Show County a Commissioners Discuss River Dredging Four men met with the Ule Board of Davis County Commissioners Com Conn- missioners this week to discuss discuss discuss dis dis- dis- dis cuss the cleaning and dred dredging dredging ing of the tile Jordan River Thc They included Ray Leavitt Lea chairman chairman chairman chair chair- man Salt Lake Citizens' Citizens Advisory Advisory Ad Ad- Committee on water- water drainage problems Gordon Browning administrative assistant assistant as as- to S Salt lIt Lake Count County Commissioner C. C W. W Brad Brady Win Templeton ton consulting engineer en cn and H. H Glenn Austin Davis County surveyor or and engineer MR UR LEA LEAVITT reported that he has made a stud study of the dredging of the river and the problems involved at the Bonneville Bon- Bon neville ne Dam Dant He said that only two persons actually use the water obtained b by operating the dam However Howe the process used in raising the water water- level to the necessary height causes a backing up of or the river This in turn causes considerable considerable consid consid- I erable flooding over the banks of or the river especially in Salt Lake County The flooding leaves considerable deposits of silt and debris and creates stagnant ponds which breed mosquitoes liE HE SAID that in the informal informal informal mal talks he has had with the two property owners who use the water from the dam they both expressed a willingness to have the dam removed and pumps installed at the expense expense expense ex ex- pense of the two counties con con- Or as an alternate they would accept a reasonable reasonable reason reason- able amount of money to install install in in- stall and maintain pumps themselves He staled stated that it would be up to the two county commissions to decide this alternative al ale Then he warned that if iC the dam is not removed before the spring run-off run the places that have alread already been cleaned by Salt SaIl Lake County this winter will be clogged again COMMISSION Chair m man a n Wayne M. M Winegar replied that Davis Count County recognizes its responsibility in this project He lie expressed a willingness willing willing- ness to lo cooperate in working out the problems concerning the river and the time dam Mr 11 Templeton said that wa water water wa- wa ter tel rights from the defunct Bonneville Irrigation District have been distributed between the Bountiful Water District Weber Basin Conservancy Water District and the South Davis Water Improvement District and these water rights will have to be protected HE liE SUGGESTED these districts districts dis dis- be contacted for permission permission permission per per- mission to remove the Bonneville Bonneville Bonneville Bonne Bonne- ville Dam He explained that the districts could protect their rights by filing for a aright aright aright right of or diversion This right would remain active e for 14 years cars The consulting engineer engineer- also suggested the attorneys s 's for these water districts be requested requested re re- re quested to determine if these districts can authorize the removal removal removal re re- re- re moval of the dam lift MR LEAVITT replied that an as assistant Salt Lake County attorney has been assigned to lo this project and will work with the Davis County Attorneys Attorney's office to determine the legal factors involved concerning the water rights of the individuals indi involved He lie also asked that the Salt Luke Lake County and Davis County Coun Coun- ty engineers work together to tomake tomake tomake make recommendations for forthe forthe forthe the dams dam's removal and an estimated estimated estimated es es- es- es cost for installation and maintenance of pumps for forthe forthe forthe the two property owners using the dam The commissioners then requested requested re reo re- re quested Mr Leavitt to schedule schedule sched sched- ule a meeting with the two property properly owners to lo formulate a more definite plan of or action regarding the use of water from the river bf |