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Show I 1 I OIK i n jJune 10. -- 1997- - Piee 9 Ballard ranked among top 15 in need of state funding for sewer system By Letiee Whiting The Utah Divirion of Water Quality haa promised Ballard a $20,900 grant to pay for a comprehensive study to plan far xpanaian of tho town sewer system. Ballard haa aWnret $3,800 in matching funds to pay for the planning study to be conducted by the Vsmal-base- d firm Buxton a Associates, Inc. Right now about 65 Ballard homes are served by a sewer system, between 85 to 45 more homes - many with failing septic tanks an expected to be served by expanding that system. A study recently conducted by the Uintah Basin District Health Department found that tight coils, a high water table and poor water drainage will force " the development of aewer transmission finss to most homes. Because of this Ballard haa been ranked among the top 15 entities in terms of priority for state water treatment meet funds, according to Cany Wold, project manager for Ballard City. The failure rate - is quite high (for septic tanks),- Wold explained. "It's a chronic problem and its not going to go away. As the population grows it manifests itself more. Failed septic tanks can be temporanl; v fixed by property owners through pumping or extending drain field systems, hut its costly and ian permanent, he said. We wQl conduct an evaluation and plan for 20 year population growth watte water collection needs," Wold said. Two anas hava already been targeted aa a priority. The Country Acne Subdivision north of Big O and the ana of 1000 North 2500 East an experiencing the moot eevere problems. During the five to six-mon-th long planning stags Wold will won to obtain the ootimated 8600,000 to $750,000 it will coot to build tho propootd aewer system. 140 area boy scorns served "time last week at the Duchesne County Justice NEW TNMATES-Ov- er Center. With help from the Sheriff's department they were also able to earn their Crime Prevention Merit Badge. SIGNED AND SEALED-Balla- rd Project Manager, Carey Wold (right) and Greg Buxton of Buxton A Associates review the engineering contractt for the planned expansion of the Ballard aewer system. The agreement wis signed by Ballard Water Improvement District Board Resident Eari Minphy after the town was awarded a $20,000 planning grant. Financial induda tho Conununi ty Impact Board, Utah Board of Water Quality and tho UA Department of Agriculture. Construction would bo done in two phases. Construction hinge on how tho planning forward. 8o far one public hearing Jhaa been held and another is planned. "Ws havent heard from anyone eo for who doesnt want the system," aid Bab ForritL Ballard Water Improvement District Board member. As part of the planning and funding process Ballard mi dents will be asked to participate in a mail-i- n survey. "Its critical to respond to tho survey to bo sent within tho next 60 days or sooner," said Wold. The surveys will arrive with water bills, if a Ballard home owner does not receive a survey they should : contact Bollard City. The memifested nil problems havenY dampened enthuriam for new home builders in tha area, arid Wold. Dedining property value in Ballard, due in part to a continuing school boundary dispute, seem to be at an and aa retirees are attracted to tha rural area. One day last week Ballard had four new requests for water connections, and in tha past 30 days seven new bufidu permits were received, said ' Boy Scouts help break in jail wjaul is. bed eome area youth stay with us last weekend and wa discovered that are had a couple of toilets that didn't work property. W were obi to let .Sahara (Construction) know about it so By Dixie R. Broun they could fix it, aaid Sheriff Stansfield. "Well have the Whil working on their Crime command center working and well Prevention merit badge nearly 140 find out real quick if there are any era Boy Scouts and their advisors other bugs." Tho Scouts, who represented pent the night at tha new Duchesne County Justice Center. troops from nearly every area of With all those "inmates lacked the Uintah Bari n, ware locked into In up for the night. Sheriff Ralph can blocks Stansfield was eure he would he what appeared chaos, one able to find out just how tough hie leader, Richie Burdick could bo "We found smiling. "This is easy. Here theyre locked up we're not having to chase them around or peri them off the wall." Lenders also looked forward to the opportunity to show the boys, first hand, eome of the reel ramifications of loading a hfa of crime. After snacking on a sack lunch, counselors want into each cell block to help the Scouts earn their merit bodges. Scouts were then locked into their cell Mack and received Desert Storm rations for braakfoat ST.' Mosquito abatement offers precautions about fogging By Veronica Corner day, Duchesne County Mi uito Abatement Director, Kay and his eight soaeofuu trudge through knot grass, and swamps, all over the county treating the water with larvidds oil and Bti, a biological control moaquito larvicide. By night the moaquito abatement, officers drive through the county fagging the air with malathion. Their efforts hava kept the area moaquito problem substantially low, and also reduced tho number of cases of infectious disease carried by certain types of mosquitos. "The chemicals wa uaa gcnerallyaren't harmful to people or peta,wWeight stated. In order to protect people from the chemicals, though, the abatement officers don't fog in residential arena until after 10 p.m. Weight offered the following precautions: When you hoar the fogging truck, go inride and dose ell windows. 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