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Show Page 10 The Ogden Valley News Volume XXIX Issue X April 1, 2022 BURN DATES cont. from page 1 to extinguish any fire that becomes a public nuisance or becomes out of control. 7. Failure to comply with state or county open burning regulations could result in a fine For further assistance, please contact Weber Fire District at 801-782-3580 or visit www. weberfiredistrict.com. Sincerely, Rick Cooper Captain/Fire Warden Burning Regulations - Open Burning is regulated by the Utah Division of Air Quality (DAQ) and is a source of air pollution. There are statewide rules in place that regulate open burning activities to help minimize emissions and ensure that the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQX) are met. Modifications to burning rules occurred in 2013 and were issued by Utah State Division of Air Quality. These changes include a statewide requirement to obtain a Utah Division of Air Quality’s online Open Burn Permit Application. There are two types of burning—Open & Agricultural Open Burning: The DAQ rules governing open burning can be found in the Utah Administrative Code (UAC) R307-202. This Rule allows open burning of “Clippings, bushes, plants and pruning’s from trees incident to property and residential clean-up activities.” Open Burn Windows (tentatively) Spring: March 31 - May 30 Fall: September 15th - October 30th Open Burning Rules • The Clearing index must be 500 or greater • A DAQ Permit must be obtained and permit must be on site • Burn in small piles • Burning must be 50 feet from any structure • Fires must be constantly attended • Method of extinguishment must be on site, such as garden hose connected to water source, fire extinguisher with a 4A rating, and/or shovels and buckets. A g r i c u l t u r a l Burning - Please contact Weber Fire District prior to starting your Agricultural Burn 801-782-3580. Agricultural burning is defined by Utah State Code 11-7-1(2) as “...the burning of irrigation ditches, fields, or fence lines.” Utah State Tax Code 59-2-503 defines agriculture land as “Land being over 5 acres in size used for agricultural purposes.” To qualify for Agricultural Burning you MUST: • Have land zoned as agricultural land. • Have agricultural land over 5 acres in size and used for any of these purposes: land used for farming and crop production, land used for livestock grazing, ditch banks associated with farmland or crop production areas. NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING WOLF CREEK WATER AND SEWER IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on April 14, 2022, the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of the Wolf Creek Water and Sewer Improvement District (the “District”) will hold and conduct a public hearing to receive input from the public with respect to the Culinary Impact Fee Facilities Plan (“IFFP”), Culinary Impact Fee Analysis (“IFA”), Secondary IFFP, Secondary IFA and the Sewer IFFP and Sewer IFA. Notice is hereby given pursuant to the requirement of Utah Code Ann. 11-36a-501 and 503. THURSDAY, APRIL 14, 14, 2022 6:00 p.m. Mountain Time The public hearing will be held Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 6:00 p.m. The public hearing will be held electronically, via Zoom (zoom.com). The link to the Zoom meeting is below. Or you may attend in person at the business office at 2580 N., Highway 162, Suite A, Eden, Utah. All members of the public are invited to attend and participate in the public hearing. Prior to the public hearing, written comments may be submitted to the District, at P.O. Box 658, Eden, UT 84310 or via email, aames@wcwsid.com. Topic: April Board mtg and Public Hearing Time: Apr 14, 2022 06:00 PM Mountain Time (U.S. and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81989418123?pwd=QjF1Z2JFdlkwQTlBK3RCQ zR4ckh2dz09 Meeting ID: 819 8941 8123 Passcode: 348672 One tap mobile +12532158782,,81989418123#,,,,*348672# US (Tacoma) +13462487799,,81989418123#,,,,*348672# US (Houston) Dial by your location: +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 929 205 6099 US (New York) Meeting ID: 819 8941 8123 Passcode: 348672 Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kYXkmo42G DATED March 22, 2022. WOLF CREEK WATER AND SEWER IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT. P.O. Box 658 Eden, UT 84310 | Office 801-745-3435 Fax 801-745-3454 GROUNDWATER cont. from page 1 soil types, slope, groundwater recharge areas, critical watershed areas, geologic hazard areas, etc., makes good sense, and can be a first step towards a comprehensive groundwater protection strategy. Special Permitting: The special permitting process can be used to regulate uses and structures that may potentially degrade water and land quality. Large Lot or Low Density Zoning: Large lot or low density zoning seeks to limit groundwater resource degradation by reducing the number of buildings within a groundwater protection area. For instance, the Wolf Creek area was historically known as Patio Springs because of the abundant natural springs and wetland recharge areas strewn along the benches coming out of the canyon now leading up to Powder Mountain. Instead of ensuring this critical area, which used to be home to the protected