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Show More Deer Valley Reports The environmental impact of the proposed $50 million Deer VallryI.ake Flat resort complex will not be great, but impact on utilities and economic impact will be substantial, according to reports given to the Park City Planning Commission last Wednesday. Wed-nesday. Wanner Jack Johnson presented present-ed an economic impact study which estimated the project would have a total average work force of 300 people per month by IHH. Johnson estimated that 75 percent of those would be full time year round jobs filled by people who could live in Park City. "That doesn't mean they will," he said. Due to the nature of the principle developer of the project. King and Johnson both pointed out that permanent jobs at the resort would be created as the complex evolves. The Utilities impact study projected a peak sewage demand of two million gallons per day. It was estimated that a package treatment plant could be built for a little over $100,000 to handle the sewage. Johnson termed the figure in the report "unrealistic," however, how-ever, since it wouldn't build a plant capable of treating sewage to current standards and doesn't take other costs into consideration. considera-tion. Solid waste from the resort has estimated to be a maximum of 12.6 tons per day, enough to fill ' three quarters of a ten-wheeler garbage truck. Gas and electricity usage was estimated to be within the capabilities of the utlility companies, although Johnson said the plan will consider solar heating if it is economically feasible. The environmental study considered con-sidered soil capabilities, erosion and runoff, geologic hazards and effect on various flora and fauna. Because much of the development develop-ment will be highly concentrated, the study says erosion will not be a great problem. Plants and animals will also be able to co-exist with the resort. Problems caused by the rocky soil and several old mine shafts will not be difficult to solve, it says. construction, parts of the project will have peak labor periods, and winter construciton would obviously ob-viously require a smaller ' labor force, he said. Royal Street Land Company President Warren King speculated speculat-ed that many employees would probably work on contru' tion in the summer and take ski related jobs in winter. Royal Street is the |