You all probably had a Yellow paper rubber-banded (is that a word?) to your door. On it are points made by those who are mis-informed or just don't know what they are talking about....so let's take them point by point over the next little bit and get to the Truth, Shall we?
The YELLOW paper states: The current lagoon system is working great; it has never been out of compliance.
The TRUTH: That statement is absolutely incorrect. Fortunately for all of us the Utah Division of Water Quality requires a Water Quality Board Feasibility Report before they loan money or give grants to municipalities. If you click here starting on page 19 of the pdf, you can read what the Utah DWQ says about our current sewer system, but let me sum up for you. Under the "Project Need" section it says, "The City's aerated wastewater treatment lagoon and land application disposal system is currently operated at a loading rate that exceeds its design capacity, and additional blower capacity and disposal capacity is needed to meet current loading rates."
Folks, this means the current lagoon system is NOT working great. When you see words like "exceeds" and "additional disposal capacity" and "needed", it should clue you in that there's a problem. Let me put it in terms most of us can understand. If you have a toddler, and said toddler has had his diaper on for waaaaay too long, you could say that the diaper has exceeded its design capacity. Now would it be smart to disregard that warning because the diaper hasn't actually started leaking anything yet? Do I really need to answer that for you?
The TRUTH: That statement is absolutely incorrect. Fortunately for all of us the Utah Division of Water Quality requires a Water Quality Board Feasibility Report before they loan money or give grants to municipalities. If you click here starting on page 19 of the pdf, you can read what the Utah DWQ says about our current sewer system, but let me sum up for you. Under the "Project Need" section it says, "The City's aerated wastewater treatment lagoon and land application disposal system is currently operated at a loading rate that exceeds its design capacity, and additional blower capacity and disposal capacity is needed to meet current loading rates."
Folks, this means the current lagoon system is NOT working great. When you see words like "exceeds" and "additional disposal capacity" and "needed", it should clue you in that there's a problem. Let me put it in terms most of us can understand. If you have a toddler, and said toddler has had his diaper on for waaaaay too long, you could say that the diaper has exceeded its design capacity. Now would it be smart to disregard that warning because the diaper hasn't actually started leaking anything yet? Do I really need to answer that for you?
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