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Show for Salt Lake City in 1950 noted that "[I]f a filter treatment plant is built in the future to treat the entire Salt Lake City supply, this (Mill Creek) will be a valuable source of water." Black and Veatch, Report on Investigation of Quality of Water Mill Creek water quality is similar to the Supplies, 1950. condition of City Creek water at the time of the 1950 report. Acting on recommendati ons for stringent control of recreational uses close to•~he stream, and livestoc~ gra~ing, City Creek water was improved to provide a high quality source of water for Salt Lake City. Similar measures, in cooperation with the U.S. Forest Service would be necessary for Salt Lake to fully utilize its The possibility of using upper water rights in Mill Creek. Parleys Canyon water in connection with Mill Creek water development would need to be considered concurrently by the City, with appropriate watershed protection measures taken. Salt Lake City could also consider using untreated r.!ill Creek water for a secondary system to water City parks and golf courses. Millcreek C: Diminish Salt Lake City Watershed Management Recognizing the heavy recreational use of Mill Creek Canyon, and Salt Lake City's limited use of its water rights •in this Canyon, the City could abandon the concept of developing Mill Creek for culinary use, and encourage use of Mill Creek for its Activities permitted could full public recreational potential. include expanded picnic facilities, more summer homes, and This approach would probably preclude improvement of the roads. future potential use of Mill Creek for culinary water, but may permit use of water for a secondary system to provide water for golf courses and City Parks. Federal and State anti-degrada tion standards for water quality might prevent further recreational development in Mill Creek without stricter sanitary controls. Neff's Canyon Watershed Protection Option Neff' s Canyon is the only small canyon along the Wasatch Mt. Olympus spring Front with water owned by Salt Lake City. Sinks in the Canyon feeds into the City water supply system. |
