Show Water Pollution By EDWARD NE WREN Some residents of our area remember when less than 25 years ago the irrigation water had such a stench it was al almost almost al- al most nauseating GREAT STRIDES have been taken recently with the formation forma forma- formation tion of South Davis Water and Sewer Districts to improve the quality tf our water Our Ow big source ur if contamination contamination contamination is our industries A Alot Alot Alot lot of water is used in the several oil refining plants in nearby communities TWO OR three times in the thelast thelast thelast last five years the screens on the traps to the settling ponds The Jordan River in Salt Lake County is terribly pol pol- pol- pol The state and county governments are working to get industry and communities to build treatment plants to clear up the problem SINCE THE Jordan River flows into the Great Salt Lake the lake is also polluted The last time our family was out there we could see bits of toilet paper and refuse floating in the water Steps need to be taken now to correct this before it gets even worse |