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Show THE OGDEN VALLEY NEWS Page 8 Volume V, Issue VIII February 1, 2002 Stream Channel Act Violation Corrected istic ecosystem distinguishing it from the surrounding environment. A stream does not have to flow year round to be classified as a natural stream. The overall objective of the program is to protect Utah’s resources by regulating the activities in the State’s natural streams. Examples of typical projects requiring these permits include, but are not limited to: 392-8743 By Lorine Murtagh, Ogden Canyon Club After ten years, an effort by members of the Ogden Canyon Club Board, The Weber County River Keeper, the State Engineer’s Office, Weber County, Wildlife Habitat Manager, Environmental Protection Agency, and adjacent property owners to have the illegal and unsightly placement of demolition concrete debris and landscaping refuse removed from the banks of the Ogden River located near the bridge below the Alaskan Inn is finally over. The property owner, who was in violation of the Stream Alteration Act, recently complied. As explained by a representative of the State Engineer’s Office, the violation occurred when the property owner allowed demolition concrete from the old Hermitage and gas station to be dumped over the riverbank on his property. What is the Stream Alteration Act? This Act requires a written permit from the state engineer to alter or change the beds and banks of any natural stream. A natural stream is defined as any natural waterway in the state that has flows of sufficient duration to develop a character- 1. Dredging or excavation in or adjacent to any natural stream channel. 2. Erosion protection including jetties, gabions, riprap, concrete walls, etc. 3. Channel adjustments or realignment due to road construction. 4. Installation or maintenance of irrigation works, sediment basins, or water control structures. 5. Utility line crossings. 6. Construction of any facility adjacent to and impacting the channel or its natural environment (including stream banks and vegetation.) If you are going to embark on any of the above projects, the best advice we can give is to obtain a permit. Taking the proper amount of steps up front will save you many a long mile down the road. Notify the Utah Department of Natural Resources, Division of Water Rights of your intent. You can write to them at PO BOX 146300, SALT LAKE CITY, UT 841146300, telephone (801) 538-7375, email nrwrt.drassmuss@state.ut.us, or go to their internet address: http//www.waterrights.utah.gov and download an application from this site. LIBERTY PARK cont. from page 1 Most of the damage to the facility is likely to be structural. The freezing and expanding ice caused support walls, and the floor and ceiling to crack and separate in a number of places. Cracks could also be seen in bricks that were separating from the pressure. A kitchen counter top had been torn off. A new electrical space heater, used to keep winter temperatures in the building at bay, lay upside down on the floor, buried in the frozen ice along with dishes, kitchen appliances, broken light fixtures, and other recklessly strewn debris. Handles on the Coke machine had been broken off. At the service counter area, the vandal(s) also damaged the newly installed serving window doors, where it appeared they had attempted to kick them in, in order to enter the kitchen area. OCC Board Meeting February meeting cancelled (board members involved with Olympics) Next meeting: March 12, 2002 The Oaks 940-4040 2580 N. HIGHWAY 162, EDEN UT FOR ALL YOUR OGDEN VALLEY REAL ESTATE NEEDS dickdixon@att.net Dick Dixon Visit www.dickdixon.org Associate Broker 940-4040 VALLEY RESIDENT & SPECIALIST St. Florence Catholic Community MASSES: Saturday: 5:00 p.m. Sunday: 8:00 a.m. 10:15 a.m. WEEKDAY MASS: Tuesday: 6:30 p.m. followed by The Rosary Phone: 745-LORD Huntsville, Utah PASTORAL ADMINISTRATOR: Fr. Charles Cummins 399-9531 In the storage room behind the kitchen, park maintenance and posse equipment, large gas grills used for the annual 4th of July celebration, and a variety of supplies also laid partially submerged in the ice. Monetary damages will not be calculated until the building’s structural integrity has been assessed. The build- Come celebrate with us God’s good news. Intersection of Highway 39 & Snowbasin Road ed support to the park. Park Board members are hoping that someone may have seen something that may lead to an arrest. “We’re hoping someone will know who did this, and will be responsible and come forward . . . Please come forward.” The Park Board is asking that you call a board member if you have seen or noticed any suspicious activity in the area, or if you have any information that may be helpful in solving the crime. Due to evidence at the scene, it is believed that the destruction was caused by a party who lives close by in the area, and who is familiar with the facility. If you have any information, please contact a Liberty Park Board Member: Kent Boyington Lynn Visser Mike or Laura Rhees Vern Beddes Mitch Holmes LeeAnn Christensen Jim West 745-0237 745-2331 745-1328 745-3051 745-3973 745-0939 745-1487 B & E Cleaning Service Commercial Houses Condos RECONCILIATION: 30 minutes before Mass ing is uninsured. Board members at the scene were angry and disheartened. Mike Rhees stated, “It really hurts. The park board has no money to work from, except what’s generated from our 4th of July activities. Everything, totally, is from donations and from the support of the community. For someone to come in and do this . . . it’s like a kick in the teeth.” Another board member questioned, “The park and the facilities have been open to the public, for all to come over and enjoy. Does this mean that now we have to put padlocks on everything, and put chain link fences up to keep [the public] out?” As a small community, volunteers have kept the park running smoothly for many years in the Liberty tradition. Donations from local companies, such as Wadman’s, and grants from the Swanson Foundation have also provid- Real Estate Properties Apartments BEClean2Day@aol.com P. O. Box 488 Bud & Emma McGill Huntsville, UT 84317 Phone (801) 627-7248 |