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Show Local Soil, Water Hearings Held Public meetings were held in Coalville and Kamas last week to present, discuss and gather local soil and water resource information informa-tion for the Soil and Water Conservation Act of 1977. Items of major concern as discussed dis-cussed in the meeting at Coalville include; land use (with special emphasis on urban sprawl and absentee ownership of land), water management, increased demand on the water supply, soil erosion, recreation and the effects of human activity on the environment, environ-ment, rural development, sociopolitical socio-political concerns, the need to have a soil survey completed for land use planning, and weed control. con-trol. Those attending the meeting in Kamas placed emphasis on increased costs and loss of production pro-duction acres affecting food and fiber production, land disposal or organic waste and loss of wildlife wild-life habitat in addition to those items of concern discussed at the Coalville meeting. There were 25 people present at the Coalville meeting and 23 at Kamas. This represents less than one percent of the countys present population and their response res-ponse will be used to represent the entire county unless more input in-put is received from county residents. resi-dents. Persons desiring to express their opinions about Summit County soil and water resources should come by the Coalville Soil Conservation Service Office or mail their replies in by June 23, 1978. The meetings were sponsored by the Summit County and Kamas Valley Soil Conservation Districts with assistance from the U.S. Soil Conservation Service. The Soil and Water Conservation Conserva-tion Act of 1977 was passed by congress and signed by President Carter last November, the act instructs the U.S. Department of Agriculture through the Soil Conservation Service to inventory and appraise the nations soil, water and related resources. After the soil and water resources are inventoried and assessed, the Soil Conservation Service will develop a report describing the condition of the soil and water resources. This report re-port will e used to recommend future U.S.D.A. programs and legislation necessary to properly utilize and conserve our precious soil and water resources. |