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NEWS RELEASE
May 11, 2005
Contacts:
Bill Bishop or Scott Belnap, Garland City, (435) 257-3118
Mike Weibel, Bear River Health Department, (435) 792-6520
Walt Baker or Rob Herbert, Division of Water Quality, (801) 538-6146
(Salt Lake City, Utah) – Garland City is experiencing a sanitary sewer overflow problem due to heavy rainfall. To relieve the overflow problem and prevent sewage from backing up into homes, Garland City is discharging untreated sewage into the Malad River at 1400 South. This remedy will continue until the overflow problem is under control. As a health precaution, the public is advised to stay away from the river.
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.
Environmental health specialists from the Bear River Health Department have been on scene monitoring the situation. Utah Division of Water Quality personnel are en route to Garland City to assist with the sewer overflow problem and closely monitor impacts to the Malad River. Impacts to the environment are not yet known.
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