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Utah Department of Environmental Quality

The mission of the Department of Environmental Quality is to
safeguard human health and quality of life by protecting and
enhancing the environment.

NEWS RELEASE
May 12, 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

Sewage Discharging to Salt Creek Update

(Salt Lake City, Utah) – Tremonton City has gained control of the sanitary sewer overflow problem and has stopped discharging untreated sewage into an unnamed irrigation runoff ditch at 1200 South and 1000 West.

The sanitary sewer overflow problem was due to heavy rainfall and snowmelt. To relieve the overflow problem and prevent sewage from backing up into homes, Tremonton yesterday began discharging untreated sewage from a collection transmission main into the ditch which flows west and discharges into Salt Creek, which flows southward to the Salt Creek Waterfowl Management Area.

Bear River Health Department and Utah Division of Water Quality personnel will continue to monitor the situation for impacts to Salt Creek. Impacts to the environment are not yet known.