Show r I' rts iALl www ft ' ‘rf1 USPS millardccpcom Vol 97 No 07 August 29 2007 Southern Nevada to try for more West Desert water by Dean Draper Southern Nevada Water Authority seeks 50670 acre feet of water from the Snake Valley up from 25000 acft SNWA revised their application in July plan revision durinc Mime of his constant vigilance where the proposed groundwater project is concerned lie shared the formation w ith his neighbors who ate not surprised by the rev moii “F’ntriciu Mulrov SNWA's General seeking 50679 ac ft per year (AFY) of water from the Snake Valley rather than the 25000 AfY covered in the BLM We have to learn Manager said it rich! to trust ourselves' it is obvious we can't trust SNWA" said ( allan rancher ( evil G n land "Iliey snd thev onlv wanted scoping process “In July 2007 SNWA revised their application and plan of development to clude all of the w ater they applied for w ith So the Nevada State ngineer in 19X9 for Snake Valley this is 50679 AFY” said I’cnny Woods Project Manager Nevada Groundwater Nevada State Projects Office Bureau of and Management “The original SNWA application stated 25000 AFY for Snake Valley All the other valleys SNWA proposed to use for water development reflected the amount of water they had applied for with the Nevada State ngineer The new plan also extends the project right of ways 17 miles further to the north” The Southern Nevada Water Authority published its draft of the Groundwater Development Project (GDP) Conceptual Plan of Development in July 2007 The 96 page document gives detailed plans for the installation and construction of all phases of the GDP in eastern Nevada If built the Snake Valley Lateral pipeline would extend from Spring Valley with approximately 44 miles of 54 inch pipe to be built on the Nevada side of the Snake Valley The 54 inch pipe is the same as proposed for maor water movement from the Spring Valley Pumping 25000 A1Y and how lliev have changed think they are dontdinc it to get at it least half " Asked about the chani'i n ‘vSA’swa ' ' ih DNR ter request Mu bad Mv1' Ditcctoi sul it probil K xecutive make much difleience in the wouldn't tab between Nevada and negotiations Water withdrawals are already lowering water Millions would move the water removed from the aquifer to the main pipeline and eventually to the Las Vegas area The plan proposes drilling from 110 to 200 production wells 30 to 55 wells would be m Snake Valley Construction is anticipated to begin in Snake Valley in Dec 20 5 and finish in 20 7 The production wells are expected to be 1000 to 2000 feet deep in basin fill and bedrock according to the plan SNWA anticipates it may take up to 20 years to install all of the projects wells The scoping meetings asked for comment from all affected and interested Millard High’s TJ Robbins by Andrew A rayon While in high school Millard High's TJ Robbins won individual state championships m wrestling and track lie also honor in earned a football But ask him about what he'll remember most about his decorated athletic career in high school and it has nothing to do w ith iiicliv ulual glory It was back in November (2006) when the I ngles played rival Juab in the Class Millard football semifinals of 13 state football championships title game in hadn't advanced to the four years and the pressure was mounting to add to the trophy case The agles held the Wasps off m a diamatic Robbins edged some tough competition such as Judge Memorial's Jaxon Myaer I ast's Pendleton Jordan Bingham's Jake Cook Davis' Nick Martineau and Weber's Cole Abbott for the award The ing sought The new development plan requests access to the same area” said Woods Woods said persons with new information since the scoping meetings should submit it to the BLM for consideration can be sent to penny Comments of development “The SNWA wanted to be as comprehensive regaiding the environmental portion of the plan as possible” said Bronson We have al Mack SNW A spokesperson ways had applications for 50699 Al Y It and ahead a matter of is just going cluding it in the environmental pioccss We arc trying to be nil inclusive in look” ing at the project Snake Valley resident Ken fill found the Mac k summed up the Inline ol in the Sndc Valley saying the decision is to how much water will he removed liom the aquilcr "is up to the ciuient negotiations and the Nevada SNW A's the pioect linil State ni’ineer vviili Nevada continNegotiations ue as to an agreement between the two slates on water development in the Snake Valiev aqinlet Slv lei said tali has made a suL'cestion to No o la as to a factor in the ai'iecment and thev aie waiting lot Nev ad s iesp use rangers Sorenson suffatal injuries She said the uiiilv has a lot questions but a lot of answeis uen't available he occupants ol the readily boat all weie badly shaken up in the ex happened of periencc “ hey weie coming home curly lor the Sabbath Her cousin remembers a lot ol gas cans came loose evcivone tinned to get them and that is when it happened" said lams The Sorenson's are a dose knit lam ily They all come together lor birthdays and holidays with distance and tune not presenting an obstacle to the gatheimg All of the extended family has gathered to share the buidcn of gnel 'Trundle had planned to return to Della altei completing her education to live m the town she loved Her desue lose a - to buy a lot and build a home o tin p units" linns said “She was an amauig young woman wc'l beyond new what she wanted her veais She knew how to pet it and went lor it S le has completed hei Associate dei'tee 'A S( and was waiting to cntei sdm d to become a dental hygienist " rinic lle was a ’DOS giad'lale ol Delta Hit’ll School She pinsued her education lull tluoitle and an was not act eptable uccoidmp to lams lends and lamilv weie most nnpoi linl m In hie Slu always cuied loi lust She will be deeply missed bv bet patents llncc hiolheis and younger sistei Tribune state titles lit two sports and an honor m a third set Robbins apart “I le's pist a solid kul you can count on" said Millard track coach Nate Groesbeck "He was a team leader the whole time