FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Sept. 6, 2001
Contact:
John Whitehead, Utah Division of Water Quality, (801) 538-6053
The public is invited to attend an informational open house regarding the Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) water quality study of Silver Creek. The Utah Division of Water Quality (DWQ) will hold the open house on Sept. 13 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Miners Hospital Community Center, second floor, 1354 Park Avenue, Park City.
The TMDL study is examining the water quality of Silver Creek to determine where the sources of zinc and cadmium are and what can be done to restore water quality to meet state standards. DWQ expects to complete the study by next summer.
The results of a water quality data analysis completed recently and an initial inventory of possible pollution sources and locations will be available at the meeting. Comments and feedback from the public are needed to identify and verify source locations of metals.
This TMDL water quality study is being completed in cooperation with the Upper Silver Creek Watershed Stakeholder Group, which has been studying metals contamination issues in the upper Silver Creek Watershed.
Comments or questions regarding the open house or the water quality study should be directed to John Whitehead, Watershed Coordinator, Utah Division of Water Quality, at (801) 538-6053 or email at jwhitehe@deq.state.ut.us