NEWS RELEASE
May 19, 2005
Contacts:
Lance Wood, Central Weber Sewer Improvement District (801) 731-3011
Mary Hazard, Weber-Morgan Health Department, (801) 399-7160
Walt Baker, Division of Water Quality, (801) 538-6088
(Salt Lake City, Utah) – The health advisory for a ditch that drains into the Weber River in Farr West, 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, May 12, the Central Weber Sewer Improvement District (CWSID) experienced a sanitary sewer overflow problem due to heavy rainfall. To relieve the overflow problem and prevent sewage from backing up into homes, CWSID began discharging untreated sewage from an overwhelmed lift station into a ditch at 2700 North and 2600 West in Farr West. The water from the ditch discharged into the Weber River. A health advisory to avoid contact with water from the ditch and river was issued. CWSID stopped discharging untreated sewage into the ditch on Friday, May 13.