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NEWS RELEASE
May 11, 2005
Contacts:
Paul Fulgham, Tremonton City (435) 257-2676
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) – Tremonton City is experiencing a sanitary sewer overflow problem due to heavy rainfall and snowmelt. To relieve the overflow problem and prevent sewage from backing up into homes, Tremonton is discharging untreated sewage from a collection transmission main into an unnamed irrigation runoff ditch at 1200 South and 1000 West. The unnamed irrigation runoff ditch flows west and discharges into Salt Creek, which flows southward to the Salt Creek Waterfowl Management Area.
This remedy will continue until the sanitary sewer overflow problem is under control. As a health precaution, the public is advised to stay away from unnamed ditch at and Salt Creek.
Environmental health specialists from the Bear River Health Department have been notified of the situation. Utah Division of Water Quality personnel will monitor the discharge for impacts to Salt Creek. Impacts to the environment are not yet known.
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