Show mm Serving Utah’s Great Pahvant Valley Della Ulsil SZSJlQinSSVnlY $25 cut of county months S13 CQ(!n Advance Cocv 50c Senior Citizens (5 and older! $18 00 in county S 2000 out of county USPS Vol BO No 18 November 16 1989 Millard firm blamed in horse deaths u fl k flfll rff- - 'W:i r fr I ' ? f a I &tu4 The Leamington cement plant straddles the high ton and Nephi way between Leaming- Cement plant fuel plans attacked Residents who live near the Leamington cement plant told company officials they don’t want hazardous waste used as an alternative fuel at die plant Officials of Ash Grove Cement West Inc held a meeting Wednesday Nov 8 with local citizens to explain their plan to lest potential use of recycled wastes to produce heat to make Similar briefings for local cement government officials and plant employees had already been held Company officials had also met with state air quality officials “We would like to let people know right up front what we’re doing and be able to talk it over with them” company spokesman Ken Ware said Ware is Employee Relations Manager at the Leamington plant "We knew there would be some people in opposition to it” Ware said "Those people have a say We wanted them to at least know what we’re doing” The company now uses 60000 to 90000 tons of coal a year in its kiln at the plant in Juab County five miles east of Leamington and 25 miles west of Nephi Almost any kind of fuel can be used to process cement The company wants to test alternatives that may cut costs The alternatives would supplement coal “How much would depend on the type of fuel we’re burning” Ware said "Typically it would be in the neighborhood of 20 30 40 percent” Currently coal is purchased from Southern Utah Fuel Company Many of the 30 or so residents who aitended the meeting held at the plant said they didn't like the idea “You’re proposing to turn this into a toxic waste incinerator” one resident said "That’s all it is” Many of the residents had success fully opposed apian by Rollins Environmental Services Inc to build a hazardous waste incinerator at Lynndyl 20 miles west of the cement plant Concerns expressed during the two hour meeting ranged over such issues as air water and ground pollution transportation and storage problems adequacy of testing procedures public put and government regulations Ware told the group the fuels the company plans to test this winter are not the same as those burned in a hazardous waste incinerator The fuels being considered arc made from old tires old fuels motor oil and According to a handoul the fuels arc defined by the Environmental Protection Agency as hazardous “because they arc flammable at low temperatures and because these materials like gasoline or other fuels arc harmful to people who eat or inhale significant amounts” The statement continued: “The fuels we wish to test arc not raw waste streams but and controlled liquid and solid (pumpablc) fuels The fuels are transported in Department of Transportation approved containers trucks and rail cars” Fuel will be delivered in drums None will be processed at the plant The handout quoted a 1987 EPA study: "Preliminary feasibility studies and tests have indicated that some dustrial facilities with combustion processes may proyidc a cost effective and environmentally acceptable alternative to the disposal of hazardous wastes in incinerators or These industrial processes landfills have the potential for recovering the heating value of the waste removing chlorides and providing a destruction and removal efficiency equivalent to hazardous waste incinerators” Ware said he wasn’t sure where the test fuels would come from “We feel that there aremarkets available throughout Utah that we can get it from” he said “We haven't made any contacts with anybody yet” The testing will be done under the plants existing state air quality pemiit Ware said although the Air Quality Division of the State Department of Flealthmay make some modifications to it A formal Environmental Assessment is not needed Nosignificantchangcs in plant emissions arc expected Ware said “We want to demonstrate that the cement that we produce will be neither toxic nor hazardous” he said Ware said the next step in the process is to submit data on similar Ash Grove operations to the Air Quality Division The Division will use it to formulate testing criteria Company officials say they have had “very positive extensive experience” burning alternative fuels at their plants in Foreman Arkansas Chanute KanThe sas and Louisville Nebraska company ships used oil from a Salt Lake City processor for use in its Inkom Idaho plant At least 26 cement plants in 8 states use similar products for fuel in DecemDuring plant ber for maintenance and repair the company plans to prepare its kiln for testing when operations start up again in Those tests will be January 1990 monitored by Air Quality observers The Leamington plant where 83 people are employed was built in 1981 It produces about 600000 tons of cement a year by Ken Rand Hay cubes processed by Paramount Cubing of Delta have been blamed in connection with the deaths of several horse' in California As many as 15 horses have died withinashoP period of time Seven died at the Orange County Fairgrounds three at a Chino stable tw o at the Los Angeles Equestrian Center Three other