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Show isfcv I HI; ; I' v , . Vol. 4 No. 38 Thursday, October 7, 1982 20 cents a single copy Iflsm to Mpgrai .carnal J is least ositly pMnran By MARC HADDOCK study released this week shows that costs to enlarge the Murdock v: Canal as an alternative to eon- -' sanction of two high pressure aqueducts, would be significantly lower than other methods of tran- - l' sporting Central Utah Project water : through northern Utah County to the Salt Lake VaUey. "n j),e study, the result of a request made by Gov. Scott Matheson in an ilia 31 meeting in Salt Lake City, shows costs of enlarging the canal, lining it with concrete and fencing both sides, as well as adding other safety features, would be $51 million. That's over $20 million less costly than the construction of the Jordan 4 and Alpine 3 aqueducts initially planned as part of the Bonneville Unit of the CUP to carry that water. It is also less costly than six other alternative methods of transporting the water which have been evaluated in a previous study. The study also evaluates a down-scale- d version of a boxed culvert to carry all of the water. That alter-native was initially estimated at a cost of $160 million. The study says that with modifications that proposal would cost $120 million. Matheson has called for a meeting of those involved in the study for next Wednesday at 10 a.m. in the Gover-nor's board room at the state capitol to resolve the unanswered questions about the canal. The report, prepared jointly by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and the Utah Division of Water Resources, is a victory of sorts for the city gover- - nments of northern Utah County who have banded together in the Tim-panog- Planning and Water Management Agency (TPWMA) in order to convice the board of the Central Utah Water Conservancy District (CUWCD) to alter the plans for the aqueducts. The agency has asserted that the aqueducts would cut through local communities, making the delivery of underground services like water and sewer lines difficult, if not impossible. It has also complained that the high pressure lines would pose a health hazard.. The mayors who make up the TPWMA claimed that those con-siderations, added to the dangers of the now open Murdock canal, made it more feasible to enlarge and cover the canal to carry the water it was originally designed for as well as the CUP water. But the CUWCD said that proposal would be too costly, and initial studies proved that to be the case. The report says the open canal alternative is one which the TPWMA said it would accept "in the spirit of compromise." The question now being asked is will the CUWCD board be willing to compromise as well? Loren Powell, an engineer with ARIX, an Orem engineering and architectural firm and engineer, for the TPWMA who was involved to a limited extent in the preparation of the report, said it offers some hope that the aqueducts will be scrapped in favor of improving the canal. "Before this, the costs have all been against us," Mr. Powell said. "This cost is in our favor. The question now is 'Why not go with this method? " ' The CUWCD has given notice through a construction publication that bids for the engineering of the J-- 4 and A-- 3 aqueducts might be called for sometime this month. Gov. Matheson's meeting is scheduled strategically the day before the CUWCD board meets on Oct. 14. But the governor has stressed that he has no direct authority over the members of the board. Matheson has been tight lipped about his options involving the aqueduct construction. In a visit to American Fork last week he said the meetings and the study have gotten the two sides of the issue talking to each other but he refused to say any more until he had had time to study the report. If the board does go ahead with calling for bids for the engineering of the aqueducts, there are several possible alternatives to those seeking o stop the construction, or atjeast slow it down. Most of them involve legal action against the CUWCD. Exactly what will happen remains to be seen. " ' ' ' ' I J f it , ? .i t i ' ' ' V ' . ! I 5 1 ' i D. - I - - ' - : u ' J 2 f " . - ' -- 'V 1 ' - , K . I " V " - DIANE LEWIS gives daughter, Liz, a few of the pointers she teachers her students. Machine embroidery is just one of the unique home occupations that have been started recently. Times create resoureefulness By LINDA HARRIS An economic crisis can have its good points. It seems to bring out our resourcefulness. What has been happening in Lindon may be true of a lot of other places around the country as well. The number of people going into home occupations of any and