Get in the River page 10 October 1, 2021 | Vol. 2 Iss. 40
STUDENTS PLANT TREES NOW FOR KIDS TO ENJOY IN THE FUTURE
$1.50 Preschooler Abigail Silas (left) stands back as a volunteer from Chevron dumps out fresh bark. Meadowbrook sixth grader Vivian Wilcox spreads the bark around the tree she helped plant.
Photo by Becky Ginos
By Becky Ginos becky.g@davisjournal.com BOUNTIFUL—Kids at Meadowbrook Elementary were getting down and dirty last week planting trees around the fence line of the school. Members of the student council and multicultural club joined volunteers from Chevron, Tree Utah and the Davis Education Foundation to plant about 50 trees as part of an outdoor learning space. “A couple of months ago we were approached by Tree Utah to come and plant one to 10 trees,” said Meadowbrook Principal Ryan Van Natter. “John Swain Please see TREES: pg. 4
Bountiful tightening up its water restrictions and enforcement efforts By Tom Haraldsen tom.h@davisjournal.com BOUNTIFUL—The city is modifying its water restrictions as fall has arrived and the irrigation service for much of the community was shut down for the year on Sept. 20. City council heard a report and recommendations from Kraig Christensen, field service specialist with the Bountiful City Water Department, at its Sept. 14 meeting. “With Weber Basin now shut down, there can be problems with our culinary water system, as people want to use it to be sure their lawns stay green,” he told council
members. “Our system was not fully designed to have inside and outside use of culinary water, so we’re looking here for something to put into place so we won’t have a trying time on our system.” Christensen said all but one of the city’s parks uses irrigation water – the exception being North Canyon Park which uses some culinary water for its lawns. The Bountiful Ridge Golf Course uses a combination of both irrigation and culinary during the summer season. As the city adjusts to watering its properties, the golf course will limit regular watering to only tee boxes and greens, with spot watering as necessary on fairways. Mowers will also have their blades raised a bit so grass can grow a bit longer and need less water.
“We’ll make sure the course is maintained and in good condition so that we’re not looking at having to repair turf damage next year,” he said. The council approved a water restriction plan in June to mitigate the drought conditions, but compliance has been mixed. Christensen reported that monitored water consumption in July was 103 percent of normal, but that it dropped to 91 percent in August. Those numbers were disappointing in a year when the state’s dwindling water resources have been well publicized. There were 22 “warnings” issued by the city to residents who were not in compliance with water usage restrictions, and one resident Please see WATER: pg. 7