cases have been reported Investigators said that in at least of the cases the horses were fed cubes from Paramount Cubing Nine of 260 horses boarded in the Los Angeles County fairgrounds in Pomona have displayed symptoms since Oct 28 trainer Larry Mayfield raid Veterinarians in Ventura and A 'hambra County have reported similar illnesses Robin Smith one of three owners of Paramount said the problem has been magnified out of proportion by LA media Veterinarians looking for possible sources of toxins discovered tufts of rabbit fur in Paramount hay cubes Tests conducted Tuesday Nov 7 showed a rare type of botulism toxin was present in the cubes The rare toxin is called Clostridium Botulinum type C according to Dr Hailu Kinde of California Veterinary The Diagnostic Laboratory Systems strain is common in aquatic birds minks dogs and cats Kinde said it last affected horses 10 years ago in Florida But autopsies have so far failed to establish botulism as the cause of death in any of the cases according to Smith “They still haven’t found any reason for the deaths” Smith said “They’re assuming it was botulism” A laboratory at the University of California at Davis is doing the bulk of the testing work Paramount buys about 8 000 tons of local hay a year to process into compact cubes It was being sold exclusively to stables in California where pet show and racehorses arc kept LA media have reported racehorses have died “I’ve been to all three of these stables” Smith said “and I know of no racehorses that have died Only some show horses and some saddle horses” Millard County Comm issionerMike Styler said when the toxin was discovered a press conference was held at Orange County Fairgrounds at which “I Paramount Cubing was blamed guess they’re really taking a beating down there in the media” he said “It’s really terrible They’re saying Millard County hay from Paramount Cubing is Tons of hay cubes are processed at the Paramount Cubing operation west of Delta the source of all our problems” Smith said Par amounthas led 15000 horses a day in Southern California for years “Nobody mentions that” he said “The only thing that’s new s is the 2 or 15 that did die We’ve never had a problem like this before” Cubes shipped to the Paramount distribution center in California between Oct 24 and Oct 28 have been quarantined Those were llie days during whieh the cubes found to contain die botulism were shipped Smith said He said only about 10 percent of the cubes shipped during the dates in ques"We’re contacting our tion remain customers and picking those up” Smidi said The rest have already been consumed Animals such as field mice rabbits pheasants and skunks often get caught up in haying operations Smidi said “There’s no question this happens" he said “because they’re always in the fields” Botulism toxins occasionally develop in the bodies of die animals “People in the hay business are well aware of the risk you lake when you’re feeding livestock" Smith said “The reason you’d think it’s not very common is that when it happens in a feedyard or to some guy that has a handful of horses out back most people don’t have the money to pay for an autopsy" Smith said the people in Southern California can afford autopsies on the expensive horses they board in expen sive stables “These are people who will get their horses aulopsied” he said “They call in a vet whenever one of these horses cough" vf f Dove pleads innocent Voters say PROHIBIT by wide margin Millard County residents on Tuesday Nov 7 voted overwhelming support for amending the county’s master plan to prohibit hazardous waste disposal facilities as a conditional use The final vole was 2626 to prohibit 686 to permit Millard County Commissioner Mike Styler said he had hoped for a different outcome "I was one that thought there was room in the county for that type of industry if it was regulated strictly" he said “but the majority felt otherwise and we’ll follow what die people want” At the next regular county planning commission meeting Monday Dec 4 Styler will ask for die change in the “I master plan to prohibit incinerators don’t think dicrc will be any problem" he said Last year Rollins Environmental Services Inc announced plans to build a $50 million hazardous waste incineraThat site was later tor near Lynndyl abandoned because it failed to meet minimum siting criteria developed by the Utah Solid and Hazardous Waste Committee The company has since been reported studying a site near Black Rock at the south end of the county for locating an incinerator So far die company has not commented publicly about the vole A group of local citizens have been campaigning against Rollins since die campaign” Chandler said There was no organized campaign in favor of incinerators Acting director of the Utah B ureauof Solid and Hazardous Waste Dennis Downs said the vote "doesn’t surprise me” He said it won’t effect the state's process for handling hazardous waste facility permit applications Gov delays appointment Lynndyl project was announced “We won big" group spokesman Tom Chandler said “All along we pretty much felt the vote would be Chandler said opponents saw the He said struggle as a health issue proponents saw it as a money issue A campaign was conducted by group members to telephone voters put up posters circulate a videotape on