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Show ' rfi , ' . J Si I ' i' f ' '-cX-il'iy' " " " iff . I 1 I ! - n , ' ; . 1 - t . ,' ' k 1 1 I ' x' If , , - V , f.V , 1 x GETTING READY By LE ANN BLODGETT Some of our shimmering mountain streams have turned into riley and muddy torrents with warmer weather and higher flows. THE FARMINGTON upper snow course has gained about five inches of water since the May 1st reading which was a record high, according to District Conservationist Max L. Phillips. This five inch gain is based on Soil Conservation Service telemetry readings. Mr. Phillips makes forecasts based on the readings and average conditions thereafter. MILL CREEK in Bountiful is forecasted for 228 percent of average during its peak 24-hour period or 6,600 acre feet instead of its average 2,900. Farmington Canyon stream is forecast for 180 percent above average. If the warm weather forecast holds, there will be lots of water running. Davis County officials are making some attemps to provide emergency flood protection for homeowners. DIRECTOR of County Emergency Services John Zippro, says the county has obtained 1,000 burlap bags, larger than the standard sandbag to be distributed free for flood protection. Sand is available at the county shops east of the in-teresection in-teresection of 650 North and High 89 in Fruit Heights. Burlap bags are available at Many workers throughout the area are busy preparing for an expected ex-pected high runoff. The snow just kept building up in the mountains moun-tains all winter and during the time usually known as spring. Now with the weather turning to summer ditches are filling. Channels are being cleared and widened, such as this one in West Bountiful. the Emergency Services Office Of-fice in the basement of the library in Farmington. PUTTING BAGS all around a house could build up pressure pres-sure that could burst and cause the breaking of a foundation, foun-dation, Mr. Zippro warned. The bags are effective around window wells . to protect basements. "If persons living along a creek see it is going to over flow, the best thing to do is move valuables out of the basement and move out temporarily," tem-porarily," he said. TRENCHES can also divert the water but residents should be cautious not to divert it onto a neighbor, causing a law suit, he warned. West Bountiful Mayor Jerry Thompson says the situation looks "quite serious" for his city, which receives runoff waters from Bountiful. FIFTH SOUTH will be sandbagged to confine the water to the streets and keep it from basements. He says the Pages Lane storm drain should take care of the water from Stone Creek. Mr. and Mrs. R.C. Ashdown of 612 E. Pheasant Way in Bountiful have received much publicity in the daily newspapers news-papers for the flooding of their home near the golf course. THEY ATTENDED Bountiful Boun-tiful City Council but said they didn't have their case prepared to present yet. Councilwoman Phyllis Southwick South-wick said there appeared to be dirt washing from the Grimshaw development. The Bountiful Golf Course was damaged with a ten-foot channel cutting through it from a canyon stream that has been dry for about 75 years. |