FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Aug. 29, 2001
Contact:
Don Ostler, Director, Utah Division of Water Quality, (801) 538-6081
The health advisory issued Aug. 22 by the Utah Division of Water Quality for the Jordan River has been lifted.
The Division of Water Quality issued the health advisory as a result of a 5-million-gallon spill of raw sewage into the Jordan River from the Central Valley Water Reclamation Facility near 3100 South. Results of water sampling conducted by the Division of Water Quality and Central Valley indicate the river has returned to its normal water quality.
Based on the dilution and flushing of the river over the past seven days, the Division of Water Quality has determined that the effects of the sewage spill are no longer present. The Jordan River is used for irrigation, fishing, boating and other forms of recreation.