the dangers of hazardous waste and buy a “It was not a big few advertisements Gov Norm Bangcrier has delayed appointment of Patricia Geary to die Utah Solid and Hazardous Waste Com mitiec The appoinUncnt was expected to be sent to the Senate for confirmation Wednesday Nov 8 but questions concerning Geary's employment prompted the move to delay Deputy lieutenant governor David Hansen said the position to which Geary has been appointed is reserved for a representative of the general public Geary is employed by Millard County as a deputy county attorney A represents live of county government already sits on the committee “We want to see if we can work tins thing out” Hansen said "Hopefully we can We’d like to see her appointed" Commissioner Mike Styler nominated Geary for the position Still die incidence of botulism deadis in livestock is rare Smith said “It would be easy to say this has never happened before and it'll never happen again" he said One toxicologist told Smith he’d “win die California lottery before this happens again " Impact on Paramount and die whole hay cubing industry is unknown Styler said “Il could be disastrous" he said Smith said die adverse publicity has hurt the business but it hasn't shut dow n “I hope people understand that we’re not going out of business” he said "It’s business as usual" Paramount has been buying local hay for 13 years “We’re still going to buy hay every year” Smith said “This is a setback and we’ve redirected our sales We’re moving hay cubes into the harbor for export right now But nothing is going lo change here" MilLrd County is die largest producer of hay among Utah’s 29 counties with 256(8)0 tons produced in 198s according to the Utah Department of There are several cubing Agriculture operations in the region In 1987 hay production ranked as the third highest cash producing crop in Utah Statewide receipts of $445 million represented 75 percent of crop receipts that year Styler said extension agents are doing "everything they can to nip is in the bud and reassure people that this is an act of God It wasn’t anyone's negligence It was just an accident a freak accident ” bv Ken Rand Tabulating ballots left to right: Scott Chambers Carr Printing volunteers Annette Johnson and Lorraine Iverson County Clerk Marlene Whicker and Deputy County Clerk Norma Bmnson Pool vote pleases officials Local officials are eager to begin construction after cast Millard County voters approved a tax levy for maintc nance of a swimming pool at die polls Nov 7 Unofficially the final count was 923 in favor of the levy 5 opposed Fillmore Mayor Keith Gillins said die city must first complete a land trade with the State Parks and Recreation Division before work can begin "State Parks are just w an ng for me to give the he said “and I told them I wanted to see die outcome of the election first We'll start th : process just as soon as w can" Once the land trade is completed the city will donate die land to die East Millard Recreation District and construction can begin immediately County Commissioner Jcr'E Brink erhoff said he feels “great" about the project and w ants to get it started as soon "We'H hire an architect to as possible coine in here and build it and give us die key when it’s done” he said Millard County provided $250000 That was toward die pool project matched by the same amount from The donated properly Fillmore city near downtown Fillmore is estimated lo be worth about $100000 County Commissioner Mike Styler said funds presently available arc about $120000 to $140000 short of whal officials want to build "We have several different groups going about raising die difference” he said “one dirough grants one dirough private donations We’re going full steam ahead on those things" The lax levy authorization w as for a ceiling of 0008 w Inch is the equiv alcnt See P001 nage 2 j— Springville grocer Deon Dove pleaded innocent to 56 felony counts in a 4th District Court appearance m Provo Thursday Nov 9 Charges against Dove include each of forgery theft by deception and racketeering as well as two counts of communications fraud seven counts of lax evasion 15 counls of misuse of public money 13 counls of filing false tax returns and 16 counts of failure to pay sales tax The charges stem from ojicration of 10 Dove’s Happy Service grocery stores in Utah which accumulated more than $20 million in debt in llie past several years One of those stoics was in Delta Others were in Mt Pleasant Richfield Roosevelt Kanab HebcrCily Spanish Fork Provo and Springville Dove is accused of defrauding various victims of more than $6 million since 1983 including failure to pay $5 2 million in sales taxes Della city’s por tion amounts to over $100000 Deputy Utah County Attorney Craig Madsen said attempts were made lo enter into a plea bargain but Dove decided lo go to tnal “All I can tell you is dial he (Dove) just chose to lake the matter lo tnal" public defender Thomas Means said “B ul I’m not surprised he's nol going for a pica bargain” A tnal date has been set for Dec before Judge Boyd L Park Dove is free on his own recognizance Dove first appeared in circuit court in Apnl In July hs request for three n ondis to gel his affairs in order in preparauon for a guilty plea to part of the charges was granted Buthechangcdhis See j DOVE page 4 2 Jt |