Show City Answers Suit Suit- On Water Bountiful has an answered 5 w ere d West Bountiful in its suit to halt Bountiful using natural waterways for runoff water IN ITS ANSWER Bountiful says its boundaries actually run to the west line of Section Sec Sec- Section tion 13 13 Township 2 North Range 1 West which is about 1100 West As to the claim that Bountiful Bountiful Boun Boun- is overloading the natural channels the city claims the channels are entirely adequate adequate ade ade- quate for the conveyance of such waters except where restricted restricted re reo by encroachments bridges and other conduits WHILE IT IS true that large areas of Bountiful have been developed with homes and blacktop roads and parking parking park park- ing areas much of this area belongs to the state county schools federal lands water districts churches and other taxpaying non entities the answer states There is no reason to expect expect ex ex- the answer continues that in the seeable fOl-seeable future the natural channels will overflow overflow overflow over over- I flow except where the channels channels channels chan chan- nels have been altered or re re- re- re j TilE THE PLAINTIFF West Vest I Bountiful and all other persons persons persons per per- sons situated similarly as the plaintiff have been charged with notice from the beginning of their association with the area that storm and flood floodwaters floodwaters floodwaters I waters as well as other natural drainage would concentrate inI in I great quantities in the natural channels and that the greatest volume of water would be concentrated in the lower areas West Vest Bountiful should have i anticipated the increased growth and volume of water and provided for it the answer says It should be required required required re re- re- re to remove any diversions diversions diver diver- or obstructions it says EACH ENTITY should be required required re- re to protect itself from overflow of natural channels which drain areas within the basin of the natural channel the answer concluded |