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Show (underway), and insisting on distribution according to rights. For Salt Lake City to take a more aggressive posture regarding the protection of its water interests, it would need to expend revenue to increase its staff for this purpose. Salt Lake City could pursue other actions for its Emigration Canyon water: 1) construction of a se\-1er line in Emigration Canyon, coupled with stricter enforcement of sanitary standards; 2) utilization of Emigration Creek water for secondary uses like golf courses and park watering; and, 3) construction of a water treatment plant in conjunction with Red Butte Creek and/or City Creek, if economically feasible and if Emigration water quality can be improved through implementation of strict watershed management practices. Salt Lake City currently relies on Salt Lake County and City-County Board of Health to protect its watershed interests in Many pre-existing conditions prevent Salt Emigration Canyon. Lake County and City-County Board of Health from instituting measures that would significantly improve water quality in the Unless Salt Lake City decided to utilize all or watersheds. portions of Emigration Canyon Creek for water supply, it would be difficult to justify the management effort that would be required to significantly improve Emigration Canyon water quality. Any of these actions would require a substantial investment in staff and budgetary resources by Salt Lake City and other governmental entities. Use Another Management Entity For City's Emigration C: Beyond consideration of annexation of Emigration Interests. Canyon, Salt Lake City has shown limited interest in protecting Salt Lake its water and land interests in Ernigra tion Canyon. City could, through agreement with another entity, turn over all or part of management of Salt Lake City's watershed and land If Salt Lake interests in Emigration Canyon to another entity. City wishes to treat Ernj gration Canyon as a separate geographic area, the City could provide for another entity to protect and develop Salt Lake City water, develop a sewer line, or otherwise AS |