every description has increased sub-stantially in the last few months. Lindon City reports that about 14 people have applied for conditional use permits in the last month for the purpose of operating a business in their home. The usual number ap-plying for the permit is two to four per month. Though some have been operating a business in their home for as much as several years and have just become aware that they need a permit to do so, others are just now turning to this means of earning money. Those unemployed are seeking new ways of making money; in other households where the family still has an income, they are using their talents and skills to add to that base pay. Councilman William Johanson says he suspects the economy has had something to do with the recent in-crease in home occupations. Johanson cited one example of a man who moved here, was employed, then lost his job. When things got bad, he went into a home business. The types of skills and merchandise residents are offering run the gamut of possibilities. Just last month the list of requests for permits included a dance studio, music studio, sewing classes, cleaning service, bench pads for church pews, computer sales and music tapes. Recently permits have also been granted for polygraph testing, candy manufacture, disposable cloth diapers, electrical and small ap-pliance repair, and the raising of Rex rabbits. One man is photographing people's valuables for insurance purposes. One mother has been teaching (Continued on page 2) ?J Canal suitable P for CUP water K By MARC HADDOCK A letter and a report issued the U1 latter part of last month both show ' t tot the Murdock Canal would be J suitable for carrying water for use in ' treatment plants in the Salt Lake Valley. Both are designed to resolve one of ""!! the questions surrounding the i proposed use of the canal to carry the i! water originally planned for the "l Jordan 4 and Alpine 3 aqueducts i which will carry water through j northern Utah County to the Salt Lake area as part of the Central Utah --i Project. Hie letter, sent by Robert B. Hilbert,chairmah of the Utah Safe Drinking Water Committee and Gayle Smith, director of the Bureau d Public Water Supplies to Lynn J Ludlow, manager of Central Utah I Water Conservancy District S (CUWCD), says that while there is some concern the wa ter coul d become "H contaminated in the canal, there is no J evidence that it will, r The report, prepared for ARIX, an Orem engineering firm, and the ai Timpanogos Planning and Water I Management Agency by a Virginia 4 civil engineer, states that the canal is I' suitable for carrying the water. Hilbert and Smith issued the letter j to clarify the State Health Depart- - ir ment's position regarding the use of the canal to carry the water. "It is reported that some are telling your Board the Department of Health will not allow you to continue using the open canal to supply the (Jordan) treatment plant," the letter states. It goes on to say: "While we have expressed concern of possible con-tamination of such open coveyance facilties, we have not stated that such use should cease." The letter states that although the canal crosses some orchards which could be sprayed with pesticides and other possible environmental -- .hazards, that those, conditions are "not sufficient to preclude its use a carrier of raw water to the treatment plant." The letter goes on to state that the canal may require more monitoring in the future. The report prepared for the Tim-panogos Agency by Dr. Robert C. Hoehn of the Virginia Polytechnical Institute studies the problems en-countered by the canal as it works its way through northern Utah County. According to Loren Powell, an engineer with ARIX, the study shows "there doesn't appear to be any serious problems with the use of the canal." Help yourself at roadside to handy self-servi-ce worms By LINDA HARRIS They're not yet customized but they are self-serv- e. Worms, that is. Ray Hernandez of Pleasant Grove has thought of an ingenious way to help his children earn money. Coming into Pleasant Grove either from north or south on Highway 89, you pass one of his chain of e worm stands. Actually there are only two, but they have paid off very well for his children. Over the summer Ray says the children have made enough from the sale of the fish food to pay for all their school clothes. Ray says the reason they went to self serve is because they couldn't be out there all day. Besides, he adds, most people stop about 4am to pick up their bait. Sitting on each stand is a cooler (Continued on page 2) t K ell I - . V xx X LJ Wr't fifW' its "'H- - j IL-- - ry ," - v " .1 ' - - 7A I '."NiX -- Sl- "VST HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING CO. building sustained heavy damage Friday in a fire of undetermined ) rigin- - Pleasant Grove fire chief estimated damage at well over J100,000. 