and police facilities are tolls would be in Salt Lake County, but crippled and the highway and road receive major damage, but are kept open. could be eclipsed if the outdated Pine The death toll rises to 190 in Davis View, Echo and Deer Creek reservoirs County and 760 are injured. Homeless collapse. The report predicted Davis residents are estimated at 2,710. Figures Countys two new hospitals would be a do not include South Webers number definite assest to the area in event of a major quake. who are killed by the high rushing The Mercalli scale measures earthout of the canyon. Schools are on a scale from Inot felt except quakes service into to shelter. provide pressed a by very few under favorable circumHill Air Force Base is used to house stances; to total. Waves and feed many of the victims of the seen on ground surfaces, objects thrown major earthquake. The airfield there is upward into air. The maximum intensiused in place of the heavily damaged ty of the 1964 Alaskan earthquake was Salt Lake Airport. A stunned communi X. BARRY KAWA Rtvww Staff ' wa--te- rs XII-Dam- age tala rui liU Sa Geological survey officials say a major earthquake could hit the Wasatch Front at anytime. "We are saying it will happen eventually, but the problem is, when will it happen, said Don R. Utah Geological and Mineral Survey Senior Geologist. It may happen in a hundred years, or it may happen taraity University of Utah Seismograph Station, the Intermountain seismic belt is listed as one of the highest levels of earthquake risk in the contiguous United States. Within Utah, the Wasatch Utah is Front area of listed as the most likely area for a major earthquake. The study says the Wasatch Fault, today. Mabey is coordinating the states parapproximately 370 km long, extends from Gunnison Ut. to Malad City Id. ticipation in a three-yestudy to evaluate the earthquake hazards in the Salt The University of Utah book said a Lake, Ogden and Provo area. The study large earthquake is expected somewhere will develop information needed for along the Wasatch Fault every few hundred years. evaluating earthquake hazards and provide local governments with loss reducBruce Kaliser, chief of Geologic Haztion measures that can be implemented ards study for the Utah Geological Surin time of an earthquake. vey, said all of Davis County would be affected by a major earthquake. He said Although there has not been a major earthquake in the Salt Lake City, landslides would be triggered out of the Ogden and Provo area in historic time, canyons, ground slippage around the the geologic evidence shows conclusiveGreat Salt Lake would occur and the occured have that large earthquakes ly largest damage would be ground vibrain this area and should be expected in tions causing buildings, overpasses and the future, he said. This study will homes to collapse. make a major contribution to our unA major earthquake in spring as derstanding of earthquake hazard in the snow begins to melt in the canyons most heavily populated area of Utah. would cause large mudslides that would In a special Earthquake Studies In come down at the same time, said 8 book compiled by the . Utah Ma-be- y, north-centr- al ar 1850-197- eOay Floods, mudslides, windstorms, and snowstorms have hit the county at one time or another, but Davis County Emergency Services Director John Zip-pr-o feels a major earthquake would be more devastating than any of these. A major earthquake can devastate buildings and facilities like hospitals and emergency operation centers, he said. An earthquake is much more severe and widespread. More people feel the impact of it than say a flood which is more localized. It may extend clear from Utah County to Box Elder County. Its big trouble. Zippro said geologists and scientists predict the area will have a major earthquake in five to ten years. He said a county-wid- e emergency plan having its, roots down to neighborhood representatives is being readied to prepare for any type disaster. The plan is unique in its broad scope of planning and is receiving attention from emergency service departments in Utah and across the country. If something does happen, well activate the program and be in business, . said Zippro. With S. Weber Residents Asphalt Plant Not Popular JUDY BLACKNER Review Correspondent A majori-t- y SOUTH WEBER of residents attending a public hearing on a proposed asphalt plant in South Weber against approval of a permit for the plant. Brent Bradford, executive secretary of the state Department of Environmental Health, stated that, based on a study done on a model plant, his department does not anticipate any air pollution problems with the plant and the department will issue a permit to Parsons Asphalt to construct the plant. Bradford also said that the study showed there would be a visual pollution of no more than 20 percent and a projected 9.5 pounds per hour of emissions from the asphalt plant. Citizens asked whether odor is considered an environmental pollution and whether daily winds in South Weber were considered in the decision. Yes, odors are pollutants un Mayor Rex Bouchard said Beder state statutes, said BradI came into office there fore ford, But the odor is not a with Parsons and were odors problems health related problem; constitute a nuisance problem they havent complied with what which is regulated by the county. we asked of them in recent If Parsons complies with state years, we have gotten a lot of laws, the Department of Envi- promises. We are now getting ronmental Health is required to better cooperation with them, issue a permit as long as Parsons meet state standards for air quality. Selma Wilson said The blowing dust from the pits has been a problem for years, now Parson is planting trees, adding ground cover and using sprinklers to control the dust; we can live with that, but I see no reason to compound the already existing problem with an asphalt plant. Other citizen remarks concerned how they can be sure that after asphalt plant is operating Parsons will comply with air standards, since, they said, the Environmental Health people cannot be here 24 hours a day to control the situation. - but the city council is concerned with this. A resident remarked to Bou- chard, Isnt that grounds enough to refuse a permit? Bouchard answered, We have a lot of problems; if we issue a permit we have problems, if we dont we have problems. We need the citizens and Parsons to come up with a working solution to satisfy everyone involved. According to Bouchard approval of the permit is still in the hands of the city planning commission. It will decide if there should be more public hearings or will make a recommendation to the city council at this time. The city council will make the final decision. Kaysville to Purchase Power System subdivisions. The general policy requirements are aimed at KAYSVILLE - Kaysville City clearing up questions on street officials have negotiated the purimprovements in rural areas chase of the West Kaysville such as new subdivision develPower System from Utah Power opment in the West Kaysville area. & Light at a cost of $275,773. City Manager John Thacker told the city council last week that work has begun on extending the citys facilities to supply power to residents in the rural areas. The Kaysville City power mm mw i, company will service about 120 new customers in the annexed area of West Kaysville. Kaysville City annexed the West Kaysville area in August, 1982. City officials have said it is cheaper to supply the power to the area themselves than to buy the service from UP&L. In other action, the council adopted a Kaysville planning commission recommendation on street improvements in rural BARRY KAWA Review Staff -- m DREAMS OF GLORY are what Jed Parry has after watching his uncle, Jeff Parry, play for the Clearfield Falcons in last weeks game. Jed is the son of Darren and Michele Parry, 1084 S. 1000 W., The city FARMINTON council awarded two bids for flood restoration work in a special meeting Wednesday morning. bid of $489,710 to remove debris from four local channels (Farmington, Steed, Sheppard and Davis) was awarded to W.W. and W.B. Construction. A Bolinder Construction was granted the bid of $126,000 to repair piping and concrete verts near the channels. LabesMe devfle'Ey Published weekly and distributed FREE by carrier every Wednesday morning from Roy through North Salt Lake. A Subsidiary of the Standard Corporation MARILYN L. KARRAS G. 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