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NEWS RELEASE
May 4, 2005
Contacts:
Scott Belnap, Garland City, (435) 257-3118
Walt Baker, Utah Division of Water Quality, (801) 538-6088
(Salt Lake City, Utah) – The health advisory for the Malad River in Garland, Utah has been lifted. Lab results show that e-coli levels have returned to normal and the water is safe for human contact.
On Thursday, April 28, Garland City experienced a sanitary sewer overflow problem due to heavy rainfall. To relieve the overflow problem and prevent sewage from backing up into homes, Garland City officials discharged untreated sewage into the Malad River for about two days. A health advisory to avoid contact with water from the river was issued.
The Malad River is not a source of drinking or irrigation water. Although the Malad River drains into the Bear River, which is used for irrigation water, the irrigation season has not started yet.
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