5 jgm unknown Fire razes building a "J:.0 "known origin destroyed 4 aTp of the Hurst IIeatLi N 5dltioning Co., 1084 W. 400 j 'j;ln(lon. Friday morning. (IS Ciray Newman, Pleasant Grove foL tfe Chief- - said the fire W"ent was caUed out at 2:45 j C.I y fou6ht tne blaze for three A abTs were called back again at n 8 a m. when they doused renewed flames for another hour. The fire destroyed the offices of the company as well as machinery, snowmobiles, compressors, panell-ing and plywood. Chief Newman said the steel building was supported with a wooden frame which burned, allow-ing the steel roof to collapse to the floor of the structure. He said that damage would exceed $100,000 but an exact estimate of damage was not yet completed. Fifteen men and three trucks fought the blaze in intermittent rain. There were no injuries. Cause of the fire is under investigation by the county fire marshall, according to Chief Newman. PG engineer pinpoints 6 water improvements Lee Wimmer, Pleasant Grove City engineer, told the city council Tuesday night that there are six improvements needed in the city water works system immediately with an additional nine items suggested to meet the needs of the community until the year 2000. He set as the first priority the equipping of the Grovecreek Well which was drilled last spring. Other needs in their order of priority are replacement of 13 defective fire hydrants and installation of 15 new hydrants ; two million gallon storage reservoir for the Monso system; redevelop Wade Springs; new 10 inch pipe on 200 South St. for 4,350 feet; standby engine for the Battle Creek Well. The estimated cost of these priorities is $865,500. Other improvements to meet the needs for the rest of this century include drilling and equipping another well; another two million gallon water storage reservoir; 6, 8, 12,14 and 18 inch pipe amounting to several thousand feet of pipe; new pressure regulating stations; and new chlorination facilities. All of these improvements, in addition to the first six priorities, would cost approximately $2,345,000 at todays prices. Financing these projects was discussed by the council and Mr. Wimmer. The city has some bonds which will be paid off in the near future, the engineer said. The pay off of those bonds could dovetail with the sale of new bonds to finance the required water projects and the citizens might not have to face any increase in taxes to finance the improvements, Mayor David Holdaway noted. Public hearings will be held next spring to allow the residents of the community time for their input on the proposals. Mr. Wimmer presented plans for a chlorinator for the Wade Springs water supply. The State Board of Health had indicated a chlorinator would be needed soon on this line. The estimated cost of the chlorinator is $3,000. Mr. Wimmer said that the water department could install the line and chlorinator. A slight chlorine taste will be present in the water coming out of the Monson storage tanks, he said. Mr. Wimmer also reported on the inspection of the Proctor Lane sewer line this week. He indicated there is considerable infiltration in this line and recommended the city not accept this line until the infiltration problem is eliminated. The council voted to reject the sewer line and authorized the engineer to notify the developer that the line will need to be repaired. The engineer noted that the cost to treat this infiltration water runs $35 to $40 per day or $1,000 to $1,200 per month. Mr. Wimmer also discussed the UVATS committee review of the north Utah County north-sout- h corridor. Included in this study would be a Pleasant Grove-Lindo- n industrial area freeway interchange. The council has been reviewing its policy of occasionally granting a waiver on the ordinance requiring installation of curb, gutter and sidewalk at the time a single home is built when there is mitigating circumstances. Mr. Wimmer told the council that he believes that all improvements should be put in at the time the house is constructed. He said that for landscaping purposes, etc., he would urge the council to always insist on the installation of the improvements from the outset. Mike Blackhurst, assistant Pleasant Grove Police Chief, presented the "Patch the Pony" program to the council and explained the police department's involvement in giving the program to school children and fingerprinting children whose parent's will permit it. He said that since they had begun (Continued on page 2) |