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Independent investigation finds no direct evidence of bullying in Izzy Tichenor case By Becky Ginos becky.g@davisjournal.com
WEBER BASIN WATER APPROVES SEASON RESTRICTIONS DROUGHT CONDITIONS THIS SUMMER could be similar to those in 2013, when Pineview Reservoir, shown here, was at record lows. Pineview supplies water to the Weber District.
Photo courtesy of Weber Basin Water Conservancy District
By Cindi Mansell c.mansell@mycityjournals.com
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t seemed ironic that it was pouring rain when the Weber Basin Water Conservancy District Board of Trustees met on March 31 to implement extreme drought measures and restrictions. The district is the wholesale water supplier for Weber, Davis, Morgan, Summit and parts of Box Elder County. Assistant General Manager Darren Hess briefed the board on water delivery for the 2022 irrigation season and explained that district reservoirs were at 45% capacity and the overall district capacity was 42%. He said all reservoirs remain painfully low, including Pineview, Echo, and Willard Bay (currently under 100,000 acre feet). He said the district had spent $1,500,000 to dredge the Willard Bay inlet so it could be pumped to a new low this year, and explained that Willard is the system source catch-all at the bottom of the Weber and
Ogden rivers. Hess discussed the snowpack levels historically, and said 1962 was the lowest on record and 2021 set the new record. Hess discussed the district storage water and the dilemma in terms of contracts and available water. “As is, we will have to dig into storage and things are far worse this year,” he said. “If the current situation remains, we could be at risk for water supply in our future drinking water as well.” Due to the water situation being moved from serious to extreme drought, the following restrictions were adopted unanimously by the Board of Trustees: • Delayed charge of secondary water systems/irrigation/ agricultural until mid-May. • One day per week watering of lawns and gardens (new Please see RESTRICTIONS: pg. 4
FARMINGTON—An Independent Investigative Team retained by the Davis School District to investigate allegations that a student at Foxboro Elementary was bullied on the basis of her race and disability found there was no direct evidence to support those allegations. However, the Team did conclude that Foxboro failed to protect 10-year-old Isabella Tichenor (Izzy) by not documenting and investigating a report from her mother that her daughter had been bullied. Izzy took her own life in November. Her mother Britney TichenorCox alleged her death followed frequent bullying and belittling by other children. Team members Abigail Dizon-Maughan, Brian Garlock and Michelle Love-Day submitted their findings to the district last Tuesday and the report was made public on Friday, April 1. “The Investigative Team spent more than 400 combined hours reviewing and analyzing documents, preparing to interview witnesses, and discussing their individual observations and impressions,” the report said. “From Dec. 8, 2021 through Jan. 4, 2022, the Investigative Team interviewed 47 witnesses.” According to the report, they interviewed Izzy’s fifth grade classmates, Foxboro’s administrators, educators, the school counselor, front office secretaries and others they believed could provide information. They also made multiple requests to interview Tichenor-Cox through Please see IZZY: pg. 4