Bonneville cutthroat trout, with its many seeps and springs that made their way down into the Ogden River drainage, was protected through appropriate sensitive lands map zoning, it has become home to high density zoning that has dried up many springs, seeps, wetland recharge areas, and ephemeral streams resulting in the accompanying loss of our Bonneville cutthroat trout in the Wolf Creek drainage. Supporting Updated Septic Systems: New technology has improved septic system efficiency, including improvements for individual home use septic systems. Programs to support this technology for local users can help ensure locally treated water going back into the ground is clean and remains local instead of being constantly syphoned off and redirected miles away, drying up local groundwater systems. Transfer of Development Rights: Local governments can prepare plans that designate land parcels from which development rights can be transferred away from sensitive land areas to other areas that are more environmentally compatible to higher density. This ensures prime recharge and watershed areas remain supported and protected. Growth Control/Timing: Growth controls are used to slow or guide a community’s growth, ideally in concert with its ability to support growth. One important component is protecting the groundwater’s carrying capacity. To ensure ongoing natural resource sustainability, local planning leaders and decision makers should work to ensure that growth never outpaces recharge capacity. Performance Standards: This assumes that any given resource has a threshold, beyond which it deteriorates to an unacceptable level. Performance standards assume that most uses are allowable in a designated area, provided that the use or uses do not, and will not, overload the resource and outpace its natural carrying capacity. With performance standards, it is important to establish critical threshold limits as the bottom line for acceptable density level or use capacity. Underground Storage Tanks: Prohibit underground storage tank installation in groundwater and surface water management areas. Conservation Easements: Conservation easements are a highly effective tool that can protect sensitive land areas to ensure a limited right to use designated lands. Easements can effectively protect critical lands from development to ensure natural resource sustainability, while also increasing the value of surrounding properties. Purchase Lands: Many communities find it economically viable to purchase selected parcels of land that are deemed significant for resource protection. Sometimes it can be more economically sustainable to purchase critical lands, such as prime watershed and recharge areas to stave off costly fixes down the road once recharge areas become sufficiently depleted or degraded. The state of Utah and other organizations such as the Nature Conservancy are agencies and organizations that have such programs to protect designated lands adopted for such protection. Land trusts such as Ogden Valley Land Trust are legally organized to manage and maintain such protective easements. Well Construction/Closure Standards: Penetrating the core, or earth’s protective shell, wells become direct conduits to groundwater where contaminants can then seep into pristine aquifers. Adopting standards for new well construction, as well as identification of critical and sensitive areas, can help protect underground water sources from excessive drilling through the earth’s protective core in prime watershed areas that are important to keep safeguarded. Groundwater Management Practices Management practices to protect groundwater may include: • Impervious area recharge restrictions • Development of artificial wetlands and protection of existing wetlands • Grass lined water channels. Grasses and other native vegetation act as a filter, sifting out silt and other contaminants • Impoundment structures, i.e., retention ponds • Subsurface drains (tiles) in areas susceptible to contamination, such as in heavy commercial or manufacturing zones, or areas supporting storage unit complexes, especially when located near waterways and other sensitive areas, such as those recently approved near the North Fork River behind Snowcrest Jr. High. • Infiltration trenches to catch and divert possible contaminants located near prime wetlands; seeps and springs; and streams, creeks, and riverways • Native tree and shrub plantings Pollutant control practices: • Buffers • Vegetative filter strips • Undisturbed riparian, wetland, and drainage zones in sensitive areas Pollution prevention practices: • Ongoing soil nitrate testing • Ongoing nitrate testing in feeder springs and waterways that flow into major waterbodies and waterways • Integrated pest management • Manure testing • Variable rate applications (fertilizers) • Abandoned well closures • Streambank protection and restoration • Education efforts regarding the critical importance of watershed protection, wetland protection, groundwater recharge area protection, etc. Note: A portion of this information came from “Know Your Watershed,” a nonprofit public/ private partnership, and the “1999 Citizen Planner’s Guide to Subdivision Development” published by the Utah League of Cities and Towns. |