Next step for American Fork River: Measure the risks with an eye toward spring

By Amy Joi O'Donoghue@amyjoi16

Published: Aug. 30, 2016 4:25 p.m. / Updated: Aug. 30, 2016 10:40 p.m.

SALT LAKE CITY — State water quality officials will insist on an action plan to prevent further contamination of the American Fork River from lead-laden sediment that killed thousands of fish in a two-mile stretch.

That plan will be put together by the North Utah Water Conservancy District with an eye toward preventing sediment from being stirred up by rain or spring runoff, said Walt Baker, director of the Utah Division of Water Quality.

He said the division also expects to get an estimate from project engineers on the amount of sediment that washed into the river as a result of the Tibble Fork Dam's $7.3 million rehabilitation and expansion project.

"We have moved sediment from point A to point B over a six-mile expanse," Baker said. "There needs to be an assessment of how bad it is and what steps need to be taken to remediate it."

For complete Desnews article see…

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865661364/Next-step-for-American-Fork-River-Measure-the-risks-with-an-eye-toward-spring.html

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