Uintah Basin Standard | 1964-04-23 | Page 1 | Damages from State Sought in Failure of Dam Last June

Damages from state sought In failure of dam last June A claim was filed with the Utah Board of Examiners Fri- day seeking from the state for alleged damages caused by failure of the Little Deer Creek Dam in Duchesne County on June IT IS THE second action re- suiting from the dam's About a month the Provo River Water Users Association filed suit seeking in damages and an injunction against reconstruction of the This matter is Twenty-four claimants are named in the petition filed Friday by a Salt Lake They include Richard Lee and Donna G. parents of Bradley Gale who was drowned in the flood waters They are seeking general damages and funeral THEY ALSO are seeking injury to a second Ricky Lee and for loss of camping The other claims range from to for alleged damage done to property as the rampaging waters rushed down the river THE OTHER claimants are Duane L Alfonso Delbert Leo S. Louis Orvin J. Arthur Joe Willis Ray L. Clifford all of Duchesne Leo B. Ferron Earl H Van Elvin W. Myrthen Ray Thomas and Ray Ralph Nepal Nephi Moon and and Larry Defa of THE PETITION alleges that the Utah Water and Power Board and its representatives were negligent in the preparation of the plans and specifications and inspection of construction for the dam in the following Failing adequately to and explore the subsurface and geological conditions of the dam site to determine whether the structure could be safely const FAILING TO provide for grouting of dam abutments to prevent seepage from the abutments into the embankment of the j Failing to provide adequate drains to handle any seepage which might occur from the DUE TO SOVEREIGN immunity of the state against court the petition asks that the allow the claims and recommend to the Legislature that funds be appropriated to satisfy