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Show POSTAGE PAD PERMIT No. 11 Epen, UT 84310 EDEN LEBERTY 84310 HUNTSVILLE - 84317 OGDEN CANYON 84401 _ HCR 843AO '.'_'-;Compsled by Shanna Francas A study mappmg water' Quamy 1sto map Water recharge areas in Ogden Valley recharge areas in Ogdeu 'was completed and published Valley in an effcrt to help this year by the State of Utah ’jjfbedmck audfracturedwreck Valley isgenerally hlgh 77'areus in the higher mountain elevatrons ‘and extend down toward the lower»foothrll Most of the water in the ~Valley has been classified as class IA, which is pristine ~ state and local govemment officials and local res1dents and bench areas of the .~ ‘water, and II, water that is Resources. This study was supprctect the quallty of ground Valley These ground~water suitable for dnnklng Water ported by a grant from the U.S. - water by defining these Vul- -recharge areas typically ha,ve is found in the consolidated - Environmental Protectzon v . Agency, and admznzstered by the nerable recharge areas. relauveiy little ability to mck beneath and surround. Utah Division of Water Quality. - Protection of the " ing the Valley. Few wells ~ inhibit infiltration or reuc— . The study was undertaken to aid - ground water in Ogden * vate contaminated water. are drilled into, what is in management of potentzal conVeiley is critical. This Warer - Ground-water flow in called, fractured-rock taminant sources to protect the - source provrdes drinking ,yrecharge areas has a dowm aqurfers that are located qualzty of ground water wzthm - water to Valley and Ogden - ward compoueut and arela- - higher up on the benches i Ogden Valley Textin thisreport is condensed and, for the " City residents. Growth pro- - tively fast rate of mevemeut This has been due, in most most part, taken directly from ~ jections for these areas mdr- - - Because contaminants can part, to the fact that the val—-,| the state report. The state - cate there will be an increase -readfly enter an aquifer sys- - ley-fill aquifer located at the report was written by Noah P - in the demand for potable tem in recharge areas, the center of the Valley floor is Snyder and Mike Lowe, and is mumcrpul water, at the same ‘siting and mauugemeut ef SO producuve and most of being used by permzsszorz A time, an increased potentxal ~'petenuu1 ceutumruuut ~ the current pcpuia,ucn that ‘complete copy of this report and‘ for water-quahty degrada~ sources in these areas = depends on % fiall colored recharge area map “ deserve special utteuucu 1f .can be acquired by callzng the uon ‘wells for its water supply, "Utah Department of Natural The main source of - ground-water qualityis to be- live at the lower levels of “Resources at (801) 537-3320 greuud water in the Valley protecred Thus, the impor- the Valley However, recent > and askzng for the Ma of ~ comes from the infiltration ‘. 'j,tance of this study to defiue development inOgden . of precrpltatlcu—-mcstly fmm these ¢ vuluerable ureus Valley is reachrng hugherup r ,mounturn sucwmeit;, eud ~ Only the very lowest and ~ the mountain slopes, mcreas- & ""J'?”-"Z;;OgdenVollev. 'Weber Cou gy,' fmm seurces of surface ,;',;_:,'v»‘ceutra}; areas of the Valle y iing the need for bedrock . Utah 3 i floor are seceudzu‘yfl'r echur ge wells in the fracture ,mreck The stuted pur] ose B : uuu drscharge areas. - and bedrock aquers - of the study administered | yi_ Curreutfiy, Ehe quair- (Qeumruedonpage H) | the Utah Drvrswn of Wuter{_; or prmcrpie recharge areas f'cr the Valley begm m the “ty of gmuuci Wuter in Ogdeu Department of Natural =~ , such aslla S favonte part of her jobm-havmg the opportumty to visit with so many wonderful people, and makmg many great friends. Many of those friends, Lysle Chard, Kathryn Stallings, . R ! By suANNA' FRMCIS G 1 e ~ Bernida Williamsen and Jenny - Guthrie, have since passed away. Still, Ila found that there were ulwuys plenty of friends along the routes she traversed over the | years too many friends to name. u’ Before records were After 32 years Of dehv~, kept by computers, Ila would - ~ the newspaper to Valley and Ogden Canyon residents after _picking up the papers from down in Ogden in the basement ' of the old Kiesel bufldmg In 1966 Ila took over the route delivering 75 papers a day to Liberty residents. When the ~ route was split in 1968, Ila took the Middle Fork, Eden, Lrberty = route delivering 150 papers Az By 1994 this number had “expanded to 450 papers. Agam the route was split, and her route was narrowed to the Eden, River| Dnve, Middle Fork area.. This | . is the area that she was serving when she made her final,dehv- eryon October 31 -:-"?:-‘iéf'/;.f.-i"fx S5 ~ paper with her small children loaded in the car along with her and the papers. She said that she and her small crew would _routinely stop off at Glen ‘Wilbur’s and buy a loaf of bread that the younger helpers weufid eat as they all made their Way on their daily trek. i Ila also tells of times alley near perfect condmcns in which ‘V to pull the local kids around on | ~ sleds behmd her car as she slew_ly drove over the shppery streets delivering the papers. | Asked about her drrvrng 3 ‘reccrdwhfle delrvenng papers for so many years, Ila respouded' proudly that she had never had an accident, though someone once ran into her car in the park- ‘ing lot down in Ogden while she was wamng to load up her sup- ply of newspapers at the news . office. And a deer, or maybe two, had been known to run into “her car while on her route on “ering the newspaper to Valley # visit each home on her route reg- “wheu, on ‘many winter days in. - residents, Ila Berryessa decided ularly, collectmg money for the ‘the Valley, you would find the - it was time to let someone else - newspaper subscnptlons. This ~roads plentlfuiiy covered With e cne or two early Sunday morn- have a chance at a great _]Ob g ~ allowed her even more time to “snow and ice. Thrs made fer ings in the Valley. Though there ~ The family tradition of a Valley really haven’t been any acci~paper route began in 1958 when«dents to speak of through the Ila’s parents Clarence and years, she did seem to manage Felma Smith began dehvenng 0 have a few yearly incidents of . R ’W ~ visit with neighbors, which made the job all the more 'rewardlng \, " Other eafly memerresr"_ fer ' Ha include dehvermg the oS Though many .--thmgs have changed in the Valley since she first began delivering papers, some things haven’t getting pretty “gocd and stuck” on occasion. = 1la holds second place las the longest running news car- | rier for the Standard Examiner. Ronald Peterson, who dehvered Ipapers in Box Elder county for \forty-one years holds the recordp‘ 3 Ifor first place ee.rly 1990’ He retu'ed in the : Eveu though it’ S hard to magme anyone other than fladelivering papers on the Eden, River Drive, Middle Fork route, Sheila Lewis and her daughter Bmtney, and Casa Woolsey have plcked up where Ila left off. Be sure to take the opportu— : nity to introduce yourself if you haven t ah‘eady, and makea new fnend - your newspaper carner? _ |
