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Show • Bear River Duck Club ( El). Ownership questions below meander need to be resolved. • Chesapeake Duck Club ( E2). Ownership questions below meander need to be resolved. • Canadian Goose Club ( E3). Ownership questions below meander need to be resolved. • Lands below the meander line in the proposed expansion of BRMBR. • Lands below the meander line between Willard Bay and BRMBR. Boundary Resolution Strategies Section 65A- 10- 3 requires DFFSL to consult with the attorney general and affected state agencies to develop plans for the resolution of disputes over the location of sovereign land boundaries. With respect to the areas identified above, the division has not yet prepared such a plan, but anticipates doing so in 2000 if the records search identifies potentially legitimate private ownership claims below meander. Dikes and Causeways Dikes and causeways in and around GSL serve a variety of purposes. Dikes are used to impound freshwater ( e. g., BRMBR, WMAs, Willard Bay Reservoir), impound brine pumped from the lake or trap brine in the lake for brine extraction ( e. g., Magcorp, IMC Kalium Ogden Corp., Morton) and protect facilities from high lake levels ( wastewater treatment plants, sewage lagoons, power lines). Causeways are also used for transportation facilities along the shore or across the lake ( 1- 80, northern and southern railroad causeways, Davis County Causeway). Dikes and causeways influence lake level, salinity, habitat and the surface area of the lake. The influence of causeways on salinity is evident. Where dikes or causeways constrain the area over which the lake could expand in high water periods, the water depth along shores may be too deep for shorebird habitat. Similarly, the formation of wetlands along shoreline areas may be affected. Some dikes and causeways constrict lake hydrodynamics and tributary flows as the water moves toward the lake, thereby exacerbating local flooding. With the exception of studies regarding proposed large freshwater impoundments ( e. g., inter- island diking, Lake Davis, Lake Wasatch), assessments of effects have focused on the intended purposes of dikes and causeways. Effects beyond the immediate vicinity have received little attention in project planning. 118 |