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Show Canal repairs underway irf .. !J ft ' - " ''" : f "' " --;i"v" . -. - ' , . s . - - ; . . , v , ; , -"- - ' ' . . ; , - ' V . ' l ..... .... . v .... ..... ., & . -..f , - ;. : - .. . .. . t J i, . ' ' J " 5 " . .. Ht: ' , -I's'l T ' - - - ' vU' s ' ' "" : f ' IJm. i - ' ? w f ' " - - IT" ' Hi fc - - , . " "J- . . I . ' - x- ,.', " ' ' - ... ' ,,. -- 1 , - a, r . - ; - , , . - . , - f j, x s f ''",''.- v " S " , , - " ' ' ... . -f v..y..; .... - i- J ... " . " ' ' . , . . xi; - .. ..'js. .' ' - ' Heavy equipment is pushing mounds of dirt into place at the spot in the Murdock Canal where the bank gave way on May 22 sending tons of water and debris down upon Lindon. The canal should be ready to carry water by the end of this week, if all goes as planned. Ray Brown, Lindon City Administrator, Admin-istrator, said that city crews worked nearly all last week helping with the clean up of homes and city streets following the deluge. He noted that Laidlaw Waste Systems has been picking up debris and garbage left over from the flood and taken it to the landfill free of charge as a service to those hardest hit by the flood. Brown said they had not heard anything definite on the liability question yet. He said that in a meeting with the canal representa- . tives, they indicated they would like to see the victims compensated in some way, but it is up to the insurance people at this point. He added that the city has organized or-ganized a committee which will investigate the cause of the failure of the west bank of the canal. The committee includes Walt Jones of the Geotechnical and Engineering Co. out of Salt Lake City, Robert H. Klauk of the U. S. Geological and Mineral Survey, Floyd Baham of the Davis and Weber Canal Co., and Dean Adams, a Lindon resident. resi-dent. Brown explained that the com mittee will study the entire west bank of the canal through Lindon to be sure there is no possibility of additional problems. He indicated that the Provo River Water Users were interested in the study, also. He said that at the present time the city's damages from the flood will run at about $270,192. He had no idea of the exact amount of damage to the private sector but it is still expected to exceed $1 million. mil-lion. Brown further noted that all the families are back into their homes. The sewer is functioning but it may need repair later: He said it will be a week or . two before city workers are able to completely check the sewer to see how much damage has been done. He expressed appreciation for the volunteers who helped get the city park back in shape for ball-games ball-games to be held. A government worker at the canal site said that he estimated that 5,000 yards of earth had been washed away by the break in the canal. Crews were spreading ben-tonite, ben-tonite, a black clay which will absorb ab-sorb and hold water, in the area where the canal broke. Earth fill will then be put into place. Brown said that they were still not sure what caused the canal to give way but thought that the committee will be able to come to some conclusion. sr Crews and equipment spread bentonite, a black clay made from volcanic ash. at (he break in (he Murdock ! Canal above Lindon. The canal is expected to be back in use this w eek. |