he was here" Robbins plans on playing a season of football at Snow College before sen mg an IDS Chinch mission He probably has yet to reach lus potential in football 195 lie's built like a house at pounds lie's durable and explosive - two traits that will sene him well as a running back in college he can do with the football is said Groesbeck also an assistant football couch at Millard “He can carry three or four people up and down “AA'hut amatng" the field AAhen we were close to scorT J and he’d ing we could give the ball to pack three guys into the end one" his famfrom Robbins said the support ily played a large role in his athletic suchis mom with He has cess grown dose Mary “My family's been such a giod support through the bad times and ginxl tunes" Robbins said “And my friends I've been the school and community very him gov The SNWA said the B! M requested a more detailed plan regaiding the project prompting the revised dan b v Dean Biady Rowser from “My nephew Ileber invited his cousin Danielle to come along with a group of friends from Logan to Lake Powell for a fun day on the water” said Graig Sorenson Danielle’s unde “Danielle loved to go to Lake Powell whenever possible She was m the front Lake woodsr Local woman dies in boating accident Draper National Park fered from the crash cited" event was something he'll probably nevIndiv idual things are er fotget cool" Robbins said “But being with and team being able to play w ith the your guys you've grown up with and to have that's the best part success w ith them of high school sports “ Oh but he did enjoy a mountain of dividual success Robbins won two state wrestling championships at Millard As a title at 1X9 pounds senior he won the and was named the meet's most outstanding wrestler in the upper weights In track he won the state title in the 100 meters and took second in the 200 oolball which is what Robbins will continue his athletic career in at college also provided him the chance to shine lie rushed for 1052 yards and first team as was named to the a senior and producThe accolades tion added up to Robbins being named The Tribune's Male Athlete of the Year be voided or affected by the change in SNWA’s development plan “We the BLM were getting information based more on where the project was going than how much water was be- A boating excursion to Lake Powell ended in tragedy when a member of the party died in a boating accident Saturday afternoon Aug 25 Danielle Sorenson of Delta 2D was one of seven young people on a boat near Bullfrog Marina on Lake Powell crashed head on The boat apparently into a canyon wall along the lake at ap40 30 to mph according to proximately Reprinted by permission The Salt ake Ttibune fmnt June 24 2007 win “Our coaches and fans were really exRobbins said “It came down to the last couple of seconds It's one of the hav c" best memories Never mind that Robbins wasn't the star player m the game - that was fellow running back 7ach Wilcox who finished with 14X rushing yards and four touchdowns Still Robbins couldn't have been more pleased with the result and the tablesd in Millard County according to some parties The BLM conducted the meetings twice Information obtained from the original scoping meetings will not for the Snake Valley lias soiii'hl lot “III eac li ise SNW more water than thev aie likely to get to insure that they gel some poition ol that water In the Spi mg Aallc they asked fol about 900(10 ac It and got about 40000 ac ft " Sly ler said blessed" Level bench on extreme left of Pahvant Butte marks the level of ancient Lake Bonneville the elevation of the site of the old Kelly Department store on Mam Street in Fillmore This level matches Interpretation of word “Pahvant” Rennnisi cm ev of our Counts bv Flank Bci kss till as published Ui in the Mdhnd Counts ( hronn Ic Jan 10 That the Pahvants were exceptionallthe water for litigation use AAatei all observant and intelligent is abundantlaiound said one when questioned An explanation ot the phvsuit reasons m proved by the singularly approprithe name 'T’aliv ml" may piove interest iiil' ate name they bestowed on their valley he old Joseph llolhiook residence at “Pah" is their word for water Pahvant illmore is situated exactly on the uppei with a broad Italian ‘a’ as m 'ask' when shoreline ol a very ancient lake mm And the word correctly pronounced that point the land some text is miss “v ant" means ‘vanished gone or departed' Or discarding the I atm construcmg here Pine ( any on and quile shuplv toward the north to the east west slice tion which places the noun before the Thence north neatly to the Huntsman the I nglish rendition would adjective Hotel the descent is compaiativelv be “A'amshed Water" slight Therefoie the State House old and new ditor's Note: President AAnr R Palmer of Cedar city himself the seccounty buildmes are now on the second shoreline or terrace of old ake ond white man who was inducted into Bonneville while the Kelts store and the Pahvant tribe says that the Indians other buildings cKcupy the thud shote tell him the word means "Plenty water line or terrace much water prevalence of water etc " AAest ot illmore about three miles is referring to the many pools and shala natutal reservoir formed by the high low lakes aiound which they hunted and cr ground cm east side and by a curving planted before the while man diverted y y slime line on nn!i west and south sides Ac us uo apt hunt' (' Owens and otlieis ath nipii d to till it with watei but the shnicluie hivuiu been built ol wave washed pi ivil leaked so badly that the At about the entequ re wa- - abandoned same dale Die Ian Joseph D Numb one illmore built time bishop See Pahs ant on page 3 Kanosh Powwow Correction S edition ol the ( luonicle Ills’ Am Progress cnoneooxlv tepoited that the Kanosh Band sponsoied the Powwow held the ptev inux weekend The Powwow was spousoted bv the Town ot K inish M ior Jerry lliges and the low n ( oiiih ii supported the Powwow lie Powwow was orCoin the very 'tart vents ol Kanosh ganized by J Shadow Great Fun for Everyone! 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